Opening a message link's context menu can leave NVDA outside its options on Windows.
Use T3's existing in-page menu component for message links. Focus starts on the first option and returns to the link on Escape or Shift+Tab. Tab closes the menu and moves on to the next control after the link. Links keep their normal announcements.
Fixes #10390.
Tested repeated openings with NVDA in the isolated desktop app. Automated checks covered initial focus, arrow navigation, Escape, and copying both link types. A mounted-menu test covers Tab, Shift+Tab, and Escape. On the latest head (10ddc6d, merged with current main), the link menu and ChatMarkdown permission tests pass in headless Chromium, and web lint and typecheck pass.
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Windows desktop app (Electron 44.4.5), right-clicking the same link in a test thread. Before is main at 3a4d118. After is this branch at 10ddc6d, which is main at 16918b5 plus this PR's changes; the commits between those two main revisions only touch mobile, lint rules, and docs. Read over DevTools: on main, focus stays on the link while the native menu is open. On this branch, focus moves to "Open in integrated browser", and Escape returns it to the link.
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MarkdownFileLink and MarkdownAnchoruseMessageLinkMenu hook in useMessageLinkMenu.tsx that renders an in-tree menu at the pointer position, returns the selected item asynchronously, and restores focus to the triggering link element when the menu closesMarkdownFileLink in ChatMarkdown.tsx to use the hook instead of the local API context-menu service, passing the triggering link or button element for focus restorationMarkdownAnchor to use the hook for external-link context menus, including links rendered with pull-request previews, so the originating anchor is the final focus targetMacroscope summarized da4ce6f.
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Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This is a contained accessibility bug fix that keeps existing message-link menu actions while moving focus into an in-page menu and restoring it to the originating link. The implementation is localized to ChatMarkdown and a small reusable hook, without schema, configuration, deployment, or other sensitive changes.
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Message link context menus now use a shared in-page menu hook. File links and markdown anchors pass their triggers to the hook and render the menu with the link content. The hook manages positioning, focus restoration, selections, and cleanup.
Message link context menus
| Layer / File(s) | Summary |
|---|---|
Shared link menu lifecycle apps/web/src/components/chat/useMessageLinkMenu.tsx, apps/web/src/components/chat/useMessageLinkMenu.test.tsx | The hook manages menu positioning, selections, focus, empty menus, pending requests, and unmount cleanup. Tests verify pointer coordinates and trigger-based positioning. |
File and markdown link integration apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.tsx | File links and markdown anchors use the shared hook, pass their triggers, and render the menu with link content. Pull-request previews and external links use the same menu path. |
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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium
Suggested reviewers: juliusmarminge
| 1 | sequenceDiagram |
| 2 | participant MessageLink |
| 3 | participant useMessageLinkMenu |
| 4 | participant InPageMenu |
| 5 | MessageLink->>useMessageLinkMenu: Open link menu with trigger |
| 6 | useMessageLinkMenu->>InPageMenu: Render positioned menu |
| 7 | InPageMenu-->>useMessageLinkMenu: Return selection or dismissal |
| 8 | useMessageLinkMenu-->>MessageLink: Restore focus to trigger |
Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 22b07
Keyboard-opened link menus now anchor to their triggering link rather than the viewport origin, so no actionable merge risk remains.
