[Due for payment 2026-02-24] Web - Chat - Unable to select all text in the composer via CMD+A or double clicking

[lanitochka17]

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

---

Version Number: 9.3.19-0
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: No
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from BrowserStack: https://test-management.browserstack.com/projects/2219752/test-runs/TR-5255/folder/13176681/41236977/1189841643?issue_type=jira
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): sjodnjsodjnosdjsjdi@gmail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Bug source: Regression TC Execution
Device used: Mac 26.2 / Chrome
App Component: Chat Report View

Action Performed:

1. Go to staging.new.expensify.com
2. Go to any chat.
3. Type anything in the composer.
4. Select the entire text via CMD+A or double clicking on the text.

Expected Result:

The entire text will be selected.

Actual Result:

The entire text is not selected. Cursor moves to the front.

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

• Android: App
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: App
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• iOS: mWeb Chrome
• Windows: Chrome
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari

Screenshots/Videos

Bug7077260_1771012308338.7.mp4

View all open jobs on GitHub

Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @jliexpensify

[melvin-bot]

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

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @jliexpensify (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]

Unable to auto-create job on Upwork. The BZ team member should create it manually for this issue.

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @dangrous (DeployBlockerCash), see https://stackoverflowteams.com/c/expensify/questions/9980/ for more details.

[melvin-bot]

💬 A slack conversation has been started in #expensify-open-source