crates/core/src/combobox.rs

@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ use gpui::prelude::FluentBuilder as _;
 use gpui::{
     App, Bounds, Context, ElementId, Entity, EventEmitter, InteractiveElement as _, IntoElement,
     KeyBinding, MouseButton, MouseDownEvent, ParentElement as _, Pixels, Render, Role,
-    ScrollHandle, SharedString, StatefulInteractiveElement as _, Styled as _, Subscription, Task,
-    Window, actions, canvas, deferred, div, px,
+    ScrollHandle, SharedString, StatefulInteractiveElement as _, StyleRefinement, Styled,
+    Subscription, Task, Window, actions, anchored, canvas, deferred, div, point, px,
 };
 use gpui_native_icons::{IconRole, icon};
-use gpui_native_theme::{ActiveTheme as _, Size};
+use gpui_native_theme::{ActiveTheme as _, BORDER_WIDTH, Size};
 
-use crate::common::{Sizable, h_flex, v_flex};
+use crate::common::{Sizable, StyledExt as _, h_flex, v_flex};
 use crate::input::{Input, InputState, InputStateEvent};
 use crate::scroll_area::ScrollArea;
 
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ where
     filter: Option<ComboboxFilter<T>>,
     unmatched: UnmatchedText,
     size: Size,
+    style: StyleRefinement,
 }
 
 impl<T> Combobox<T>
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ where
             filter: None,
             unmatched: UnmatchedText::default(),
             size: Size::default(),
+            style: StyleRefinement::default(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -165,6 +167,16 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+/// Style refinements set the combobox's width.
+impl<T> Styled for Combobox<T>
+where
+    T: Clone + PartialEq + 'static,
+{
+    fn style(&mut self) -> &mut StyleRefinement {
+        &mut self.style
+    }
+}
+
 /// Emitted when the combobox's value changes.
 pub struct ComboboxChanged;
 
@@ -189,6 +201,8 @@ where
     filter: ComboboxFilter<T>,
     unmatched: UnmatchedText,
     size: Size,
+    /// Width refinements from the builder, applied to the wrapper each render.
+    style: StyleRefinement,
     /// Handler reports in flight; held so they die with the state.
     tasks: Vec<Task<()>>,
     /// Keeps the query-event subscription tied to the state's lifetime.
@@ -225,6 +239,7 @@ where
 
         let subscription =
             cx.subscribe_in(&query, window, |state, _, event, window, cx| match event {
+                InputStateEvent::Focused => state.query_focused(window, cx),
                 InputStateEvent::TextChanged => state.text_changed(window, cx),
                 InputStateEvent::Blurred => state.blurred(window, cx),
                 _ => {}
@@ -248,6 +263,7 @@ where
             }),
             unmatched: combobox.unmatched,
             size: combobox.size,
+            style: combobox.style,
             tasks: Vec::new(),
             _subscription: subscription,
         }
@@ -364,6 +380,16 @@ where
         cx.notify();
     }
 
+    /// Gaining focus.
+    fn query_focused(&mut self, _window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
+        if self.selected.is_some() {
+            return;
+        }
+        self.refilter("");
+        self.highlight = (!self.visible.is_empty()).then_some(0usize);
+        cx.notify();
+    }
+
     /// Losing focus. [`UnmatchedText`] decides what the text becomes.
     fn blurred(&mut self, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
         self.highlight = None;
@@ -447,11 +473,25 @@ where
     T: Clone + PartialEq + 'static,
 {
     fn render(&mut self, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) -> impl IntoElement {
-        let (metrics, colors, radius) = {
+        let (metrics, colors, radius, panel_border, spacing_unit, shadows) = {
             let theme = cx.theme();
             let metrics = theme.sizes.resolve(self.size);
-            (metrics, theme.colors, theme.radius)
+
+            let panel_border = if theme.borders.overlays {
+                theme.colors.border
+            } else {
+                theme.colors.surface
+            };
+            (
+                metrics,
+                theme.colors,
+                theme.radius,
+                panel_border,
+                theme.spacing.unit,
+                theme.elevations.popover.shadows(),
+            )
         };
+
         let icon_size = metrics.dense_icon_size;
         let id = self.id.clone();
         let state = cx.entity();
@@ -490,7 +530,9 @@ where
             .id(id.clone())
             .key_context(COMBOBOX_CONTEXT)
             .relative()
-            .w_full()
+            .w(window.rem_size() * 12.0)
+            .min_w(window.rem_size() * 6.0)
+            .refine_style(&self.style)
             .role(Role::ComboBox)
             .aria_expanded(open)
             .aria_label(self.name.clone())
@@ -532,13 +574,14 @@ where
             .child(
                 Input::new((id.clone(), "query"), self.query.clone())
                     .placeholder(self.placeholder.clone())
+                    .placeholder_when_focused(true)
                     .with_size(self.size),
             )
             .child(
                 h_flex()
                     .absolute()
                     .right(metrics.dense_padding_x)
-                    .top((metrics.input_height - icon_size) / 2.)
+                    .top((metrics.input_height + BORDER_WIDTH * 2.0 - icon_size) / 2.)
                     .child(chevron),
             );
 
