Automatically place the cursor in Leo’s text input box when activated. This feature ensures the text field is immediately ready for user input, eliminating the need to manually click the input area. The cursor will be visible and blinking, allowing users to start typing their query or command as soon as Leo opens.
We have an open issue to include this functionality in future releases:
opened 05:41PM - 12 Aug 24 UTC
accessibility
feature-request
OS/Desktop
browser-ai
### Description
While small this could be a very easily implemented quality of … life improvement for Leo. Simply change the behavior so that when the Leo side panel is opened, cursor focus jumps to the chat box so that users can start typing immediately after the panel is opened.
I believe there is an argument here for including this behavior _only_ when the keyboard shortcut is used (`Ctrl + B` or `Cmd + B`) but imo any time the Leo panel is opened specifically we should move the focus there, instead of the user having to click into it.
### Steps to reproduce
N/A
### Actual result
N/A
### Expected result
N/A
### Reproduces how often
Easily reproduced
### Brave version (brave://version info)
v1.68.137
### Channel information
- [X] release (stable)
- [X] beta
- [X] nightly
### Reproducibility
- [ ] with Brave Shields disabled
- [ ] with Brave Rewards disabled
- [ ] in the latest version of Chrome
### Miscellaneous information
_No response_
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Sorry I missed that before. Thank you for the quick response!
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