Web - Chat - Selected part of the text does not transfer the to another place

[kbecciv]

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Action Performed:

1. Go to link https://staging.new.expensify.com
   2 Open the chat
2. Enter any text
3. Select part of the text
   5 Move it to another place

Expected Result:

Selected part of the text should transfer the to another place

Actual Result:

Selected part of the text does not transfer the to another place

Workaround:

Unknown

Platform:

Where is this issue occurring?

• Web

Version Number: 1.1.76.2

Reproducible in staging?: Yes

Reproducible in production?: Yes

Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): any

Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856

Notes/Photos/Videos: Any additional supporting documentation

Bug5603085_text.mp4

Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:

Issue reported by: Applause - Exploratory

Slack conversation:

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[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @marcochavezf (Engineering), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4319 for more details.

[marcochavezf]

I noticed that other messaging apps have this functionality, and I think this feature could be a good minor UX improvement when a user is copying and pasting text in the chat box. Applying the External label.

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @kevinksullivan (External), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/8582 for more details.

[kevinksullivan]

Hm can I see a video of this happening in other chat apps? I am not able to reproduce in slack and am unfamiliar with this.

[melvin-bot]

@kevinksullivan Uh oh! This issue is overdue by 2 days. Don't forget to update your issues!

[melvin-bot]

@kevinksullivan Whoops! This issue is 2 days overdue. Let's get this updated quick!

[melvin-bot]

@kevinksullivan Huh... This is 4 days overdue. Who can take care of this?

[melvin-bot]

@kevinksullivan Huh... This is 4 days overdue. Who can take care of this?

[kevinksullivan]

Closing unless someone can provide more context. Feel free to reopen if you have something!