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Direct-selecting nested text enters visual edit mode, but keyboard focus stays in previous app on macOS

  • May 5, 2026
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Rayandra_

Figma on macOS; happens when switching from another app/window and directly selecting text inside a nested layer.
 

  1. Focus another app, e.g. Claude/ChatGPT.

  2. Switch to Figma by using Command/Ctrl + double click direct selection to target text inside a nested layer/component.

  3. The text caret or text highlight appears in Figma.

  4. Start typing.

Expected: Typing should edit the selected text in Figma immediately.

Actual: Keystrokes go to the previously focused app instead of Figma, even though Figma visually indicates text-edit mode.

Frequency: ALWAYS but reproducible only through the direct-select path, not always through normal double-click editing.

 

Video attached.

3 replies

Jaycee Lewis
Figmate

Hey, ​@Rayandra_ 👋 I’m sorry this is happening to you. I tried to repro using Claude and Figma desktops on a MacBook Pro, but I wasn’t able to get it to work how it is in your video. Here is the https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041468234-What-to-share-in-a-bug-report-to-Figma-Support. It includes the link and the steps needed. If you run into any issues, just tag me here and I’ll take a look. — Jaycee

Jelmer2352345

There is a bug with focus, not only with just texts, but the many ways an app gets focus. Here another exaxmple.

It’s getting quite annoying throughout the day when multitasking. 

Jaycee Lewis
Figmate

Hey, ​@Rayandra_ 👋 Thank you for openeing the support ticket (ID 1920620) I added some notes from this post and increased the urgency. Hey ​@Jelmer2352345 if you have a moment, can you open a bug report too? Here is the article –  https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041468234-What-to-share-in-a-bug-report-to-Figma-Support. It includes the link and the steps needed. Let me know if you have any issues getting it submitted. Thank you! — Jaycee

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