fix(headless): keep pointer interactions from painting a focus ring - #9349

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Opening a Popover or Menu with the mouse in Safari painted a :focus-visible ring on the first control inside it, and dismissing it painted one on the trigger. Safari never focuses a button it was clicked on, so the popup becomes the page's first focused element, and every programmatic focus after that matches :focus-visible.

Focus modality now decides both ends:

  • Open — a pointer open focuses the popup container; a keyboard open still focuses the first tabbable control. Popover.Root takes initialFocus="first" to opt back into the old behavior (Autocomplete needs it).
  • Close — the new useReturnFocus hook resolves FloatingFocusManager's returnFocus from the interaction that closed the popup. Escape, Enter/Space, a Close button, and item clicks return focus to the trigger; a pointer press outside or a mouse click on the trigger leaves focus where it is. It backs Popover, Menu, Select, Dialog, and Drawer. Autocomplete is excluded: its reference is a text input, where restoring focus is correct combobox behavior.

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Safari never focuses a button it was clicked on, so a popup opened or dismissed
with the mouse leaves the trigger or first control matching :focus-visible.
Focus modality now decides both ends: the popup itself takes focus on a pointer
open, and a pointer dismiss leaves focus where it is instead of restoring it.
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Adds keyboard-aware interaction utilities and the useReturnFocus hook. Integrates return-focus references into dialog, drawer, menu, popover, and select primitives. Adds configurable popover initial focus behavior. Expands focus-management tests for keyboard and pointer activation. Adds a Changeset file.

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In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/menu/menu.test.tsx`:
- Around line 403-440: Add a menu-level integration test alongside the pointer
and keyboard opening tests that opens the menu, clicks a focusable element
outside it with the pointer, waits for dismissal, and asserts
document.activeElement remains that outside target rather than returning to the
trigger. Reuse the existing Menu.Root structure and verify the returnFocusRef
behavior through the public interaction.
In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-context.ts`:
- Around line 25-26: Update useReturnFocus and the Popover/Select context
contracts to return a reactive false | ref value, using false when pointer-close
clears the return target so FloatingFocusManager does not resolve or focus a
fallback. Propagate this value through PopoverRoot, PopoverPositioner, and
SelectPositioner into both focus managers, preserving correct behavior for
trigger-click and outside-pointer close paths. Affected sites:
packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-context.ts:25-26 (update
contract); packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-root.tsx:87-88, 114,
135 (propagate value);
packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-positioner.tsx:61-62 (pass
value to focus manager);
packages/headless/src/primitives/select/select-positioner.tsx:87 (update
contract/value usage).
In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover.test.tsx`:
- Around line 261-290: Add tests in the popover dismissal suite for return focus
after an outside click and after toggling the trigger closed, asserting focus
returns to the popover trigger for pointer interactions. Keep the existing
Escape and Popover.Close coverage, and do not add Popover.Item-specific tests.
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Preview: https://swingset-git-carp-headless-return-focus.clerkstage.dev/components/popover

Opening a Popover or Menu with the mouse in Safari painted a :focus-visible ring on the first control inside it, and dismissing it painted one on the trigger. Safari never focuses a button it was clicked on, so the popup becomes the page's first focused element, and every programmatic focus after that matches :focus-visible.

Focus modality now decides both ends:

  • Open — a pointer open focuses the popup container; a keyboard open still focuses the first tabbable control. Popover.Root takes initialFocus="first" to opt back into the old behavior (Autocomplete needs it).
  • Close — the new useReturnFocus hook resolves FloatingFocusManager's returnFocus from the interaction that closed the popup. Escape, Enter/Space, a Close button, and item clicks return focus to the trigger; a pointer press outside or a mouse click on the trigger leaves focus where it is. It backs Popover, Menu, Select, Dialog, and Drawer. Autocomplete is excluded: its reference is a text input, where restoring focus is correct combobox behavior.

