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Overleaf: Harper Chrome extension inserts blank rows

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Description

**Describe the bug**
When opening an Overleaf document while the Harper Chrome extension (Brave Browser, Linux) is enabled, multiple blank lines are inserted automatically in the text.

**To Reproduce**
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
1. Disable Harper Chrome extension for overleaf.com
2. Create a blank overleaf project and open main.tex
3. Enable Harper
4. Observe how new blank lines appear in the text editor magically.

**Expected behavior**
No automatic text alterations. Changes should only happen on user command.

**Screenshots**
Before activating Harper
![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5d337937-218b-4507-98b9-d9c27c376387)

After activating Harper

![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d658f6dc-0af4-4358-8bb6-de4bda5a9d91)

**Platform**
Chrome Extension in the Brave Browser (Brave 1.79.123).

**Additional context**
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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in a blank Overleaf project with Brave on Linux, opening main.tex and enabling the Harper Chrome extension. Inspect the extension behavior around the Overleaf editor and verify that enabling Harper no longer inserts blank lines or alters text without a user command.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux, rust
Domain
tooling, web-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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