From 54c6091af96727af58dcc83f3ca96ef6c78a6cf7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alf Eaton <alf.eaton@overleaf.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2023 13:59:29 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Focus textarea after a timeout (#15408)

GitOrigin-RevId: 468cc27a6fd0a677858906ee67d872bc0b64529d
---
 .../js/shared/components/auto-expanding-text-area.tsx       | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/shared/components/auto-expanding-text-area.tsx b/services/web/frontend/js/shared/components/auto-expanding-text-area.tsx
index b278727171..c6968f2330 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/shared/components/auto-expanding-text-area.tsx
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/shared/components/auto-expanding-text-area.tsx
@@ -111,8 +111,10 @@ function AutoExpandingTextArea({
     resetHeight()
     if (autoFocus) {
       const cursorPos = el.value.length
-      el.focus()
-      el.setSelectionRange(cursorPos, cursorPos)
+      window.setTimeout(() => {
+        el.focus()
+        el.setSelectionRange(cursorPos, cursorPos)
+      }, 100)
     }
   }, [autoFocus, resetHeight])