Let one Back close one palette menu and dock phone action menus above the keyboard

app/src/main/java/dev/tinycast/android/EmojiUi.kt

@@ -85,7 +85,11 @@ fun EmojiPicker(store: EmojiStore, searchEpoch: Int, actionCurrent: () -> Boolea
         return true
     }
     fun back() { if(actionsMenu) actionsMenu=false else if (menu) menu = false else if (queryEditing) queryEditing = false else if (store.query.isNotEmpty()) store.search("") else close() }
-    BackHandler(onBack = ::back)
+    BackHandler {
+        PaletteBackTrace.handler("emoji-dispatcher-before", menu || actionsMenu, store.query.length)
+        back()
+        PaletteBackTrace.handler("emoji-dispatcher-after", menu || actionsMenu, store.query.length)
+    }
     PaletteViewport(emptyFeedback=results.isEmpty()) { wide, top, height ->
         val compactEmpty = results.isEmpty() && height < 180.dp
         val columns = ((minOf(maxWidth - 24.dp, PaletteTheme.width).value - 24) / 64).toInt().coerceIn(3, 10)
@@ -183,8 +187,16 @@ fun EmojiPicker(store: EmojiStore, searchEpoch: Int, actionCurrent: () -> Boolea
                 IconButton(onClick = close, modifier = Modifier.size(48.dp).semantics { contentDescription = "Back to commands" }.testTag("emoji-back")) { Glyph("back",PaletteTheme.ink,24) }
                 Spacer(Modifier.width(2.dp))
                 BasicTextField(displayedSearch, {
-                    searchValue = it
-                    if (it.text != store.query) { store.search(it.text); copiedName = null }
+                    // A menu borrows focus. CoreTextField's blur collapse must not
+                    // overwrite the caller's committed range; every other update,
+                    // including deliberate selection changes, still applies.
+                    val current = searchValue
+                    val keepMenuRange = (menu || actionsMenu || paletteMenus.current != null) &&
+                        it.text == current.text && it.composition == null && current.composition == null &&
+                        !current.selection.collapsed && it.selection == TextRange(current.selection.max)
+                    val next = if (keepMenuRange) it.copy(selection = current.selection) else it
+                    searchValue = next
+                    if (next.text != store.query) { store.search(next.text); copiedName = null }
                 }, singleLine = true,
                     modifier = Modifier.weight(1f).heightIn(min=48.dp).paletteFocusBookmark(searchFocus).onFocusChanged { searchFocused = it.isFocused }.testTag("emoji-search"),
                     textStyle = TextStyle(color = PaletteTheme.ink, fontSize = 20.sp, lineHeight = 26.sp), cursorBrush = SolidColor(PaletteTheme.accent),
@@ -255,6 +267,9 @@ fun EmojiPicker(store: EmojiStore, searchEpoch: Int, actionCurrent: () -> Boolea
                 Column(modifier) {
                     Text(selected?.name ?: "Emoji & Symbols", fontSize=12.sp,lineHeight=16.sp,maxLines=2,
                         overflow=TextOverflow.Ellipsis,modifier=Modifier.testTag("emoji-selected-name"))
+                    // Phones drop the selection hint once a symbol is selected;
+                    // copy/edit status and the empty-selection hint still show.
+                    if(wide || selected == null || copiedName != null || queryEditing)
                     Text(copiedName ?: if(queryEditing) "Editing query" else if(wide) "Arrows select · Enter copy · Ctrl L edit" else "Tap a symbol to select",
                         fontSize=11.sp,lineHeight=15.sp,color=PaletteTheme.secondary,maxLines=2,overflow=TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
                         modifier=Modifier.semantics { liveRegion=LiveRegionMode.Polite }.testTag("emoji-copy-status"))
@@ -266,7 +281,8 @@ fun EmojiPicker(store: EmojiStore, searchEpoch: Int, actionCurrent: () -> Boolea
                 }
             }) {
                 Box {
-                    PaletteActionCapsule("Copy to Clipboard",{currentEntry()?.let(::copyEntry)},{actionsMenu=true},"emoji-copy","emoji-actions",compact=!wide,enabled=selected!=null)
+                    PaletteActionCapsule(if(wide) "Copy to Clipboard" else "Copy",{currentEntry()?.let(::copyEntry)},{actionsMenu=true},"emoji-copy","emoji-actions",
+                        compact=!wide,enabled=selected!=null,description="Copy to Clipboard")
                     PaletteChoiceMenu(actionsMenu,{actionsMenu=false},listOf(
                         PaletteChoice("emoji-action-copy","Copy to Clipboard",enabled=selected!=null,shortcut=listOf("↵"),icon="clipboard") { currentEntry()?.let(::copyEntry) },
                         PaletteChoice("emoji-action-favorite",if(selected?.id in store.favorites)"Remove Favorite"else"Add Favorite",enabled=selected!=null,

