Fix: Keyboard Navigation in Search Selects Incorrect Result by marufsharifi · Pull Request #83878 · Expensify/App

marufsharifi · 2026-03-02T12:12:26Z

Explanation of Change

When a user is typing in search, keyboard navigation now prioritizes what the keyboard is doing, not where the mouse happens to be hovering.

Fixed Issues

$ #79395
PROPOSAL: #79395 (comment)

Tests

Open global search (e.g., Cmd + K)
Start typing a person’s name
Wait for search results to populate
Hover over a name halfway down the list
Press the Down Arrow key once
The top result in the search list is selected/highlighted.
Repeat the same steps with other lists (e.g., currency) and verify that the top item is selected/highlighted.

Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

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Same as Tests.

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Same as Tests.

// TODO: These must be filled out, or the issue title must include "[No QA]."

Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

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melvin-bot · 2026-03-02T15:41:01Z

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JmillsExpensify

This makes sense to me. Selecting with the keyboard should take the top item, not what is hovered by a mouse. Product approved.

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linhvovan29546 · 2026-03-04T03:16:03Z

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linhvovan29546 · 2026-03-04T03:26:35Z

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linhvovan29546 · 2026-03-04T03:42:44Z

❌ Looks like you've decreased code coverage for some files.

expected, we’re just removing some unnecessary code and tests

luacmartins · 2026-03-04T19:34:53Z

src/hooks/useArrowKeyFocusManager.ts

        setHasKeyBeenPressed?.();
        setFocusedIndex((actualIndexParam) => {
-            const actualIndex = currentHoverIndexRef.current ?? actualIndexParam;
+            const actualIndex = actualIndexParam;


NAB we don't need to reassign this variable. Same for the instances below

Opened PR #84219

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mkhutornyi · 2026-03-04T20:06:08Z

src/components/SelectionList/SelectionListWithSections/BaseSelectionListWithSections.tsx


    const debouncedScrollToIndex = useDebounce(scrollToIndex, CONST.TIMING.LIST_SCROLLING_DEBOUNCE_TIME, {leading: true, trailing: true});

+    const onArrowUpDownCallback = useCallback(() => {


No need manual memoization here. This component is React Compiler compliant.
This causes crash on main. useCallback is not imported in this file.

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fix(search): correct keyboard navigation selecting wrong result

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		const debouncedScrollToIndex = useDebounce(scrollToIndex, CONST.TIMING.LIST_SCROLLING_DEBOUNCE_TIME, {leading: true, trailing: true});

		const onArrowUpDownCallback = useCallback(() => {

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