@@ -626,6 +669,10 @@ where
             };
 
             let panel_bounds: Rc<RefCell<Option<Bounds<Pixels>>>> = Rc::new(RefCell::new(None));
+            let popup_width = wrapper_bounds
+                .borrow()
+                .map(|bounds| bounds.size.width)
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| window.rem_size() * 12.0);
 
             let panel = v_flex()
                 .id((id.clone(), "panel"))
@@ -633,14 +680,14 @@ where
                     let name = format!("{id}-panel");
                     move || name
                 })
-                .mt_1()
-                .w_full()
+                .w(popup_width)
                 .p_1()
                 .bg(colors.surface)
                 .text_color(colors.foreground)
                 .rounded(radius.overlay)
                 .border_1()
-                .border_color(colors.border)
+                .border_color(panel_border)
+                .shadow(shadows)
                 .overflow_hidden()
                 .child(rows)
                 .child(
@@ -684,7 +731,9 @@ where
                     .inset_0(),
                 );
 
-            wrapper = wrapper.child(deferred(panel));
+            wrapper = wrapper.child(deferred(
+                anchored().offset(point(px(0.), spacing_unit)).child(panel),
+            ));
         }
 
         wrapper

crates/core/src/input.rs

@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ use unicode_segmentation::UnicodeSegmentation;
 
 use gpui::prelude::FluentBuilder as _;
 use gpui::{
-    AnyElement, App, AppContext as _, Bounds, ClipboardItem, ContentMask, Context, CursorStyle,
-    DefiniteLength, DispatchPhase, ElementId, Entity, EntityInputHandler, EventEmitter, Font,
-    HitboxBehavior, InteractiveElement as _, IntoElement, KeyBinding, KeyDownEvent, MouseButton,
-    MouseDownEvent, MouseMoveEvent, MouseUpEvent, ParentElement as _, Pixels, RenderOnce, Role,
-    ScrollDelta, ScrollEvent, SharedString, StatefulInteractiveElement as _, Styled as _,
-    Subscription, Task, TextAlign, TextRun, UTF16Selection, Window, WrappedLine, actions, canvas,
-    div, fill, point, px,
+    Animation, AnimationExt as _, AnyElement, App, AppContext as _, Bounds, ClipboardItem,
+    ContentMask, Context, CursorStyle, DefiniteLength, DispatchPhase, ElementId, Entity,
+    EntityInputHandler, EventEmitter, Font, HitboxBehavior, InteractiveElement as _, IntoElement,
+    KeyBinding, KeyDownEvent, MouseButton, MouseDownEvent, MouseMoveEvent, MouseUpEvent,
+    ParentElement as _, Pixels, RenderOnce, Role, ScrollDelta, ScrollEvent, SharedString,
+    StatefulInteractiveElement as _, Styled as _, TextAlign, TextRun, UTF16Selection, Window,
+    WrappedLine, actions, canvas, div, fill, point, px,
 };
 use gpui_native_icons::IconRole;
 use gpui_native_theme::{ActiveTheme as _, BORDER_WIDTH, ColorTokens, Size};
@@ -478,97 +478,6 @@ impl HistoryEntry {
     }
 }
 
