RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat
The chat input field is not focused after keyboard layout change
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Description
Description:
The chat input field is not focused after keyboard layout change.
Steps to reproduce:
- Open random Rocket.Chat channel and click on the input field.
- Change your keyboard layout with this shortcut - SHIFT + ALT.
- If you try to type something in the input field, you can't because the input is not focused anymore and you should click it again with your mouse, just to continue typing.
Expected behavior:
On keyboard layout change (with shortcut SHIFT + ALT), to be able to type into the input field.
Actual behavior:
Server Setup Information:
- Version of Rocket.Chat Server: 3.7.0
Client Setup Information
- Desktop App or Browser Version: Desktop App
- Operating System: Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in the Rocket.Chat Desktop App on Linux with the SHIFT + ALT keyboard-layout shortcut after focusing the chat input. Done means the input remains focused and accepts typing immediately after the layout changes.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- desktop, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100