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Omnibar selects first entry on empty query

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#4,330 opened on Sep 11, 2020

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Description

Environment

  • Package version(s): 3.31.0
  • Operating System: macOS 10.15.6
  • Browser name and version: Chrome 85.0.4183.83

Steps to reproduce

  1. Visit https://blueprintjs.com/docs/#select/omnibar
  2. Open the omnibar (there are no movies displayed)
  3. Press enter
  4. A toast "You selected The Shawshank Redemption." will appear

Actual behavior

An empty search string still selects the first entry in the list.

Expected behavior

Nothing.

Contributor guide

Research direction
Examine the Omnibar component's handleKeyDown or selection logic when the query is empty; ensure that pressing Enter does not select the first item if no query is provided.
Tech stack
reacttypescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
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2
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1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
ReactTypeScript
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80