-/// Caret blink controller.
-struct CaretBlink {
-    interval: Duration,
-    generation: usize,
-    visible: bool,
-    active: bool,
-    paused: bool,
-    /// Pending blink timers; held so they die with the controller.
-    tasks: Vec<Task<()>>,
-}
-
-impl CaretBlink {
-    fn new(_cx: &mut Context<Self>) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            interval: CARET_BLINK_INTERVAL,
-            generation: 0,
-            visible: true,
-            active: false,
-            paused: false,
-            tasks: Vec::new(),
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn visible(&self) -> bool {
-        self.visible
-    }
-
-    /// Starts blinking; the caret shows first and hides after one interval.
-    fn enable(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
-        if self.active {
-            return;
-        }
-        self.active = true;
-        self.visible = true;
-        self.paused = false;
-        self.schedule(cx);
-    }
-
-    /// Stops blinking. The caret stays hidden; paint gates on focus anyway.
-    fn disable(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
-        self.active = false;
-        self.visible = false;
-        self.paused = false;
-        cx.notify();
-    }
-
-    /// Holds the caret visible and restarts the hide timer.
-    fn pause(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
-        if !self.active {
-            return;
-        }
-        if !self.visible {
-            self.visible = true;
-            cx.notify();
-        }
-        self.paused = true;
-        self.generation += 1;
-        self.schedule_pause(cx);
-    }
-
-    fn tick(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
-        if !self.active || self.paused {
-            return;
-        }
-        self.visible = !self.visible;
-        cx.notify();
-        self.schedule(cx);
-    }
-
-    fn schedule(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
-        self.generation += 1;
-        self.schedule_pause(cx);
-    }
-
-    fn schedule_pause(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
-        let generation = self.generation;
-        let interval = self.interval;
-        let task = cx.spawn(async move |this, cx| {
-            cx.background_executor().timer(interval).await;
-            this.update(cx, |this, cx| {
-                if this.generation == generation {
-                    this.paused = false;
-                    this.tick(cx);
-                }
-            })
-            .ok();
-        });
-        self.tasks.push(task);
-    }
-}
-
 /// The application-owned state of a text field.
 pub struct InputState {
     text: String,
@@ -608,20 +517,18 @@ pub struct InputState {
     scroll_offset: gpui::Point<Pixels>,
     /// Set by every caret-affecting change.
     scroll_to_caret_pending: bool,
-    /// Drives the focused caret's blink.
-    caret_blink: Entity<CaretBlink>,
-    /// The shaped line and element bounds, recorded during each paint,
-    /// and shared with hit-testing and the IME geometry conversions.
+    /// Bumped on every edit.
+    caret_epoch: usize,
+    /// When the current caret epoch started.
+    caret_epoch_started: Option<Instant>,
+    /// The shaped line and element bounds, recorded during each paint.
     layout: Rc<RefCell<Option<InputLayout>>>,
-    /// Keeps the field repainting on blink ticks. Dropping it unsubscribes.
-    _caret_blink_subscription: Subscription,
 }
 
 impl EventEmitter<InputStateEvent> for InputState {}
 
 impl InputState {
     fn new_inner(cx: &mut Context<Self>) -> Self {
-        let caret_blink = cx.new(CaretBlink::new);
         Self {
             text: String::new(),
             cursor: 0,
@@ -651,9 +558,9 @@ impl InputState {
             goal_x: None,
             scroll_offset: point(Pixels::ZERO, Pixels::ZERO),
             scroll_to_caret_pending: true,
-            caret_blink: caret_blink.clone(),
+            caret_epoch: 0,
+            caret_epoch_started: Some(Instant::now()),
             layout: Rc::new(RefCell::new(None)),
-            _caret_blink_subscription: cx.observe(&caret_blink, |_, _, cx| cx.notify()),
         }
     }
 
@@ -663,9 +570,6 @@ impl InputState {
     }
 
     /// Creates the state entity with initial text, caret at the end.
-    ///
-    /// Newlines become spaces; flip the field to multiline with [`set_multiline`]
-    /// before `set_value` to seed lines.
     pub fn new_with_text(text: impl Into<String>, cx: &mut App) -> Entity<Self> {
         let text = sanitize(text.into(), false);
         cx.new(|cx| {
@@ -683,10 +587,6 @@ impl InputState {
     }
 
