# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix focus/caret loss on pointer movement in desktop

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and fixes address cases where moving the pointer over the desktop chat surface incorrectly steals keyboard focus or the text caret from inline inputs and text fields, and causes the reaction picker to close prematurely.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #114975. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #114975 (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-114975`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #114681: Hover-to-focus steals the caret from any inline input inside a chat surface

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#114943: fix(desktop): keep the caret in a focused clarify answer box or any transcript text field when the pointer moves (#114245, #114681, salvage #114250)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/floating-target-editable-guard.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/floating-target.ts`
- **#114975: fix(desktop): keep the message reaction picker open while the pointer moves toward it (#114130, supersedes #114133)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/floating-target-floating-layer.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/floating-target.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/reaction-picker-focus-follow.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/keybinds/combo.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/lib/keybinds/composer-focus-keys.ts`
- **#114696: fix(desktop): preserve inline editable focus**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `16c451c28017`, `#114943`, `#114245`, `#114681`, `#114250`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #114975 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-18`.