feat: focus the message box when opening a conversation
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#403 feat: focus the message box when opening a conversation
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2026-11-07
2026-11-07
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Originally created by: kristofferR
Switching back to Carrier puts the cursor in the message box (#379), but opening a conversation from the chat list or search did not: focus stayed on the clicked link, then Messenger moved it to a page heading for screen readers.
Once the new conversation's message box is shown, move focus there, unless the user has put it somewhere of their own (a search field, a dialog). It keeps watching for 2.5 s, because Messenger's heading focus can land after Carrier's. This uses the same rules and setting as returning to Carrier; the setting is now called "Focus Message Box".
Tested on Linux: clicking an encrypted 1:1 chat, another 1:1 chat and a group, in either order, each left focus in that conversation's message box.
Ref [#359]
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Originally posted by: kristofferR
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Codex Review: Didn't find any major issues. Chef's kiss.
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Ticket changed by: kristofferR