Forms · An IME composition restarts the caret's blink, as every edit does, and logs its ranges (#7)

src/forms/tests/mod.rs

@@ -389,3 +389,33 @@ fn only_a_focused_field_blinks(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
     cx.run_until_parked();
     assert!(redraws.get() > 2, "a focused one blinks");
 }
+
+#[gpui::test]
+fn a_composition_shows_the_caret_as_typing_does(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
+    let (fields, cx) = open(1, false, cx);
+    let field = fields[0].clone();
+    cx.update(|window, _| window.activate_window());
+    focus(&field, cx);
+    cx.run_until_parked();
+    let caret = |cx: &mut VisualTestContext| field.read_with(cx, |input, _| input.caret_on());
+    let blink_off = |cx: &mut VisualTestContext| {
+        cx.executor()
+            .advance_clock(std::time::Duration::from_millis(530));
+        cx.run_until_parked();
+    };
+    blink_off(cx);
+    assert!(!caret(cx), "the caret blinks off");
+    cx.update(|window, cx| {
+        field.update(cx, |input, cx| {
+            input.replace_text_in_range(None, "a", window, cx)
+        })
+    });
+    assert!(caret(cx), "typing shows the caret");
+    blink_off(cx);
+    cx.update(|window, cx| {
+        field.update(cx, |input, cx| {
+            input.replace_and_mark_text_in_range(None, "n", None, window, cx)
+        })
+    });
+    assert!(caret(cx), "a composition shows it too");
+}

src/forms/text/ime.rs

@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ impl EntityInputHandler for TextInput {
         if self.disabled {
             return;
         }
+        log::debug!(
+            "text input {:?}: compose {range_utf16:?} selecting {selected_utf16:?} marked {:?} selection {:?}",
+            cx.entity_id(),
+            self.marked,
+            self.selection
+        );
         let range = range_utf16
             .map(|range| self.range_from_utf16(&range))
             .or(self.marked.clone())
@@ -114,7 +120,7 @@ impl EntityInputHandler for TextInput {
             None => range.start + text.len()..range.start + text.len(),
         };
         self.reversed = false;
-        cx.notify();
+        self.restart_blink(cx);
     }
 
     fn bounds_for_range(

tasks/github.md

@@ -5,3 +5,10 @@
 - [x] G3 Issue #3: Checkbox, Switch, Radio, Slider and Select name their role, label and state
 - [x] G4 Push, comment on #2 and #3, close #2
 - [x] G5 PR #4: `Icon::from_path` draws an app's SVG; a path the asset source lacks fails at render
+
+# GitHub round, 2026-10-05
+
+- [x] G6 Issue #7: an IME composition restarts the caret's blink, as every edit does; its ranges are logged; tested
+- [ ] G7 Issue #6: `layout::SidebarShell`, a sidebar that runs to the window's top with the traffic lights, beside one or two panes that bring their own headers; tested
+- [ ] G8 Issue #6: a Layout story, `stories.json`, AGENTS.md and the PRD line; the story runs live on the site
+- [ ] G9 Push, deploy, reply on #6 and #7, close #6

tasks/reviews.md

@@ -382,3 +382,4 @@
 | L3 | 1 | PASS | |
 | L4 | 1 | PASS | |
 | L5 | 1 | PASS | |
+| G6 | 1 | PASS | codex gpt-6.1-sol high |