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[Fluent UI] Should we disable send button when text box is empty?

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem?

The send button is enabled and clickable even text box is empty.

Describe the suggestion or request in detail

There are 2 routes we could go and need to discuss with designer.

Disable send box

Disable send box when there are nothing to send, no text, no attachments, nothing from input modality.

Show a message when send button is pressed

When there are nothing to send, pressing on the send button will show a warning message to customer.

Describe alternatives you have considered

No response

Additional context

Copilot will disable the send button.

Teams will not disable the send button but show a message.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the send button and text box behavior described in the issue, then confirm with the designer whether empty submissions should be disabled or should show a warning. Done requires a decided interaction, implementation scope, and a validated behavior for empty input, attachments, and other input modalities.

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Assessment

Tech stack
html
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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