Keyboard navigation keys misbehaving in desktop composer
Cluster 84940 · apps/desktop. Data as of
1 open item. Fix merged in #86586 on 15 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.
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- Yes. 3 related items grouped here, 0 issues already closed.
- Fix event
- A fix was merged to main in PR #86586. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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- 1 issue and 0 PRs.
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Read #86586Pick up a Lab taskThese issues and fixes address keyboard shortcuts (arrow keys, Page Up/Down with Ctrl) being intercepted to switch views instead of navigating text within the composer. The work aims to restore expected text navigation behavior and improve composer focus usability on desktop.
Open issues1
- Issue#84940Ctrl+PageUp/Ctrl+Arrow trap: accidental Ctrl + arrow/page keys switch the view with no visible escape
Open PRs0
Fixes on record
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#86586 fix(desktop): focus & composer usability rollup (salvages #84026, #85736, #84992, #84032, #85734)
files:
apps/desktop/electron/session-windows.test.ts,apps/desktop/electron/session-windows.ts,apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/trigger-popover.test.tsx,apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/trigger-popover.tsx,apps/desktop/src/app/hooks/use-keybinds.ts,apps/desktop/src/app/hud/click-through.test.ts,apps/desktop/src/app/hud/click-through.ts,apps/desktop/src/app/hud/hud-shell.tsx,apps/desktop/src/app/hud/layout.test.ts,apps/desktop/src/app/hud/layout.ts,apps/desktop/src/components/find-bar.test.tsx,apps/desktop/src/lib/keybinds/actions.ts,apps/desktop/src/lib/keybinds/combo.test.ts,apps/desktop/src/lib/keybinds/combo.ts
1 PR closed without merging
From the close comments: merged via another change 1
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#84992 fix(desktop): keep text navigation keys in composer · merged via another change →
#86586
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- Subsystem
- apps/desktop
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- #86586
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- Attempts
- 1 PR closed without merging
- Fix link checked
- 15 Aug 2026