mattermost-community/focalboard

Bug: Board description editing text cursor appears at end of string

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#3,462 opened on Jul 28, 2022

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Description

Steps to reproduce the behavior

  1. Go to a board with a title & description
  2. Click anywhere in the title and notice the text cursor appears where the mouse cursor was
  3. Click anywhere in the description and notice the text cursor appears at the end of the string

Expected behavior

The text cursor to go where the mouse cursor clicked, just like the title behavior.

Screenshots (optional)

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6335792/181614294-06fcfd6f-253b-4b9f-aaae-d2b5e3f2aed2.mov

Edition and Platform

  • Edition: Mattermost Boards (plugin)
  • Version: 7.2 community clone bug bash
  • Browser and OS: FF103 Mac

Contributor guide

Tech stack
typescriptreact
Domain
frontend
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
blocked
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
React component lifecycleevent handlingcursor positioning
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60
Research direction
Investigate the board description component (likely BoardDescription or similar) where the cursor placement differs from the title. Compare event handlers for click/focus to ensure cursor position matches click location. The title field works correctly, so study its implementation. The issue has an assignee, so check for any existing work. The video attached shows the behavior. File likely in webapp/src/components/boardDescription/ or similar.