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Task/wc 369 improve ai chat usability - #1745
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Overview
Improve usability by focusing the search input automatically after chat is opened.
Currently:
user move to top-right for chat button
user click
user move to bottom for input field
user click
user can type to robot
Requested:
user move to top-right for chat button
user click
browser focuses input field
user can type to robot
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Summary of Changes
AIChat.tsx, added an optional senderRef prop and attached it to the Sender input.
AIChatButton.tsx, created that ref and passed it to AIChat. The drawer’s afterOpenChange callback calls .focus() once opening finishes.
Testing Steps
UI
WC-369-DS-AI-Chatbot-AutoFocus.mov
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