app/src/main/java/dev/tinycast/android/PaletteActionCapsule.kt

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.unit.sp
 internal fun PaletteActionCapsule(title: String, primary: () -> Unit, actions: () -> Unit,
                                   primaryTag: String, actionsTag: String, compact: Boolean,
                                   enabled: Boolean = true, actionsEnabled: Boolean = enabled, showActions: Boolean = true,
-                                  modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
+                                  modifier: Modifier = Modifier, description: String = title) {
     val largeFont = LocalDensity.current.fontScale > 1.3f
     val reflow = compact || largeFont
     val shape = RoundedCornerShape(24.dp)
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ internal fun PaletteActionCapsule(title: String, primary: () -> Unit, actions: (
             .testTag("palette-action-capsule")
         if (reflow && largeFont && maxWidth < 300.dp) {
             Column(surface.fillMaxWidth()) {
-                PrimaryControl(title,primary,primaryTag,enabled,3,false,Modifier.fillMaxWidth().heightIn(min=48.dp))
+                PrimaryControl(title,description,primary,primaryTag,enabled,3,false,Modifier.fillMaxWidth().heightIn(min=48.dp))
                 if(showActions) {
                     Box(Modifier.fillMaxWidth().height(1.dp).padding(horizontal=14.dp).background(PaletteTheme.separator))
                     ActionsControl(actions,actionsTag,actionsEnabled,false,Modifier.fillMaxWidth().heightIn(min=48.dp))
                 }
             }
         } else {
             Row(surface.height(IntrinsicSize.Min).heightIn(min=48.dp),verticalAlignment=Alignment.CenterVertically) {
-                PrimaryControl(title,primary,primaryTag,enabled,2,!reflow,
+                PrimaryControl(title,description,primary,primaryTag,enabled,2,!reflow,
                     Modifier.weight(1f,fill=reflow).widthIn(min=48.dp).fillMaxHeight())
                 if(showActions) {
                     Box(Modifier.width(1.dp).fillMaxHeight().padding(vertical=12.dp).background(PaletteTheme.separator))
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ internal fun PaletteActionCapsule(title: String, primary: () -> Unit, actions: (
 }
 
 @Composable
-private fun PrimaryControl(title:String,click:()->Unit,tag:String,enabled:Boolean,lines:Int,hints:Boolean,modifier:Modifier) {
-    Row(modifier.clickable(enabled=enabled,role=Role.Button,onClick=click).semantics { contentDescription=title }
+private fun PrimaryControl(title:String,description:String,click:()->Unit,tag:String,enabled:Boolean,lines:Int,hints:Boolean,modifier:Modifier) {
+    Row(modifier.clickable(enabled=enabled,role=Role.Button,onClick=click).semantics { contentDescription=description }
         .testTag(tag).padding(horizontal=14.dp,vertical=10.dp),verticalAlignment=Alignment.CenterVertically) {
         Text(title,color=if(enabled)PaletteTheme.ink else PaletteTheme.tertiary,fontSize=14.sp,lineHeight=20.sp,
             fontWeight=FontWeight.Medium,maxLines=lines,overflow=TextOverflow.Ellipsis,modifier=Modifier.weight(1f,fill=false))

app/src/main/java/dev/tinycast/android/PaletteBackTrace.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package dev.tinycast.android
+
+import android.os.SystemClock
+import android.view.KeyEvent
+
+internal data class PaletteBackEvent(
+    val stage: String,
+    val uptime: Long,
+    val action: Int? = null,
+    val downTime: Long? = null,
+    val eventTime: Long? = null,
+    val repeat: Int? = null,
+    val canceled: Boolean? = null,
+    val menuOpen: Boolean? = null,
+    val queryLength: Int? = null,
+    val handled: Boolean? = null
+)
+
+internal data class PaletteBackSnapshot(val enabled: Boolean, val dropped: Int, val events: List<PaletteBackEvent>)
+
+/** Debug-only, opt-in primitive metadata. Never retains text, callbacks or views. */
+internal object PaletteBackTrace {
+    const val property = "dev.droidcast.paletteBackTrace"
+    private var history: ArrayDeque<PaletteBackEvent>? = null
+    private var dropped = 0
+    private fun enabled() = BuildConfig.DEBUG && System.getProperty(property) == "true"
+
+    @Synchronized private fun append(event: PaletteBackEvent) {
+        val events = history ?: ArrayDeque<PaletteBackEvent>().also { history = it }
+        if (events.size == 128) { events.removeFirst(); dropped++ }
+        events.addLast(event)
+    }
+
+    fun key(stage: String, phase: String, event: KeyEvent, menuOpen: Boolean, handled: Boolean? = null) {
+        if (!enabled() || event.keyCode != KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK) return
+        append(PaletteBackEvent("$stage-$phase", SystemClock.uptimeMillis(), event.action, event.downTime,
+            event.eventTime, event.repeatCount, event.isCanceled, menuOpen, handled = handled))
+    }
+
+    fun handler(stage: String, menuOpen: Boolean, queryLength: Int? = null) {
+        if (enabled()) append(PaletteBackEvent(stage, SystemClock.uptimeMillis(),
+            menuOpen = menuOpen, queryLength = queryLength))
+    }
+
+    @Synchronized fun snapshot() = PaletteBackSnapshot(enabled(), dropped, history?.toList().orEmpty())
+    @Synchronized fun clear() { history = null; dropped = 0 }
+}