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Type of change

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Safari never focuses a button it was clicked on, so a popup opened or dismissed
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Focus modality now decides both ends: the popup itself takes focus on a pointer
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Adds keyboard-aware interaction utilities and the useReturnFocus hook. Integrates return-focus references into dialog, drawer, menu, popover, and select primitives. Adds configurable popover initial focus behavior. Expands focus-management tests for keyboard and pointer activation. Adds a Changeset file.

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Actionable comments posted: 3

🤖 Prompt for all review comments with AI agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.
Inline comments:
In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/menu/menu.test.tsx`:
- Around line 403-440: Add a menu-level integration test alongside the pointer
and keyboard opening tests that opens the menu, clicks a focusable element
outside it with the pointer, waits for dismissal, and asserts
document.activeElement remains that outside target rather than returning to the
trigger. Reuse the existing Menu.Root structure and verify the returnFocusRef
behavior through the public interaction.
In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-context.ts`:
- Around line 25-26: Update useReturnFocus and the Popover/Select context
contracts to return a reactive false | ref value, using false when pointer-close
clears the return target so FloatingFocusManager does not resolve or focus a
fallback. Propagate this value through PopoverRoot, PopoverPositioner, and
SelectPositioner into both focus managers, preserving correct behavior for
trigger-click and outside-pointer close paths. Affected sites:
packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-context.ts:25-26 (update
contract); packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-root.tsx:87-88, 114,
135 (propagate value);
packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-positioner.tsx:61-62 (pass
value to focus manager);
packages/headless/src/primitives/select/select-positioner.tsx:87 (update
contract/value usage).
In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover.test.tsx`:
- Around line 261-290: Add tests in the popover dismissal suite for return focus
after an outside click and after toggling the trigger closed, asserting focus
returns to the popover trigger for pointer interactions. Keep the existing
Escape and Popover.Close coverage, and do not add Popover.Item-specific tests.
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Opening a Popover or Menu with the mouse in Safari painted a :focus-visible ring on the first control inside it, and dismissing it painted one on the trigger. Safari never focuses a button it was clicked on, so the popup becomes the page's first focused element, and every programmatic focus after that matches :focus-visible.

Focus modality now decides both ends:

  • Open — a pointer open focuses the popup container; a keyboard open still focuses the first tabbable control. Popover.Root takes initialFocus="first" to opt back into the old behavior (Autocomplete needs it).
  • Close — the new useReturnFocus hook resolves FloatingFocusManager's returnFocus from the interaction that closed the popup. Escape, Enter/Space, a Close button, and item clicks return focus to the trigger; a pointer press outside or a mouse click on the trigger leaves focus where it is. It backs Popover, Menu, Select, Dialog, and Drawer. Autocomplete is excluded: its reference is a text input, where restoring focus is correct combobox behavior.

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Safari never focuses a button it was clicked on, so a popup opened or dismissed
with the mouse leaves the trigger or first control matching :focus-visible.
Focus modality now decides both ends: the popup itself takes focus on a pointer
open, and a pointer dismiss leaves focus where it is instead of restoring it.
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Adds keyboard-aware interaction utilities and the useReturnFocus hook. Integrates return-focus references into dialog, drawer, menu, popover, and select primitives. Adds configurable popover initial focus behavior. Expands focus-management tests for keyboard and pointer activation. Adds a Changeset file.

