From c100b83b98b8a6ce24d7f0d9140f47e722b17a06 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Misty De Meo Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 20:04:14 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Automatically position cursor when writing a reply toot --- .../features/compose/components/compose_form.jsx | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/compose/components/compose_form.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/compose/components/compose_form.jsx index 412c2931072..44c44bcb0ec 100644 --- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/compose/components/compose_form.jsx +++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/compose/components/compose_form.jsx @@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ const ComposeForm = React.createClass({ componentDidUpdate (prevProps) { if (prevProps.in_reply_to !== this.props.in_reply_to) { + // If replying to zero or one users, places the cursor at the end of the textbox. + // If replying to more than one user, selects any usernames past the first; + // this provides a convenient shortcut to drop everyone else from the conversation. + let selectionStart = this.props.text.search(/\s/) + 1; + let selectionEnd = this.props.text.length; + this.autosuggestTextarea.textarea.setSelectionRange(selectionStart, selectionEnd); + this.autosuggestTextarea.textarea.focus(); } },