[$250] Chat - Compose box autoscrolled to the top when deleting text below multiline emoji message

[lanitochka17]

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Version Number: 9.0.77-0
Reproducible in staging?: Y
Reproducible in production?: Y
If this was caught on HybridApp, is this reproducible on New Expensify Standalone?: N/A
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: N/A
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): ibellicotest+91@gmail.com
Issue reported by: Applause - Internal Team
Component Chat Report View

Action Performed:

1. Open the staging.new.expensify.com website
2. Open any chat
3. In compose box, add several lines of emojis until a scrollbar is visible. (At least 4)
4. Type text below the emojis
5. Delete the text below the emojis

Expected Result:

Compose box should remain at the bottom when deleting text below emojis in a multiline message

Actual Result:

When deleting text below the emojis on a multiline message, and leaving only the emojis, compose box is autoscrolled to the top

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

Which of our officially supported platforms is this issue occurring on?

• Android: Standalone
• Android: HybridApp
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: Standalone
• iOS: HybridApp
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

Screenshots/Videos

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Bug6698198_1734544392003.Multiemoji.mp4

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @c3024

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @strepanier03 (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details. Please add this bug to a GH project, as outlined in the SO.

[melvin-bot]

@strepanier03 Huh... This is 4 days overdue. Who can take care of this?

[melvin-bot]

@strepanier03 6 days overdue. This is scarier than being forced to listen to Vogon poetry!

[melvin-bot]

@strepanier03 10 days overdue. Is anyone even seeing these? Hello?

[melvin-bot]

@strepanier03 this issue was created 2 weeks ago. Are we close to a solution? Let's make sure we're treating this as a top priority. Don't hesitate to create a thread in #expensify-open-source to align faster in real time. Thanks!

[melvin-bot]

@strepanier03 12 days overdue now... This issue's end is nigh!

[melvin-bot]

This issue has not been updated in over 14 days. @strepanier03 eroding to Weekly issue.

[strepanier03]

Back from OoO and cleaning up this older stuff. Working on this now.

[strepanier03]

@lanitochka17 - Is this supposed to be reproducible on m/web only? That part of the template isn't filled in and I tried it on Mac/Chrome without any luck.

[MelvinBot]

This has been labelled "Needs Reproduction". Follow the steps here: https://stackoverflowteams.com/c/expensify/questions/16989

[shubham1206agra]

I can repro. Please assign this issue to me as C+

[shubham1206agra]

[lanitochka17]

@strepanier03 The issue still reproduce. Only reproduce it on mWeb/Chrome. It doesn't reproduce on Hybrid app on Android or in Web

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[melvin-bot]

Job added to Upwork: https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~021880439394827962380

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to Contributor-plus team member for initial proposal review - @c3024 (External)

[strepanier03]

Set this external.

[shubham1206agra]

@strepanier03 You need to reassign me as C+ here. As per https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C02NK2DQWUX/p1736215136841149

[melvin-bot]

@strepanier03, @c3024 Whoops! This issue is 2 days overdue. Let's get this updated quick!

[melvin-bot]

@strepanier03, @c3024 Huh... This is 4 days overdue. Who can take care of this?

[melvin-bot]

📣 It's been a week! Do we have any satisfactory proposals yet? Do we need to adjust the bounty for this issue? 💸