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In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/menu/menu.test.tsx`:
- Around line 403-440: Add a menu-level integration test alongside the pointer
and keyboard opening tests that opens the menu, clicks a focusable element
outside it with the pointer, waits for dismissal, and asserts
document.activeElement remains that outside target rather than returning to the
trigger. Reuse the existing Menu.Root structure and verify the returnFocusRef
behavior through the public interaction.
In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-context.ts`:
- Around line 25-26: Update useReturnFocus and the Popover/Select context
contracts to return a reactive false | ref value, using false when pointer-close
clears the return target so FloatingFocusManager does not resolve or focus a
fallback. Propagate this value through PopoverRoot, PopoverPositioner, and
SelectPositioner into both focus managers, preserving correct behavior for
trigger-click and outside-pointer close paths. Affected sites:
packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-context.ts:25-26 (update
contract); packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-root.tsx:87-88, 114,
135 (propagate value);
packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-positioner.tsx:61-62 (pass
value to focus manager);
packages/headless/src/primitives/select/select-positioner.tsx:87 (update
contract/value usage).
In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover.test.tsx`:
- Around line 261-290: Add tests in the popover dismissal suite for return focus
after an outside click and after toggling the trigger closed, asserting focus
returns to the popover trigger for pointer interactions. Keep the existing
Escape and Popover.Close coverage, and do not add Popover.Item-specific tests.
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Makes sense to me!

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nice.

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Preview: https://swingset-git-carp-headless-return-focus.clerkstage.dev/components/popover

Opening a Popover or Menu with the mouse in Safari painted a :focus-visible ring on the first control inside it, and dismissing it painted one on the trigger. Safari never focuses a button it was clicked on, so the popup becomes the page's first focused element, and every programmatic focus after that matches :focus-visible.

Focus modality now decides both ends:

  • Open — a pointer open focuses the popup container; a keyboard open still focuses the first tabbable control. Popover.Root takes initialFocus="first" to opt back into the old behavior (Autocomplete needs it).
  • Close — the new useReturnFocus hook resolves FloatingFocusManager's returnFocus from the interaction that closed the popup. Escape, Enter/Space, a Close button, and item clicks return focus to the trigger; a pointer press outside or a mouse click on the trigger leaves focus where it is. It backs Popover, Menu, Select, Dialog, and Drawer. Autocomplete is excluded: its reference is a text input, where restoring focus is correct combobox behavior.

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Safari never focuses a button it was clicked on, so a popup opened or dismissed
with the mouse leaves the trigger or first control matching :focus-visible.
Focus modality now decides both ends: the popup itself takes focus on a pointer
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Adds keyboard-aware interaction utilities and the useReturnFocus hook. Integrates return-focus references into dialog, drawer, menu, popover, and select primitives. Adds configurable popover initial focus behavior. Expands focus-management tests for keyboard and pointer activation. Adds a Changeset file.

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🤖 Prompt for all review comments with AI agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.
Inline comments:
In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/menu/menu.test.tsx`:
- Around line 403-440: Add a menu-level integration test alongside the pointer
and keyboard opening tests that opens the menu, clicks a focusable element
outside it with the pointer, waits for dismissal, and asserts
document.activeElement remains that outside target rather than returning to the
trigger. Reuse the existing Menu.Root structure and verify the returnFocusRef
behavior through the public interaction.
In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-context.ts`:
- Around line 25-26: Update useReturnFocus and the Popover/Select context
contracts to return a reactive false | ref value, using false when pointer-close
clears the return target so FloatingFocusManager does not resolve or focus a
fallback. Propagate this value through PopoverRoot, PopoverPositioner, and
SelectPositioner into both focus managers, preserving correct behavior for
trigger-click and outside-pointer close paths. Affected sites:
packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-context.ts:25-26 (update
contract); packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-root.tsx:87-88, 114,
135 (propagate value);
packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-positioner.tsx:61-62 (pass
value to focus manager);
packages/headless/src/primitives/select/select-positioner.tsx:87 (update
contract/value usage).
In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover.test.tsx`:
- Around line 261-290: Add tests in the popover dismissal suite for return focus
after an outside click and after toggling the trigger closed, asserting focus
returns to the popover trigger for pointer interactions. Keep the existing
Escape and Popover.Close coverage, and do not add Popover.Item-specific tests.
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  • packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-positioner.tsx
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Opening a Popover or Menu with the mouse in Safari painted a :focus-visible ring on the first control inside it, and dismissing it painted one on the trigger. Safari never focuses a button it was clicked on, so the popup becomes the page's first focused element, and every programmatic focus after that matches :focus-visible.

