[Due for payment 2025-02-27] [$250] Up and down arrows not working in the composer sometimes

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Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856
Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:
Issue reported by: @quinthar @mallenexpensify
Slack conversation (hyperlinked to channel name): https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C049HHMV9SM/p1737670596476479

Action Performed:

Break down in numbered steps

1. Go to Reports page
2. Go back to inbox
3. Open some report
4. Start writing a message
5. Make it multi line
6. Try to move "up" to the previous line -- it doesn't work

Expected Result:

Describe what you think should've happened

You should be able to move the cursor within the message

Actual Result:

Describe what actually happened

Unable to move through the composed message

Workaround:

Can the user still use Expensify without this being fixed? Have you informed them of the workaround?

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

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• Upwork Job URL: https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~021882813733020527368
• Upwork Job ID: 1882813733020527368
• Last Price Increase: 2025-01-24

Issue Owner

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @jliexpensify

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @muttmuure (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.

[Skalakid]

Hello, here is the PR with the fix

[melvin-bot]

Job added to Upwork: https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~021882813733020527368

[melvin-bot]

Current assignee @dominictb is eligible for the External assigner, not assigning anyone new.

[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.

[jliexpensify]

It looks like @Skalakid needs to address comments in the PR. No action from B0 yet.

[mallenexpensify]

Removed Reviewing, made a MEDIUM on #quality and added @Skalakid as issue owner so it'll go overdue. Just experienced the issues again.

Looks like progress is being made on the PR the past few days, let try to wrap this one up (while also knowing that this is real "Sorry, had to finish some tasks with higher priority. Looking into this right now)

[Skalakid]

Hello, the PR is finished, approved by C+, and now I'm waiting for the review from an internal

[melvin-bot]

The solution for this issue has been 🚀 deployed to production 🚀 in version 9.1.2-1 and is now subject to a 7-day regression period 📆. Here is the list of pull requests that resolve this issue:

• Fix moving cursor in composer after coming back from Reports page #55727

If no regressions arise, payment will be issued on 2025-02-27. 🎊

For reference, here are some details about the assignees on this issue:

• @Skalakid does not require payment (Contractor)
• @dominictb requires payment (Needs manual offer from BZ)

[melvin-bot]

@dominictb @jliexpensify @dominictb The PR fixing this issue has been merged! The following checklist (instructions) will need to be completed before the issue can be closed. Please copy/paste the BugZero Checklist from here into a new comment on this GH and complete it. If you have the K2 extension, you can simply click: [this button]

[jliexpensify]

Payment Summary

• C+: @dominictb $250 (to be paid via Upworks)

https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~021882813733020527368

[jliexpensify]

Bumping @dominictb for a checklist

[dominictb]

on it now

[dominictb]

BugZero Checklist:

• [Contributor] Classify the bug:

Bug classification

Source of bug:

• 1a. Result of the original design (eg. a case wasn't considered)
• 1b. Mistake during implementation
• 1c. Backend bug
• 1z. Other:

Where bug was reported:

• 2a. Reported on production
• 2b. Reported on staging (deploy blocker)
• 2c. Reported on a PR
• 2z. Other:

Who reported the bug:

• 3a. Expensify user
• 3b. Expensify employee
• 3c. Contributor
• 3d. QA
• 3z. Other:

• [Contributor] The offending PR has been commented on, pointing out the bug it caused and why, so the author and reviewers can learn from the mistake.

  Link to comment: https://github.com/Expensify/App/pull/54797/files#r1970841412

• [Contributor] If the regression was CRITICAL (e.g. interrupts a core flow) A discussion in #expensify-open-source has been started about whether any other steps should be taken (e.g. updating the PR review checklist) in order to catch this type of bug sooner.

  Link to discussion: N/A

• [Contributor] If it was decided to create a regression test for the bug, please propose the regression test steps using the template below to ensure the same bug will not reach production again. Yes

Regression Test Proposal

Test:

1. Enter any chat
2. Write some multiline text
3. Got to Reports page
4. Go back to the Inbox and to the chat that you wrote earlier
5. Verify if you can move cursor using up and down arrow

Do we agree 👍 or 👎

[melvin-bot]

Payment Summary

Upwork Job

• Contributor: @Skalakid is from an agency-contributor and not due payment
• ROLE: @dominictb paid $(AMOUNT) via Upwork (LINK)

BugZero Checklist (@jliexpensify)

• I have verified the correct assignees and roles are listed above and updated the neccesary manual offers
• I have verified that there are no duplicate or incorrect contracts on Upwork for this job (https://www.upwork.com/ab/applicants/1882813733020527368/hired)
• I have paid out the Upwork contracts or cancelled the ones that are incorrect
• I have verified the payment summary above is correct

[jliexpensify]

Paid and job closed!