Focus message composer when it becomes available (#822)

README.md

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ Since March 2025: We have started developing the plugin system. There will be la
     </h3>
     </summary>
 
+- v26.6.2: Expanded enterprise configuration options with chat defaults, custom introduction panels, trust settings for data security, and managed confidence levels; added auto-backups for app settings & the possibility to view managed profiles and chat templates.
 - v26.6.1: Increased enterprise configuration capacity for large organizations, broader Flatpak deployment support, startup and Linux package diagnostics, chat search across all workspaces, improved workspace workflows, better model discovery for self-hosted llama.cpp providers, and fixes for profile and chat template updates, workspace naming, and startup behavior.
 - v26.5.5: Released voice recording and transcription for all users; added support for multiple chats running at the same time, export options for profiles, chat templates, and ERI data sources, organization-managed ERI servers, and configurable request timeouts; upgraded the native runtime to Tauri v2.
 - v26.4.1: Added support for the latest AI models, assistant plugins, a slide planner assistant, a prompt optimization assistant, math rendering in chats, and a configurable start page; released the document analysis assistant and improved enterprise deployment, chat performance, file attachments, and reliability across voice recording, logging, and provider validation.
@@ -89,7 +90,6 @@ Since March 2025: We have started developing the plugin system. There will be la
 - v0.9.46: Released our plugin system, a German language plugin, early support for enterprise environments, and configuration plugins. Additionally, we added the Pandoc integration for future data processing and file generation.
 - v0.9.45: Added chat templates to AI Studio, allowing you to create and use a library of system prompts for your chats.
 - v0.9.44: Added PDF import to the text summarizer, translation, and legal check assistants, allowing you to import PDF files and use them as input for the assistants.
-- v0.9.40: Added support for the `o4` models from OpenAI. Also, we added Alibaba Cloud & Hugging Face as LLM providers.
  
 </details>
 

app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/ChatComponent.razor.cs

@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ public partial class ChatComponent : MSGComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
     private bool mustLoadChat;
     private LoadChat loadChat;
     private bool autoSaveEnabled;
+    private bool previousInputForbidden = true;
+    private Guid lastSeenChatId = Guid.Empty;
+    private AIStudio.Settings.Provider lastSeenProvider = AIStudio.Settings.Provider.NONE;
     private string currentWorkspaceName = string.Empty;
     private Guid currentWorkspaceId = Guid.Empty;
     private Guid currentChatThreadId = Guid.Empty;
@@ -287,12 +290,25 @@ public partial class ChatComponent : MSGComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
                 this.StateHasChanged();
             }
         }
-        
+
+        var inputForbidden = this.IsInputForbidden();
+        if (!inputForbidden && this.previousInputForbidden)
+            await this.inputField.FocusAsync();
+
+        this.previousInputForbidden = inputForbidden;
         await base.OnAfterRenderAsync(firstRender);
     }
 
     protected override async Task OnParametersSetAsync()
     {
+        var incomingChatId = this.ChatThread?.ChatId ?? Guid.Empty;
+        if (incomingChatId != this.lastSeenChatId || this.Provider != this.lastSeenProvider)
+        {
+            this.lastSeenChatId = incomingChatId;
+            this.lastSeenProvider = this.Provider;
+            this.previousInputForbidden = true;
+        }
+
         await this.ApplyLoadedChatParameterAsync();
         await this.SyncForegroundChatAsync();
         await base.OnParametersSetAsync();
@@ -1124,7 +1140,10 @@ public partial class ChatComponent : MSGComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
                 {
                     this.ChatThread = this.AIJobService.TryGetLiveChatThread(snapshot.SubjectId) ?? this.ChatThread;
                     if (!snapshot.IsActive)
+                    {
                         this.hasUnsavedChanges = false;
+                        this.previousInputForbidden = true;
+                    }
 
                     this.StateHasChanged();
                 }

app/MindWork AI Studio/wwwroot/changelog/v26.6.3.md

@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 # v26.6.3, build 243 (2026-06-xx xx:xx UTC)
+- Improved the chat experience by automatically focusing the message composer again when it becomes available. Thanks, Dominic Neuburg (`donework`), for the contribution.