Focus modality now decides both ends:

  • Open — a pointer open focuses the popup container; a keyboard open still focuses the first tabbable control. Popover.Root takes initialFocus="first" to opt back into the old behavior (Autocomplete needs it).
  • Close — the new useReturnFocus hook resolves FloatingFocusManager's returnFocus from the interaction that closed the popup. Escape, Enter/Space, a Close button, and item clicks return focus to the trigger; a pointer press outside or a mouse click on the trigger leaves focus where it is. It backs Popover, Menu, Select, Dialog, and Drawer. Autocomplete is excluded: its reference is a text input, where restoring focus is correct combobox behavior.

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Safari never focuses a button it was clicked on, so a popup opened or dismissed
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In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/menu/menu.test.tsx`:
- Around line 403-440: Add a menu-level integration test alongside the pointer
and keyboard opening tests that opens the menu, clicks a focusable element
outside it with the pointer, waits for dismissal, and asserts
document.activeElement remains that outside target rather than returning to the
trigger. Reuse the existing Menu.Root structure and verify the returnFocusRef
behavior through the public interaction.
In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-context.ts`:
- Around line 25-26: Update useReturnFocus and the Popover/Select context
contracts to return a reactive false | ref value, using false when pointer-close
clears the return target so FloatingFocusManager does not resolve or focus a
fallback. Propagate this value through PopoverRoot, PopoverPositioner, and
SelectPositioner into both focus managers, preserving correct behavior for
trigger-click and outside-pointer close paths. Affected sites:
packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-context.ts:25-26 (update
contract); packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-root.tsx:87-88, 114,
135 (propagate value);
packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-positioner.tsx:61-62 (pass
value to focus manager);
packages/headless/src/primitives/select/select-positioner.tsx:87 (update
contract/value usage).
In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover.test.tsx`:
- Around line 261-290: Add tests in the popover dismissal suite for return focus
after an outside click and after toggling the trigger closed, asserting focus
returns to the popover trigger for pointer interactions. Keep the existing
Escape and Popover.Close coverage, and do not add Popover.Item-specific tests.
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Preview: https://swingset-git-carp-headless-return-focus.clerkstage.dev/components/popover

Opening a Popover or Menu with the mouse in Safari painted a :focus-visible ring on the first control inside it, and dismissing it painted one on the trigger. Safari never focuses a button it was clicked on, so the popup becomes the page's first focused element, and every programmatic focus after that matches :focus-visible.

Focus modality now decides both ends:

  • Open — a pointer open focuses the popup container; a keyboard open still focuses the first tabbable control. Popover.Root takes initialFocus="first" to opt back into the old behavior (Autocomplete needs it).
  • Close — the new useReturnFocus hook resolves FloatingFocusManager's returnFocus from the interaction that closed the popup. Escape, Enter/Space, a Close button, and item clicks return focus to the trigger; a pointer press outside or a mouse click on the trigger leaves focus where it is. It backs Popover, Menu, Select, Dialog, and Drawer. Autocomplete is excluded: its reference is a text input, where restoring focus is correct combobox behavior.

