Chat Window UX Improvements

[FelixLisczyk]

Hi there! 👋

I've been using the Copilot Chat window in Xcode and noticed a few things that could make the experience even better:

• When attaching files, I need to manually click into the search field to start typing. It would feel more natural if the search field automatically got focus when I click the attachment icon.
• I often find myself wanting to use the keyboard to select files from the search results, but currently I have to use the mouse. Adding keyboard navigation would make this much smoother!
• A small but annoying thing: when I copy code using the button at the bottom, it adds markdown code block formatting (```) to the copied text. It would be great if it just copied the clean code. I know that there is a copy button inside the code block, but in longer conversations, I often have to scroll up to reach it.
• The chat window keeps jumping to the bottom whenever it loses focus, which makes it tricky to read through longer conversations. It would be helpful if it maintained its scroll position.

These are all minor issues, but fixing them would make the chat experience feel much more polished and efficient.

Let me know if you need any additional information or would like me to clarify anything!

Environment:

Xcode Version: 16.2
GitHub Copilot Extension Version: 0.31.0
macOS Version: 15.3.1

[testforstephen]

@FelixLisczyk Thanks for the feedback. We're looking into this.

The chat window keeps jumping to the bottom whenever it loses focus, which makes it tricky to read through longer conversations. It would be helpful if it maintained its scroll position.

For this one, could you explain it a little bit?. Don't get what's the problem.

[mokoanatshepo]

Hi check errors /

[FelixLisczyk]

@testforstephen I'm using the AeroSpace window manager to switch focus between windows using keyboard shortcuts. When I shift focus from the chat window to my Xcode window, it seems that Copilot briefly loses its reference to the active Xcode project, causing the window to reload. You can replicate this issue by opening two Xcode projects and switching between them. The chat window reloads and loses its previous scroll position.

Here is a screen recording:

gh-copilot-chat.mp4