     /// Replaces the whole value and collapses the selection to the end.
-    ///
-    /// Newlines become spaces unless the field is multiline. Emits
-    /// [`InputStateEvent::TextChanged`] when the value changed; setting the
-    /// current value is a no-op.
     pub fn set_value<V>(&mut self, value: V, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>)
     where
         V: Into<String>,
@@ -868,7 +768,8 @@ impl InputState {
         cx.notify();
         self.scroll_to_caret_pending = true;
         self.goal_x = None;
-        self.caret_blink.update(cx, |blink, cx| blink.pause(cx));
+        self.caret_epoch += 1;
+        self.caret_epoch_started = Some(Instant::now());
         window.notify_text_input_changed(&self.focus_handle);
     }
 
@@ -901,10 +802,11 @@ impl InputState {
         }
         self.focused = focused;
 
+        // A fresh focus starts a fresh blink epoch, so the caret shows solid
+        // for one interval before blinking resumes.
         if focused {
-            self.caret_blink.update(cx, |blink, cx| blink.enable(cx));
-        } else {
-            self.caret_blink.update(cx, |blink, cx| blink.disable(cx));
+            self.caret_epoch += 1;
+            self.caret_epoch_started = Some(Instant::now());
         }
 
         cx.emit(if focused {
@@ -915,8 +817,22 @@ impl InputState {
     }
 
     /// Whether the caret should paint.
-    pub fn caret_visible(&mut self, focused: bool, cx: &mut Context<Self>) -> bool {
-        focused && !self.read_only && self.caret_blink.read(cx).visible()
+    pub fn caret_visible(&mut self, focused: bool) -> bool {
+        let elapsed = self
+            .caret_epoch_started
+            .map(|started| started.elapsed())
+            .unwrap_or_default();
+        self.caret_blink_visible_at(focused, elapsed)
+    }
+
+    /// The visibility math at a given time since the epoch started.
+    pub fn caret_blink_visible_at(&self, focused: bool, elapsed: Duration) -> bool {
+        if !focused || self.read_only {
+            return false;
+        }
+        let period = CARET_BLINK_INTERVAL * 2;
+        (elapsed.as_millis() as u64 % period.as_millis() as u64)
+            < CARET_BLINK_INTERVAL.as_millis() as u64
     }
 
     /// Replaces a byte range with `text` and collapses the caret to its end.
@@ -1317,7 +1233,7 @@ impl InputState {
         }
 
         // A caret promises that typing lands there; in read-only it does not.
-        if focused && self.caret_visible(focused, cx) && self.selection().is_empty() {
+        if focused && self.caret_visible(focused) && self.selection().is_empty() {
             self.paint_caret(origin, font_size, colors.foreground, window);
         }
 
@@ -1903,8 +1819,10 @@ pub struct Input {
     placeholder: SharedString,
     size: Size,
     disabled: bool,
+    /// The placeholder stays visible while focused.
+    placeholder_when_focused: bool,
     a11y_label: Option<SharedString>,
-    /// Multiline field height in rows; ignored when the state is single-line.
+    /// Multiline field height in row, ignored when the state is single-line.
     rows: usize,
     prefix: Option<AnyElement>,
     suffix: Option<AnyElement>,
@@ -1922,6 +1840,7 @@ impl Input {
             placeholder: SharedString::default(),
             size: Size::default(),
             disabled: false,
+            placeholder_when_focused: false,
             a11y_label: None,
             rows: DEFAULT_ROWS,
             prefix: None,
@@ -1944,6 +1863,12 @@ impl Input {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Shows the placeholder while the field is focused.
+    pub fn placeholder_when_focused(mut self, when_focused: bool) -> Self {
+        self.placeholder_when_focused = when_focused;
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Renders the field inert, unfocusable, and dimmed; disabled always wins.
     pub fn disabled(mut self, disabled: bool) -> Self {
         self.disabled = disabled;
@@ -1991,12 +1916,13 @@ impl RenderOnce for Input {
         let radius = theme.radius;
         let metrics = theme.sizes.resolve(self.size);
         let focus_handle = self.state.read(cx).focus_handle.clone();
-
         let focused = focus_handle.is_focused(window);
+
         let is_empty = self.state.read(cx).text.is_empty();
         let is_password = self.state.read(cx).is_password();
         let revealed = self.state.read(cx).is_revealed();
         let multiline = self.state.read(cx).is_multiline();
+        let recording = focused && !self.disabled && !self.state.read(cx).is_read_only();
 