| Check name | Status | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Title check | ✅ Passed | The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: improving message link context menus for screen-reader users. |
| Description check | ✅ Passed | The description explains what changed, why it changed, the accessibility behavior, testing performed, issue reference, and UI changes with visual evidence. It does not include the template's Checklist… |
| Linked Issues check | ✅ Passed | Issue #10390 requires the existing in-page ARIA menu for message external and file links, with reliable focus behavior and no installed-app or NVDA configuration changes. The PR routes both link types… |
| Out of Scope Changes check | ✅ Passed | The reviewed changes are limited to message-link menu integration, shared menu focus and positioning behavior, and tests for that behavior. These changes directly support Issue #10390. No unrelated pr… |
| Docstring Coverage | ✅ Passed | No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 1… |
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| 8 | - Line 2891: Update the external-link context-menu flow around |
| 9 | showExternalLinkContextMenu and useMessageLinkMenu so a keyboard event position |
| 10 | of (0, 0) is replaced with the trigger element’s bounds before opening the |
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| … | … | @@ -2882,7 +2888,7 @@ const CHAT_MARKDOWN_COMPONENTS = { | |
| 2883 | 2889 | threadLinkAction, | |
| 2884 | 2890 | position: { x: event.clientX, y: event.clientY }, | |
| 2885 | - | showContextMenu: (items, position) => api.contextMenu.show(items, position), | |
| 2891 | + | showContextMenu: (items, position) => showLinkMenu(items, position, trigger), | |
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| 6 | printf '%s\n' '--- file-link coordinate handling ---' |
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| 5 | printf '%s\n' '--- useMessageLinkMenu ---' |
| 6 | menu_file="$(fd -t f -i 'useMessageLinkMenu' apps/web/src | head -n 1)" |
| 7 | cat -n "$menu_file" |
| 8 | printf '%s\n' '--- externalLinkContextMenu ---' |
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Handle keyboard context-menu coordinates for external links.
When a keyboard context-menu event supplies (0, 0), showExternalLinkContextMenu forwards that position to useMessageLinkMenu, so the popup can open at the viewport origin. Use the trigger bounds as the fallback. Add a regression test.
| 1 | + const position = |
| 2 | + event.clientX === 0 && event.clientY === 0 |
| 3 | + ? (() => { |
| 4 | + const bounds = trigger.getBoundingClientRect(); |
| 5 | + return { x: bounds.left, y: bounds.bottom }; |
| 6 | + })() |
| 7 | + : { x: event.clientX, y: event.clientY }; |
| 8 | void showExternalLinkContextMenu({ |
| 9 | href, |
| 10 | canOpenInPreview, |
| 11 | threadLinkAction, |
| 12 | - position: { x: event.clientX, y: event.clientY }, |
| 13 | + position, |
| 14 | showContextMenu: (items, position) => showLinkMenu(items, position, trigger), |
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| 2 | instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix |
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| 4 | minimal, and validate. |
| 5 | |
| 6 | In `@apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.tsx` at line 2891, Update the |
| 7 | external-link context-menu flow around showExternalLinkContextMenu and |
| 8 | useMessageLinkMenu so a keyboard event position of (0, 0) is replaced with the |
| 9 | trigger element’s bounds before opening the popup; preserve pointer coordinates |
| 10 | and add a regression test covering the keyboard case. |
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| 12 | After applying the fix, consider running `coderabbit review --agent` for local |
| 13 | review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli?utm_source=ghpr. |
✅ Confirmed as addressed by @akj
Fixed in 75c727756. I moved the existing zero-coordinate fallback into useMessageLinkMenu and removed it from the file-link caller, so external links and file links use the same positioning rule.
The regression test first returned an anchor at 0, 0 instead of the trigger's lower-left corner. It now passes, including mouse coordinates with either axis at zero. The 70 focused tests and web typecheck passed. This verifies the hook's anchor geometry; I did not run a new browser or NVDA session.
@akj, confirmed. The shared useMessageLinkMenu fallback now handles (0, 0) for both external links and file links. The regression coverage also preserves valid pointer positions when only one coordinate is zero.
