Botframework-webchat: [Question] Multiline input textbox

[Stardox]

Is it possible to enable the multiline support / text wrap of the textbox (_wc-shellinput_)? If so is it possible out-of-the box, for example via a setting / WebChat parameter?

After a short research I found following issue, however it seems that it has been abandoned long time ago.

I have tried to replace the input itself with textarea element (after the initialization and rendering of the chat), however even though I achieved the multiline, it was no longer possible to send the messages anymore.

[rosskyl]

I just did this by doing a custom build of BotChat.js. You just need to change Shell.tsx to use a textarea on line 155 and then change the events to be types of React.KeyboardEvent<HtmlTextAreaElement>. Then you build it and use that instead of linking to the cdn's BotChat.js.

[compulim]

Stay tuned. It is coming in Web Chat v4.

[Stardox]

Thanks both of you for the responses!

In the meantime I have managed to workaround it by hiding the original wc-shellinput and rendering my own TextArea element in its place. Next up, I have hooked up my own event listener on the send button which will move the text from my own TextArea into the original wc-shellinput React component. Not the pretties approach, but will do for now. :-)

Closing my question.