         let small = theme.sizes.resolve(Size::Small);
         let docked_height = small.control_height + BORDER_WIDTH * 2.0;
@@ -2041,6 +1967,97 @@ impl RenderOnce for Input {
                 .child(element)
         };
 
+        let canvas_element = {
+            let canvas = canvas(
+                {
+                    let state = self.state.clone();
+                    move |bounds, window, cx| {
+                        // The hitbox backs the I-beam hover cursor.
+                        let hitbox = window.insert_hitbox(bounds, HitboxBehavior::Normal);
+                        let wrap_width = multiline.then(|| {
+                            (bounds.size.width - field_padding.left - field_padding.right)
+                                .max(Pixels::ZERO)
+                        });
+                        let text = state.read(cx).shape_current_text(wrap_width, window);
+                        (text, hitbox)
+                    }
+                },
+                {
+                    let state = self.state.clone();
+                    let focus = focus_handle.clone();
+                    let disabled = self.disabled;
+
+                    move |bounds, (text, hitbox), window, cx| {
+                        if !disabled {
+                            window.set_cursor_style(CursorStyle::IBeam, &hitbox);
+                        }
+
+                        let dragging = state.update(cx, |state, cx| {
+                            state.paint(text, bounds, field_padding, colors, window, cx)
+                        });
+
+                        if disabled {
+                            return;
+                        }
+
+                        window.handle_input(
+                            &focus,
+                            gpui::ElementInputHandler::new(bounds, state.clone()),
+                            cx,
+                        );
+
+                        window.on_mouse_event({
+                            let state = state.clone();
+                            move |event: &ScrollEvent, phase, window, cx| {
+                                if phase != DispatchPhase::Bubble
+                                    || !bounds.contains(&event.position)
+                                {
+                                    return;
+                                }
+
+                                let delta = match event.delta {
+                                    ScrollDelta::Pixels(delta) => delta,
+                                    ScrollDelta::Lines(lines) => point(
+                                        px(lines.x * SCROLL_LINES_HEIGHT),
+                                        px(lines.y * SCROLL_LINES_HEIGHT),
+                                    ),
+                                };
+
+                                let consumed = state
+                                    .update(cx, |state, cx| state.scroll_by(delta, window, cx));
+
+                                if consumed {
+                                    cx.stop_propagation();
+                                }
+                            }
+                        });
+
+                        if dragging {
+                            InputState::register_drag_listeners(&state, window);
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
+            )
+            .absolute()
+            .inset_0();
+            if recording {
+                let epoch = self.state.read(cx).caret_epoch;
+                let animation_id = ElementId::from(SharedString::from(format!(
+                    "{self_id}-caret-blink-{epoch}",
+                    self_id = self.id,
+                )));
+                canvas
+                    .with_animation(
+                        animation_id,
+                        Animation::new(CARET_BLINK_INTERVAL * 2).repeat(),
+                        |canvas, _| canvas,
+                    )
+                    .into_any_element()
+            } else {
+                canvas.into_any_element()
+            }
+        };
+
         h_flex()
             .id(self.id.clone())
             .debug_selector(|| "input-field".to_string())
@@ -2098,93 +2115,18 @@ impl RenderOnce for Input {
                     .when_some(line_height, |region, line_height| {
                         region.items_start().line_height(line_height)
                     })
-                    .when(is_empty && !focused, |region| {
-                        region.child(
-                            div()
-                                .text_color(colors.muted_foreground)
-                                .when(multiline, |placeholder| placeholder.pt(vertical_inset))
-                                .child(self.placeholder.clone()),
-                        )
-                    })
-                    .child(
-                        canvas(
-                            {
-                                let state = self.state.clone();
-                                move |bounds, window, cx| {
-                                    // The hitbox backs the I-beam hover cursor.
-                                    let hitbox =
-                                        window.insert_hitbox(bounds, HitboxBehavior::Normal);
-                                    let wrap_width = multiline.then(|| {
-                                        (bounds.size.width
-                                            - field_padding.left
-                                            - field_padding.right)
-                                            .max(Pixels::ZERO)
-                                    });
-                                    let text =
-                                        state.read(cx).shape_current_text(wrap_width, window);
-                                    (text, hitbox)
-                                }
-                            },
-                            {
-                                let state = self.state.clone();
-                                let focus = focus_handle.clone();
-                                let disabled = self.disabled;
-
-                                move |bounds, (text, hitbox), window, cx| {
-                                    if !disabled {
-                                        window.set_cursor_style(CursorStyle::IBeam, &hitbox);
-                                    }
-
-                                    let dragging = state.update(cx, |state, cx| {
-                                        state.paint(text, bounds, field_padding, colors, window, cx)
-                                    });
-
-                                    if disabled {
-                                        return;
-                                    }
-
-                                    window.handle_input(
-                                        &focus,
-                                        gpui::ElementInputHandler::new(bounds, state.clone()),
-                                        cx,
-                                    );
-
-                                    window.on_mouse_event({
-                                        let state = state.clone();
-                                        move |event: &ScrollEvent, phase, window, cx| {
-                                            if phase != DispatchPhase::Bubble
-                                                || !bounds.contains(&event.position)
-                                            {
-                                                return;
-                                            }
-
-                                            let delta = match event.delta {
-                                                ScrollDelta::Pixels(delta) => delta,
-                                                ScrollDelta::Lines(lines) => point(
-                                                    px(lines.x * SCROLL_LINES_HEIGHT),
-                                                    px(lines.y * SCROLL_LINES_HEIGHT),
-                                                ),
-                                            };
-
-                                            let consumed = state.update(cx, |state, cx| {
-                                                state.scroll_by(delta, window, cx)
-                                            });
-
-                                            if consumed {
-                                                cx.stop_propagation();
-                                            }
-                                        }
-                                    });
-
-                                    if dragging {
-                                        InputState::register_drag_listeners(&state, window);
-                                    }
-                                }
-                            },
-                        )
-                        .absolute()
-                        .inset_0(),
-                    ),
+                    .when(
+                        is_empty && (!focused || self.placeholder_when_focused),
+                        |region| {
+                            region.child(
+                                div()
+                                    .text_color(colors.muted_foreground)
+                                    .when(multiline, |placeholder| placeholder.pt(vertical_inset))
+                                    .child(self.placeholder.clone()),
+                            )
+                        },
+                    )
+                    .child(canvas_element),
             )
             .when_some(self.suffix, |input, suffix| {
                 input.child(edge_zone("input-suffix", suffix))

