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fix: focus textarea instead of terminal when creating new chat #182

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11 changes: 8 additions & 3 deletions src/renderer/features/agents/main/active-chat.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -3793,15 +3793,20 @@ const ChatViewInner = memo(function ChatViewInner({
if (!isActive) return
if (isMobile) return // Don't autofocus on mobile

// Use requestAnimationFrame to ensure DOM is ready after render
requestAnimationFrame(() => {
// Use setTimeout to ensure focus happens after all React DOM updates
// and browser focus management has settled. requestAnimationFrame alone
// is too early when the terminal is open — the xterm textarea retains
// focus and the editor's focus() call doesn't stick.
const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
// Skip if sidebar keyboard navigation is active (user is arrowing through sidebar items)
if (appStore.get(suppressInputFocusAtom)) {
appStore.set(suppressInputFocusAtom, false)
return
}
editorRef.current?.focus()
})
}, 100)

return () => clearTimeout(timeoutId)
}, [isActive, subChatId, isMobile])

// Refs for handleSend to avoid recreating callback on every messages change
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