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fix(desktop): clicking inside the in-app browser closes open host menus #23141

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fix(desktop): clicking inside the in-app browser closes open host menus
voida6 Oct 21, 2026
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Merge upstream/main into fix/browser-menu-click-dismiss
voida6 Oct 25, 2026
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into fix/browser-menu-clic…
juliusmarminge Nov 11, 2026
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/main' into fix/browser-menu-cl…
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Merge origin/main into fix/browser-menu-click-dismiss
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions apps/desktop/src/preview/GuestProtocol.ts
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Expand Up @@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ export const ANNOTATION_THEME_CHANNEL = "preview:annotation-theme";
export const ANNOTATION_SEND_ENABLED_CHANNEL = "preview:annotation-send-enabled";
export const HUMAN_INPUT_CHANNEL = "preview:human-input";
export const MOUSE_NAVIGATE_CHANNEL = "preview:mouse-navigate";
// Sent to the hosting <webview> element (ipc-message). The web app mirrors this
// literal in HostedBrowserWebview because it cannot import from the desktop app.
export const POINTER_DOWN_HOST_CHANNEL = "preview:pointer-down";
export const PAGE_UNHANDLED_SHORTCUT_CHANNEL = "preview:page-unhandled-shortcut";
export const RECORDING_CURSOR_CHANNEL = "preview:recording-cursor";
export const RECORDING_POINTER_CHANNEL = "preview:recording-pointer";
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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions apps/desktop/src/preview/PickPreload.ts
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Expand Up @@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import {
ELEMENT_PICKED_CHANNEL,
HUMAN_INPUT_CHANNEL,
MOUSE_NAVIGATE_CHANNEL,
POINTER_DOWN_HOST_CHANNEL,
PAGE_UNHANDLED_SHORTCUT_CHANNEL,
RECORDING_CURSOR_CHANNEL,
RECORDING_POINTER_CHANNEL,
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const reportHumanPointerInput = (event: PointerEvent): void => {
if (!event.isTrusted) return;
// The guest does not always take focus on a click, so the host's webview
// `focus` event can't be relied on to dismiss open menus and popovers.
ipcRenderer.sendToHost(POINTER_DOWN_HOST_CHANNEL);
ipcRenderer.send(HUMAN_INPUT_CHANNEL, {
kind: "pointer",
x: event.clientX,
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11 changes: 10 additions & 1 deletion apps/web/src/browser/HostedBrowserWebview.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -184,16 +184,24 @@ export function HostedBrowserWebview(props: {
if (!disposed) remountCrashedWebview();
}, recovery.delayMs);
};
// Guest clicks only emit focus here; replay pointerdown to dismiss host popups.
// Guest clicks never reach this document, so replay a pointerdown to dismiss host popups.
// The guest preload reports each press, since the guest does not always take focus.
const dismissHostPopups = () => {
webview.dispatchEvent(
new PointerEvent("pointerdown", { bubbles: true, pointerType: "mouse" }),
);
};
const guestPointerDown = (event: Event) => {
// Mirrors POINTER_DOWN_HOST_CHANNEL in apps/desktop/src/preview/GuestProtocol.ts.
if ((event as Event & { channel?: string }).channel === "preview:pointer-down") {
dismissHostPopups();

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Major · Maintainability & Code Quality · Heavy lift

Add a regression test for dismissal without focus.

The PR reports no unit test for this fix. Add a focused test that sends preview:pointer-down while the webview does not receive focus and verifies that the open menu closes. The test should fail before this change.

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Review comment at @apps/web/src/browser/HostedBrowserWebview.tsx at line 193:
Add a focused regression test for the `preview:pointer-down` handler in `HostedBrowserWebview` that sends the event while the webview has not received focus and verifies the open menu closes; ensure the test fails without the dismissal behavior.

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}
};
webview.addEventListener("did-attach", register);
webview.addEventListener("dom-ready", register);
webview.addEventListener("render-process-gone", recoverGuest);
webview.addEventListener("focus", dismissHostPopups);
webview.addEventListener("ipc-message", guestPointerDown);
register();
return () => {
disposed = true;
Expand All @@ -202,6 +210,7 @@ export function HostedBrowserWebview(props: {
webview.removeEventListener("dom-ready", register);
webview.removeEventListener("render-process-gone", recoverGuest);
webview.removeEventListener("focus", dismissHostPopups);
webview.removeEventListener("ipc-message", guestPointerDown);
};
}, [
clientSettingsHydrated,
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