From 6430607363419b695487942ec31ea071f4205912 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Tom (plebeius.eth)" <tom@plebbit.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 12:29:05 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(reply modal): cursor would move to end of text while
 replying

---
 src/components/reply-modal/reply-modal.tsx | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/components/reply-modal/reply-modal.tsx b/src/components/reply-modal/reply-modal.tsx
index b4a1a440..c8842b93 100644
--- a/src/components/reply-modal/reply-modal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/reply-modal/reply-modal.tsx
@@ -86,11 +86,16 @@ const ReplyModal = ({ closeModal, parentCid, scrollY }: ReplyModalProps) => {
     if (ref) {
       textRef.current = ref;
       !isMobile && ref.focus();
-      const len = ref.value.length;
-      ref.setSelectionRange(len, len);
     }
   };
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (textRef.current) {
+      const len = textRef.current.value.length;
+      textRef.current.setSelectionRange(len, len);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
   const contentPrefix = `c/${parentCid && Plebbit.getShortCid(parentCid)}\n`;
 
   const handleContentInput = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => {