From 44e65e544f4f212f3e19268b46d14416c42f9766 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: temportalflux <dustin.yost.t@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:06:01 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] rework focus handle semantics to only use
 Window::set_focus_handle during prepaint instead of requiring changes to
 Interactivity

---
 crates/gpui_elements/src/editable_text.rs      |  4 ++++
 .../gpui_elements/src/editable_text/element.rs | 18 +++++-------------
 .../gpui_elements/src/editable_text/state.rs   |  1 -
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crates/gpui_elements/src/editable_text.rs b/crates/gpui_elements/src/editable_text.rs
index c7524e4bd6..2a22f1b115 100644
--- a/crates/gpui_elements/src/editable_text.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui_elements/src/editable_text.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 //! Standard library strings are not ideal though for large text documents. For such uses,
 //! it is encouraged that implementers consider rolling their own [`UnicodeTextStorage`] medium.
 //!
+//! Unlike other elements, editable text internally owns its [`FocusHandle`](gpui::FocusHandle).
+//! This is required due to limitations of the [`Interactivity`](gpui::Interactivity) api and
+//! that a user cannot interact with a text-input field if it cannot be focused.
+//!
 //! ### Usage Samples
 //!
 //! A single-line text input with a fixed width and text that does not wrap
diff --git a/crates/gpui_elements/src/editable_text/element.rs b/crates/gpui_elements/src/editable_text/element.rs
index bbd6a295f7..35675f6470 100644
--- a/crates/gpui_elements/src/editable_text/element.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui_elements/src/editable_text/element.rs
@@ -267,12 +267,10 @@ impl Element for EditableTextElement {
             }
         };
 
-        let focus_handle;
         let show_placeholder;
         let storage_version;
         {
             let state = state.read(cx);
-            focus_handle = state.focus_handle(cx);
             show_placeholder = state.storage().content_utf8().is_empty();
             storage_version = state.storage().version();
 
@@ -282,16 +280,6 @@ impl Element for EditableTextElement {
             }
         }
 
-        // NOTE: Unlike other elements, a FocusHandle is owned by the state.
-        // This means the user is currently unable to provide a focus handle.
-        // This was born out of Interactivity not having a way to read the focus handle.
-        // This might be able to be eliminated entirely if focus handle can be passed thru on_mouse_down.
-
-        // TODO: This required a gpui api change in order to sync the focus handle between Interactivity and TextInputStateBase
-        // maybe use `set_focus_handle` during prepaint?
-        //window.set_focus_handle(focus_handle, cx);
-        self.interactivity.track_focus(focus_handle);
-
         let placeholder = self.placeholder.clone();
         let placeholder_color = self.colors.placeholder;
         let supports_multiline = self.supports_multiline;
@@ -472,7 +460,8 @@ impl Element for EditableTextElement {
         let is_focused = focus_handle.is_focused(window);
         let caret_visible = caret.update(cx, |caret, cx| caret.update_focus(is_focused, cx));
 
-        let prepaint = self.interactivity().prepaint(
+        window.set_focus_handle(&focus_handle, cx);
+        let prepaint = self.interactivity.prepaint(
             global_id,
             inspector_id,
             bounds,
@@ -546,6 +535,7 @@ impl Element for EditableTextElement {
             }
 
             window.on_mouse_event({
+                let focus_handle = prepaint.focus_handle.clone();
                 let state = request_layout.clone();
                 move |event: &MouseDownEvent, phase, window, cx| {
                     if phase != DispatchPhase::Bubble {
@@ -558,6 +548,8 @@ impl Element for EditableTextElement {
                         return;
                     }
 
+                    window.focus(&focus_handle, cx);
+
                     let text_position = event.position + to_local_position;
                     state.update(cx, |state, cx| {
                         state.on_mouse_down(event, text_position, window, cx);
diff --git a/crates/gpui_elements/src/editable_text/state.rs b/crates/gpui_elements/src/editable_text/state.rs
index 62a4c26802..4ddbd26c4a 100644
--- a/crates/gpui_elements/src/editable_text/state.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui_elements/src/editable_text/state.rs
@@ -1013,7 +1013,6 @@ impl<'app> EditableTextActionHandler<Context<'app, Self>> for EditableTextState
     ) {
         let caret_pos = self.index_for_pixel_point(text_position, window.line_height());
 
-        window.focus(&self.focus_handle, cx);
         self.is_selecting = true;
 
         let is_same_position = self