crates/core/tests/combobox.rs

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 
 use gpui::{
-    AppContext as _, Context, Entity, IntoElement, ParentElement as _, Render, SharedString,
-    Styled as _, TestAppContext, VisualTestContext, Window, div,
+    AppContext as _, Context, Entity, IntoElement, MouseButton, ParentElement as _, Render,
+    SharedString, Styled as _, TestAppContext, VisualTestContext, Window, div, point, px,
 };
 use gpui_native_core::combobox::{Combobox, ComboboxOption, ComboboxState};
 use gpui_native_core::init;
@@ -99,6 +99,31 @@ fn draw(visual: &mut VisualTestContext) {
     });
 }
 
+fn click(visual: &mut VisualTestContext, position: gpui::Point<gpui::Pixels>) {
+    visual.simulate_mouse_down(position, MouseButton::Left, gpui::Modifiers::default());
+    visual.simulate_mouse_up(position, MouseButton::Left, gpui::Modifiers::default());
+}
+
+/// Clicking into a valueless combobox field opens the options right away:
+/// no keystroke is needed to see the choices.
+#[test]
+fn clicking_the_empty_field_opens_the_popup() {
+    let mut host = combo_host(false, false);
+
+    // Inside the field, which sits at the top of the padded host.
+    click(&mut host.visual, point(px(100.), px(27.)));
+    draw(&mut host.visual);
+
+    assert!(
+        host.state.read_with(&host.cx, |state, _| state.is_open()),
+        "clicking the empty field should show the options"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        host.visual.debug_bounds("test-combo-panel").is_some(),
+        "the options panel should be rendered"
+    );
+}
+
 fn focus(host: &mut ComboHost) {
     let state = host.state.clone();
     host.visual.update(|window, cx| {

crates/core/tests/field_bench.rs

@@ -38,8 +38,11 @@ impl Render for FieldHost {
     }
 }
 
-/// A field page in a real window, with the url input focused.
-fn field_host() -> (
+/// A field page in a real window; the url input is focused unless
+/// `focus` is false, which leaves the page truly idle.
+fn field_host(
+    focus: bool,
+) -> (
     TestAppContext,
     Entity<InputState>,
     Rc<RefCell<usize>>,
@@ -64,8 +67,10 @@ fn field_host() -> (
     });
     let mut visual = VisualTestContext::from_window(window.into(), &cx);
     visual.update(|window, cx| {
-        let focus = url.read(cx).focus_handle();
-        window.focus(&focus, cx);
+        if focus {
+            let focus = url.read(cx).focus_handle();
+            window.focus(&focus, cx);
+        }
         window.draw(cx).clear(cx);
     });
     (cx, url, renders, visual)
@@ -94,17 +99,27 @@ fn type_and_time(visual: &mut VisualTestContext, text: &str) -> std::time::Durat
 
 #[test]
 fn an_idle_field_page_schedules_no_frames() {
-    let (_cx, _url, _renders, mut visual) = field_host();
+    let (_cx, _url, _renders, mut visual) = field_host(false);
     let frames = visual.update(|window, cx| window.simulate_next_frame(cx));
     assert_eq!(
         frames, 0,
-        "an idle field page must not request animation frames"
+        "an idle unfocused field page must not request animation frames"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn a_focused_field_page_schedules_frames_for_its_blink() {
+    let (_cx, _url, _renders, mut visual) = field_host(true);
+    let frames = visual.update(|window, cx| window.simulate_next_frame(cx));
+    assert!(
+        frames > 0,
+        "the focused caret's blink needs frames to redraw at the blink cadence"
     );
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn field_typing_frame_cost() {
-    let (_cx, _url, _renders, mut visual) = field_host();
+    let (_cx, _url, _renders, mut visual) = field_host(true);
     let elapsed = type_and_time(&mut visual, "dsdsadsadadadada");
     assert!(
         elapsed.as_millis() < 1000,

crates/core/tests/input.rs

@@ -269,42 +269,45 @@ fn read_only_refuses_edits_but_keeps_selection_and_copy() {
     assert_eq!(clipboard, "lo");
 
     // The caret is suppressed entirely while read-only.
-    let caret = cx.update(|cx| state.update(cx, |state, cx| state.caret_visible(true, cx)));
+    let caret = cx.update(|cx| state.update(cx, |state, _| state.caret_visible(true)));
     assert!(!caret);
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn caret_blinks_while_focused_and_holds_solid_while_typing() {
+fn the_caret_visibility_is_pure_time_math_against_the_epoch() {
     let (cx, state, mut visual) = input_window("", false);
     focus(&mut visual, &state);
-    visual.update(|window, cx| {
-        window.draw(cx).clear(cx);
-    });
-    visual.run_until_parked();
+    let caret = || cx.update(|cx| state.update(cx, |state, _| state.caret_visible(true)));
 
-    let caret = || cx.update(|cx| state.update(cx, |state, cx| state.caret_visible(true, cx)));
-
-    // The caret shows on focus, hides after one interval, and reappears
-    // after another.
-    assert!(caret());
-    cx.executor().advance_clock(Duration::from_millis(500));
-    visual.run_until_parked();
-    assert!(!caret());
-    cx.executor().advance_clock(Duration::from_millis(500));
-    visual.run_until_parked();
+    // Fresh focus starts a new epoch: the caret shows solid — the elapsed
+    // time since the epoch began is microseconds, far under one interval.
     assert!(caret());
 
