Voice-to-text clears existing text in the chat input
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Description
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
26.820.60940
What subscription do you have?
Pro
What platform is your computer?
macOS
What issue are you seeing?
When text is already present in the Codex chat input, starting and then stopping voice-to-text removes the existing text.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
- Type text in the Codex chat input.
- Start voice-to-text recording.
- Stop the recording.
- The previously typed text is removed.
What is the expected behavior?
The existing text should remain, and the voice transcription should be added without deleting it.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in the macOS Codex chat input: enter text, start voice-to-text, and stop recording. Trace how the transcription is applied to the existing input; done means the original text remains and the transcription is added after it.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 58/100