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Safari never focuses a button it was clicked on, so a popup opened or dismissed
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Focus modality now decides both ends: the popup itself takes focus on a pointer
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🤖 Prompt for all review comments with AI agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
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Inline comments:
In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/menu/menu.test.tsx`:
- Around line 403-440: Add a menu-level integration test alongside the pointer
and keyboard opening tests that opens the menu, clicks a focusable element
outside it with the pointer, waits for dismissal, and asserts
document.activeElement remains that outside target rather than returning to the
trigger. Reuse the existing Menu.Root structure and verify the returnFocusRef
behavior through the public interaction.
In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-context.ts`:
- Around line 25-26: Update useReturnFocus and the Popover/Select context
contracts to return a reactive false | ref value, using false when pointer-close
clears the return target so FloatingFocusManager does not resolve or focus a
fallback. Propagate this value through PopoverRoot, PopoverPositioner, and
SelectPositioner into both focus managers, preserving correct behavior for
trigger-click and outside-pointer close paths. Affected sites:
packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-context.ts:25-26 (update
contract); packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-root.tsx:87-88, 114,
135 (propagate value);
packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-positioner.tsx:61-62 (pass
value to focus manager);
packages/headless/src/primitives/select/select-positioner.tsx:87 (update
contract/value usage).
In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover.test.tsx`:
- Around line 261-290: Add tests in the popover dismissal suite for return focus
after an outside click and after toggling the trigger closed, asserting focus
returns to the popover trigger for pointer interactions. Keep the existing
Escape and Popover.Close coverage, and do not add Popover.Item-specific tests.
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Opening a Popover or Menu with the mouse in Safari painted a :focus-visible ring on the first control inside it, and dismissing it painted one on the trigger. Safari never focuses a button it was clicked on, so the popup becomes the page's first focused element, and every programmatic focus after that matches :focus-visible.

Focus modality now decides both ends:

  • Open — a pointer open focuses the popup container; a keyboard open still focuses the first tabbable control. Popover.Root takes initialFocus="first" to opt back into the old behavior (Autocomplete needs it).
  • Close — the new useReturnFocus hook resolves FloatingFocusManager's returnFocus from the interaction that closed the popup. Escape, Enter/Space, a Close button, and item clicks return focus to the trigger; a pointer press outside or a mouse click on the trigger leaves focus where it is. It backs Popover, Menu, Select, Dialog, and Drawer. Autocomplete is excluded: its reference is a text input, where restoring focus is correct combobox behavior.

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Safari never focuses a button it was clicked on, so a popup opened or dismissed
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Focus modality now decides both ends: the popup itself takes focus on a pointer
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Adds keyboard-aware interaction utilities and the useReturnFocus hook. Integrates return-focus references into dialog, drawer, menu, popover, and select primitives. Adds configurable popover initial focus behavior. Expands focus-management tests for keyboard and pointer activation. Adds a Changeset file.

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In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/menu/menu.test.tsx`:
- Around line 403-440: Add a menu-level integration test alongside the pointer
and keyboard opening tests that opens the menu, clicks a focusable element
outside it with the pointer, waits for dismissal, and asserts
document.activeElement remains that outside target rather than returning to the
trigger. Reuse the existing Menu.Root structure and verify the returnFocusRef
behavior through the public interaction.
In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-context.ts`:
- Around line 25-26: Update useReturnFocus and the Popover/Select context
contracts to return a reactive false | ref value, using false when pointer-close
clears the return target so FloatingFocusManager does not resolve or focus a
fallback. Propagate this value through PopoverRoot, PopoverPositioner, and
SelectPositioner into both focus managers, preserving correct behavior for
trigger-click and outside-pointer close paths. Affected sites:
packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-context.ts:25-26 (update
contract); packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-root.tsx:87-88, 114,
135 (propagate value);
packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-positioner.tsx:61-62 (pass
value to focus manager);
packages/headless/src/primitives/select/select-positioner.tsx:87 (update
contract/value usage).
In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover.test.tsx`:
- Around line 261-290: Add tests in the popover dismissal suite for return focus
after an outside click and after toggling the trigger closed, asserting focus
returns to the popover trigger for pointer interactions. Keep the existing
Escape and Popover.Close coverage, and do not add Popover.Item-specific tests.
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Preview: https://swingset-git-carp-headless-return-focus.clerkstage.dev/components/popover

Opening a Popover or Menu with the mouse in Safari painted a :focus-visible ring on the first control inside it, and dismissing it painted one on the trigger. Safari never focuses a button it was clicked on, so the popup becomes the page's first focused element, and every programmatic focus after that matches :focus-visible.

