# Focus in 'Edit Assignment' dialog
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/focus-in-edit-assignment-dialog/279508
**Category:** UX
**Tags:** assign
**Created:** [September 19, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/focus-in-edit-assignment-dialog/279508 "2023-09-19T15:30:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/focus-in-edit-assignment-dialog/279508/1 "2023-09-19T15:30:44Z")
We’ve started a new procedure where we re-assign threads in a certain state to the Community Management team.
So I pick ‘Edit Assignment’ from the dropdown and a modal pops up with the screen underneath greyed out.
(Even though experience has taught me better) I assume focus is in the Assignee field and begin typing: `Com`
Nothing in the popup changes and dimly through the dark-grey mask, I can see that the reply pane has opened in the underlying thread. (I guess ‘c’ is a ‘compose’ shortcut?)
When the Reassign Topic dialog is opened, can focus please be put automatically in the Assignee field?
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### Author:  [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/focus-in-edit-assignment-dialog/279508/2 "2023-09-19T17:26:46Z")
> [@ganncamp](#):
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> (I guess ‘c’ is a ‘compose’ shortcut?)
It is! I’ve been caught accidentally triggering keyboard shortcuts a few times when a pop-up modal isn’t given focus. I think it’s an easy problem to fix. A similar issue was fixed here: [Change owner - no focus anymore on text box](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-owner-no-focus-anymore-on-text-box/176567).
Maybe this topic should be recategorized to #Contribute > UX.
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### Author:  [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2023, 11:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/focus-in-edit-assignment-dialog/279508/3 "2023-09-28T11:41:13Z")
When I open the ‘Assign’ dialog, focus is in the field…
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### Author:  [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/focus-in-edit-assignment-dialog/279508/4 "2026-03-30T14:36:21Z")
Today, it’s fixed! 🎉
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### Author:  [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2026, 11:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/focus-in-edit-assignment-dialog/279508/5 "2026-03-31T11:14:00Z")
Hmm… today it’s not? ☹
Edit: It’s intermittent. First one today this didn’t work. Second one it did. 🤔