microsoft / microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml
Touch selection caret is hidden under `AutoSuggestBox` popup
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Description
Describe the bug
Steps to reproduce the bug
- Go to for example WinUI Gallery / add
AutoSuggestBoxinto your application - Type something to the Text box
- Select it with a finger on a Touch screen
Expected behavior
The selection/type caret should be fully visible over the popup.
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NuGet package version
WinUI 3 - Windows App SDK 1.7.3: 1.7.250606001
Windows version
Windows Insider Build (xxxxx)
Additional context
Keeping track of the ZIndex of the Popup and the Selection/Type carrent and applying it when displayed should help. We've implemented a similar fix for Uno Platform.
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the issue in WinUI Gallery by adding an AutoSuggestBox, typing text, and selecting it by touch. Trace the AutoSuggestBox popup and selection/type caret behavior, then verify that the caret is fully visible over the popup on a touch screen.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100