-    // Typing holds the caret solid and restarts the cycle.
+    // Typing restarts the epoch, so the caret stays solid through edits.
     visual.simulate_keystrokes("a");
     assert!(caret());
-    cx.executor().advance_clock(Duration::from_millis(500));
-    visual.run_until_parked();
-    assert!(!caret());
 
-    // An unfocused field reports no caret.
-    let caret_unfocused =
-        cx.update(|cx| state.update(cx, |state, cx| state.caret_visible(false, cx)));
-    assert!(!caret_unfocused);
+    // The blink cadence itself: hidden in the second half of the cycle.
+    let hidden = cx.update(|cx| {
+        state.update(cx, |state, _| {
+            state.caret_blink_visible_at(true, Duration::from_millis(700))
+        })
+    });
+    assert!(!hidden);
+    let visible = cx.update(|cx| {
+        state.update(cx, |state, _| {
+            state.caret_blink_visible_at(true, Duration::from_millis(300))
+        })
+    });
+    assert!(visible);
+
+    // An unfocused field reports no caret, at any point in the cycle.
+    let unfocused = cx.update(|cx| {
+        state.update(cx, |state, _| {
+            state.caret_blink_visible_at(false, Duration::from_millis(100))
+        })
+    });
+    assert!(!unfocused);
 }
 
 #[test]

docs/CHECKLIST.md

@@ -130,12 +130,33 @@ Gaps surfaced by the signed comparison; ordered by signed's usage.
       `Theme::borders.overlays` (and dark mode), taking the surface color
       where the platform paints none; it rides the popover elevation, so
       dark mode's no-shadow rule applies to it too
+- [x] Combobox platform chrome — the popup border behind
+      `Theme::borders.overlays` (and dark mode), taking the surface color
+      where the platform paints none, and riding the popover elevation for
+      the light-mode shadow; the trigger is a plain `Input`, so it
+      already carries the full field treatment, and the chevron recenters on
+      the field's full height, border included; the popup mounts on
+      `deferred(anchored().offset(...))` like the Popover — out of the
+      wrapper's layout, one spacing gap below, window-clamped — and always
+      matches the combobox's width; the combobox itself is no longer full
+      width: it takes a compact default and style refinements on the builder
+      (`.w(...)`) set the width; the empty field keeps its placeholder while
+      focused (`Input::placeholder_when_focused`) and clicking into it opens
+      the options right away, with no keystroke needed
+- [x] Combobox platform chrome — the popup border behind
+      `Theme::borders.overlays` (and dark mode), taking the surface color
+      where the platform paints none; the trigger is a plain `Input`, so it
+      already carries the full field treatment, and the chevron recenters on
+      the field's full height, border included
 - [x] Button, Checkbox, Switch, Radio + RadioGroup, Toggle, Link, Slider,
       Progress, Avatar (image + seeded pixel-art fallback)
 - [x] Spinner — painted ring + rotating-icon variant, indeterminate and
       determinate; replaces `Tab::busy`'s placeholder
 - [x] Input — single-line, password with reveal, multiline, undo/redo, actions
-      + key context, caret blink
+      + key context, caret blink (time-math driven: the focused field mounts a
+      repeating blink animation whose frames redraw the caret, the caret is
+      solid for one interval after each edit, and an idle unfocused page
+      schedules no frames)
 - [x] ScrollArea, Popover, Menu, Tooltip, Dialog / AlertDialog, Toast,
       Alert + alerts stack
 - [x] Select, Segmented, ContextMenu, EmptyState, Badge

examples/gallery/src/main.rs

@@ -1257,7 +1257,10 @@ impl ComboboxDemo {
                 )
                 .selected(SharedString::from("main"))
                 .placeholder("Switch branch…")
-                .keep_unmatched_text(),
+                .keep_unmatched_text()
+                // Widths are style refinements on the builder; the popup
+                // always matches whatever the combobox ends up being.
+                .w(px(280.)),
                 window,
                 cx,
             )