[HOLD for payment 2022-08-30] [$250] Unable to move cursor (left/right) in searchbar - Reported by @daraksha-dk

[mvtglobally]

If you haven’t already, check out our contributing guidelines for onboarding and email contributors@expensify.com to request to join our Slack channel!

---

Action Performed:

1. Go to any chat
2. click on emoji picker
3. Type any keyword
4. Try pressing left/right arrow key

Expected Result:

User should be able to move the cursor left or right when focused

Actual Result:

User unable to move the cursor left or right when focused

Workaround:

unknown

Platform:

Where is this issue occurring?

• Web
• Desktop App

Version Number: 1.1.86-2
Reproducible in staging?: Y
Reproducible in production?: Y
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers):
Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856
Notes/Photos/Videos: Any additional supporting documentation

Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:
Issue reported by: @daraksha-dk
Slack conversation: https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C01GTK53T8Q/p1657462486325009

View all open jobs on GitHub

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @NicMendonca (AutoAssignerTriage), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4749 for more details.

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @pecanoro (Engineering), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4319 for more details.

[pecanoro]

I was able to reproduce it, it works fine when typing a message but it's kind of broken in the emoji picker. I also noticed that moving up in the emoji picker is broken when the cursor goes out of sight.

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @dylanexpensify (External), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/8582 for more details.

[dylanexpensify]

internal: https://www.upwork.com/ab/applicants/1554740356535685120/job-details
external: https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~0126faf1bb35fa93b6