Focus modality now decides both ends:

  • Open — a pointer open focuses the popup container; a keyboard open still focuses the first tabbable control. Popover.Root takes initialFocus="first" to opt back into the old behavior (Autocomplete needs it).
  • Close — the new useReturnFocus hook resolves FloatingFocusManager's returnFocus from the interaction that closed the popup. Escape, Enter/Space, a Close button, and item clicks return focus to the trigger; a pointer press outside or a mouse click on the trigger leaves focus where it is. It backs Popover, Menu, Select, Dialog, and Drawer. Autocomplete is excluded: its reference is a text input, where restoring focus is correct combobox behavior.

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Safari never focuses a button it was clicked on, so a popup opened or dismissed
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Focus modality now decides both ends: the popup itself takes focus on a pointer
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Adds keyboard-aware interaction utilities and the useReturnFocus hook. Integrates return-focus references into dialog, drawer, menu, popover, and select primitives. Adds configurable popover initial focus behavior. Expands focus-management tests for keyboard and pointer activation. Adds a Changeset file.

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Actionable comments posted: 3

🤖 Prompt for all review comments with AI agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.
Inline comments:
In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/menu/menu.test.tsx`:
- Around line 403-440: Add a menu-level integration test alongside the pointer
and keyboard opening tests that opens the menu, clicks a focusable element
outside it with the pointer, waits for dismissal, and asserts
document.activeElement remains that outside target rather than returning to the
trigger. Reuse the existing Menu.Root structure and verify the returnFocusRef
behavior through the public interaction.
In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-context.ts`:
- Around line 25-26: Update useReturnFocus and the Popover/Select context
contracts to return a reactive false | ref value, using false when pointer-close
clears the return target so FloatingFocusManager does not resolve or focus a
fallback. Propagate this value through PopoverRoot, PopoverPositioner, and
SelectPositioner into both focus managers, preserving correct behavior for
trigger-click and outside-pointer close paths. Affected sites:
packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-context.ts:25-26 (update
contract); packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-root.tsx:87-88, 114,
135 (propagate value);
packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-positioner.tsx:61-62 (pass
value to focus manager);
packages/headless/src/primitives/select/select-positioner.tsx:87 (update
contract/value usage).
In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover.test.tsx`:
- Around line 261-290: Add tests in the popover dismissal suite for return focus
after an outside click and after toggling the trigger closed, asserting focus
returns to the popover trigger for pointer interactions. Keep the existing
Escape and Popover.Close coverage, and do not add Popover.Item-specific tests.
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  • .changeset/headless-return-focus.md
  • packages/headless/src/hooks/use-return-focus.test.ts
  • packages/headless/src/hooks/use-return-focus.ts
  • packages/headless/src/primitives/autocomplete/autocomplete.test.tsx
  • packages/headless/src/primitives/dialog/dialog-context.ts
  • packages/headless/src/primitives/dialog/dialog-popup.tsx
  • packages/headless/src/primitives/dialog/dialog-root.tsx
  • packages/headless/src/primitives/drawer/drawer-popup.tsx
  • packages/headless/src/primitives/drawer/drawer-root.tsx
  • packages/headless/src/primitives/menu/menu-context.ts
  • packages/headless/src/primitives/menu/menu-positioner.tsx
  • packages/headless/src/primitives/menu/menu-root.tsx
  • packages/headless/src/primitives/menu/menu.test.tsx
  • packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-context.ts
  • packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-positioner.tsx
  • packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover-root.tsx
  • packages/headless/src/primitives/popover/popover.test.tsx
  • packages/headless/src/primitives/select/select-context.ts
  • packages/headless/src/primitives/select/select-positioner.tsx
  • packages/headless/src/primitives/select/select-root.tsx
  • packages/headless/src/utils/index.ts
  • packages/headless/src/utils/interaction-modality.test.ts
  • packages/headless/src/utils/interaction-modality.ts
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Makes sense to me!

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nice.

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alexcarpenter merged commit 2c464a3 into mainAug 6, 2026
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alexcarpenter deleted the carp/headless-return-focus branch August 6, 2026 15:42
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