diff --git a/contrib/js/reply.js b/contrib/js/reply.js
index 0498d5e..9026b4d 100644
--- a/contrib/js/reply.js
+++ b/contrib/js/reply.js
@@ -366,9 +366,9 @@ function init(prefix) {
   var e = rpl.elem;
   var mouseDownX, mouseDownY;
 
-  var originalX = window.screenX - 50;
-  var originalY = 10;
-  rpl.moveTo(originalX, originalY);
+  var ox = window.screenX - 50;
+  var oy = 10;
+  rpl.moveTo(ox, oy);
 
   e.setAttribute("draggable", "true");
   
@@ -382,10 +382,13 @@ function init(prefix) {
   }, false);
   
   e.addEventListener("dragend", function(ev) {
-    var dx = ev.screenX - mouseDownX;
-    var dy = ev.screenY - mouseDownY;
+    var dx = ox + ev.screenX - mouseDownX;
+    var dy = oy + ev.screenY - mouseDownY;
+    
     console.log(dx, dy);
     rpl.translate(dx, dy);
+    ox = rpl.x;
+    oy = rpl.y;
   }, false);
   
   // add replyto post handlers
diff --git a/contrib/static/nntpchan.js b/contrib/static/nntpchan.js
index b9ef3a8..12b3b3e 100644
--- a/contrib/static/nntpchan.js
+++ b/contrib/static/nntpchan.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ parent.appendChild(wrapper);parent.backlink=false;},function(msg){var wrapper=do
 parent.backlink=true;}};parent.backlink=true;}
 function inject_hover_for_element(elem){var elems=elem.getElementsByClassName("backlink");var ls=[];var l=elems.length;for(var idx=0;idx<l;idx++){var e=elems[idx];ls.push(e);}
 for(var elem in ls){inject_hover(prefix,ls[elem]);}}
-function init(prefix){inject_hover_for_element(document);var rpl=getReplyTo();rpl.setPrefix(prefix);var e=rpl.elem;var mouseDownX,mouseDownY;var originalX=window.screenX-50;var originalY=10;rpl.moveTo(originalX,originalY);e.setAttribute("draggable","true");e.addEventListener("dragstart",function(ev){console.log(ev);mouseDownX=ev.screenX;mouseDownY=ev.screenY;if(!ev.shiftKey){ev.preventDefault();}},false);e.addEventListener("dragend",function(ev){var dx=ev.screenX-mouseDownX;var dy=ev.screenY-mouseDownY;console.log(dx,dy);rpl.translate(dx,dy);},false);e=document.getElementById("postform_submit");var postit=function(){var f=document.querySelector("form");var r=getReplyTo();r.showMessage("posting... ");r.post(function(j){if(j.error){r.showError(j.error);}else{r.showMessage("posted :^)");r.updateCaptcha();r.clear();}},function(err){r.showError(err);r.clearSolution();});}
+function init(prefix){inject_hover_for_element(document);var rpl=getReplyTo();rpl.setPrefix(prefix);var e=rpl.elem;var mouseDownX,mouseDownY;var ox=window.screenX-50;var oy=10;rpl.moveTo(ox,oy);e.setAttribute("draggable","true");e.addEventListener("dragstart",function(ev){console.log(ev);mouseDownX=ev.screenX;mouseDownY=ev.screenY;if(!ev.shiftKey){ev.preventDefault();}},false);e.addEventListener("dragend",function(ev){var dx=ox+ev.screenX-mouseDownX;var dy=oy+ev.screenY-mouseDownY;console.log(dx,dy);rpl.translate(dx,dy);ox=rpl.x;oy=rpl.y;},false);e=document.getElementById("postform_submit");var postit=function(){var f=document.querySelector("form");var r=getReplyTo();r.showMessage("posting... ");r.post(function(j){if(j.error){r.showError(j.error);}else{r.showMessage("posted :^)");r.updateCaptcha();r.clear();}},function(err){r.showError(err);r.clearSolution();});}
 var f=document.querySelector("form");f.onsubmit=function(){postit();return false;}}
 /* ./contrib/js/theme.js */
 function enable_theme(prefix,name){if(prefix&&name){var theme=document.getElementById("current_theme");if(theme){theme.href=prefix+"static/"+name+".css";var st=get_storage();st.nntpchan_prefix=prefix;st.nntpchan_theme=name;}}}