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Improve caret placement when entering in-place edit mode via keyboard shortcut

 
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cid:jira-generated-image-avatar-fc1e3db4-4d25-475a-82d1-f4dfcbec2f14 Nikita Petrenko created this issue on 08/Jun/26 15:31
 
Summary: Improve caret placement when entering in-place edit mode via keyboard shortcut
Issue Type: cid:jira-generated-image-avatar-393cb889-8a1a-4d29-8cb2-d7d468a2dab6 Improvement
Affects Versions: 17.10.9
Assignee: Unassigned
Components: Realtime
Created: 08/Jun/26 15:31
Labels: usability
Priority: cid:jira-generated-image-static-major-a9697b6c-77df-4794-92a9-19cf588c2372 Major
Reporter: Nikita Petrenko
Description:

When an advanced user presses e (shortcut for Edit), XWiki should enter in-place edit mode in a way that keeps focus, selection, and caret position aligned with what the user was reading, not only preserving scroll position.
Today, entering edit mode leaves the caret outside the viewport, the the default focus target is often the title field (at the top of page content), which is especially challenging for keyboard-only users collaboration with large page content, who cannot easily click to reposition the caret after edit mode starts. In general, the focused field must be visible in the viewport, and the caret should be placed in a sensible, visible location inside the editable content the user was working with.