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User/Channel Autocomplete not working in Your Message on New Discussion Popup Diaglog

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area: ui/ux type: discussion
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Description

Description:

When creating a new New Discussion topic, on the Create New Disussion Popup Dialog, the Your Message field does not all the autocompletion of Name/Rooms and/or Channels

Steps to reproduce:
  1. On the Web Client goto any Channel
  2. Click on the + sign and Create New Discussion
  3. Click into the "Your Message" field/box
  4. Try to type a user using @ or a room using #
Expected behavior:

In normall message fields/box the @ and/or # would provide an autocomplete of names/rooms as you type.

Actual behavior:

Nothing happens.

Screenshot_20230301_095905

Server Setup Information:
  • Version of Rocket.Chat Server: 5.4.3
  • Operating System: Ubuntu
  • Deployment Method: Droplet on Digitial Ocean
  • Number of Running Instances: 1
  • NodeJS Version: v14.19.3
  • MongoDB Version: 5.0.12 / wiredTiger (oplog Enabled)
Client Setup Information
  • Desktop App or Browser Version: Google Chrome Version 110.0.5481.177 (Official Build) (64-bit)
  • Operating System: Fedora 37

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the web client's Create New Discussion popup and its Your Message field, then compare it with normal message fields where @ and # autocomplete works. Reproduce the issue using the listed steps and verify that user, room, or channel suggestions appear while typing in the popup.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, typescript
Domain
frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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