The reported focused tests and web typecheck support the fix. Browser and NVDA validation remains outside this verification.
| 1 | Learnt from: akj |
| 2 | URL: https://github.com/pingdotgg/t3code/pull/10391 |
| 3 | |
| 4 | Timestamp: 2026-09-11T23:25:43.523Z |
| 5 | Learning: In `apps/web/src/components/chat/useMessageLinkMenu.tsx`, `useMessageLinkMenu` is the shared context-menu hook for both file links and external message links. When `position.x` and `position.y` are both zero, it anchors the menu to `trigger.getBoundingClientRect().left` and `.bottom`. The positioning test in `apps/web/src/components/chat/useMessageLinkMenu.test.tsx` covers this fallback and preserves positions where only one coordinate is zero. |
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@coderabbitai The positioning warning in the summary is stale. Commit 75c727756 moved the zero-coordinate fallback into useMessageLinkMenu, which both external links and file links call. The regression test failed before that change and now verifies the trigger's lower-left corner instead of the viewport origin. The current head includes that fix. Please update the summary to reflect the resolved finding.
I'm leaving the docstring-coverage warning unchanged. The hook already documents its accessibility constraint; the newly added TestLinkMenu component only mounts that hook for its positioning tests. A docstring to meet a percentage target would repeat the test code, contrary to AGENTS.md's guidance.
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| 23 | printf '%s\n' '--- positioning test ---' |
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@akj I verified the current head.
useMessageLinkMenu now applies the zero-coordinate fallback for both link types. When both coordinates are zero, it anchors the menu at the triggering link’s lower-left corner. The regression test verifies this behavior and preserves valid positions where only one coordinate is zero.
The docstring-coverage warning remains unchanged. TestLinkMenu only mounts the hook for the positioning test. An additional docstring would repeat information that the test code already provides and would not follow the AGENTS.md documentation guidance.
| 1 | Learnt from: akj |
| 2 | URL: https://github.com/pingdotgg/t3code/pull/10391 |
| 3 | |
| 4 | Timestamp: 2026-09-11T23:25:43.362Z |
| 5 | Learning: In `apps/web/src/components/chat/useMessageLinkMenu.tsx`, `useMessageLinkMenu` is the shared context-menu hook for both file links and external message links. When `position.x` and `position.y` are both zero, it anchors the menu to `trigger.getBoundingClientRect().left` and `.bottom`. The positioning test in `apps/web/src/components/chat/useMessageLinkMenu.test.tsx` covers this fallback and preserves positions where only one coordinate is zero. |
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@akj I will regenerate the summary.
The updated summary must state that useMessageLinkMenu handles the zero-coordinate fallback for both external links and file links. It must state that the regression test verifies the triggering link’s lower-left corner. It must not report this behavior as an unresolved warning.
The docstring-coverage warning remains unchanged. TestLinkMenu only mounts the already documented hook for positioning tests.
| 1 | Learnt from: akj |
| 2 | URL: https://github.com/pingdotgg/t3code/pull/10391 |
| 3 | |
| 4 | Timestamp: 2026-09-11T23:25:43.523Z |
| 5 | Learning: In `apps/web/src/components/chat/useMessageLinkMenu.tsx`, `useMessageLinkMenu` is the shared context-menu hook for both file links and external message links. When `position.x` and `position.y` are both zero, it anchors the menu to `trigger.getBoundingClientRect().left` and `.bottom`. The positioning test in `apps/web/src/components/chat/useMessageLinkMenu.test.tsx` covers this fallback and preserves positions where only one coordinate is zero. |
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The screenshot and recording show the new in-page menus, but neither provides the original native-menu view for comparison. This UI replacement still needs the before/after evidence required by verification. Please add a baseline capture alongside the supplied fixed-menu evidence, identify the tested builds, then request reconsideration.
@juliusmarminge, I've added the baseline capture you asked for, so I'd like to ask you to reconsider this PR.
Both captures are from the Windows desktop app (Electron 44.4.2), with the menu opened by right-clicking the same link in a test thread:
main at 31a9da1.main plus this PR's three web files.The menus look alike on purpose: same items, same place. On main it's Windows' native menu, which can leave NVDA outside its options. With this PR it's T3's in-page menu, with focus already on the first item. Nothing visible changes on the web, where browsers already got the in-page menu.
I've also merged the latest main. Full-window captures are in the description.