# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop composer caret lost during DOM normalization

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #100333: fix(desktop): preserve composer caret during normalization

A bug in the desktop client causes the DOM normalizer to remove Chromium's active caret node, disrupting typing and transcript stability. The associated fixes aim to preserve the caret position and keep the composer and transcripts stable during normalization.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #119605. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #119605 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-119605`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #100302: \[Bug\]\[Desktop\]: DOM normalizer removes Chromium's active caret node and typing stops

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#119605: fix(desktop): keep typing and refreshed transcripts stable**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/rich-editor.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/rich-editor.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/completion-boundaries.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/gateway-event/message-stream.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/gateway-event/types.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/index.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/submit.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/pending-turn-identity.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/utils.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/utils.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/chat-messages/types.ts`, `apps/shared/src/gateway-contract.generated.ts`, `apps/shared/src/gateway-contract.openrpc.json`, `tests/tui_gateway/test_submit_time_user_row.py`, `tui_gateway/contracts/events.py`, `tui_gateway/contracts/prompt_voice.py`, `tui_gateway/methods_prompt.py`, `tui_gateway/prompt_turn.py`, `tui_gateway/session_workdir.py`
- **#100333: fix(desktop): preserve composer caret during normalization**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#110066`, `#100302`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/rich-editor.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/rich-editor.ts`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #119605 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-22`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`