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May 5, 2026
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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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Figma on macOS; happens when switching from another app/window and directly selecting text inside a nested layer.
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Focus another app, e.g. Claude/ChatGPT.
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Switch to Figma by using Command/Ctrl + double click direct selection to target text inside a nested layer/component.
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The text caret or text highlight appears in Figma.
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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.
