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Summary

This PR makes Enter save a comment when the user is creating a comment. Shift+Enter still creates a new line as before.

Closes #2669

Rationale

This is a UX improvement

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Testing

Added component tests

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  • Code follows the project's coding standards.
  • Unit tests covering the new feature have been added.
  • All existing tests pass.
  • The documentation has been updated to reflect the new feature

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  • New Features

    • Comment, reply, and edit submissions now support configurable Enter-key behavior.
    • Enter submits by default; Shift+Enter creates a line break, while Mod+Enter always submits.
    • Submission behavior is consistent across comment editors and floating composers.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Prevented empty, duplicate, repeated-key, and in-progress composition submissions.
    • Improved submission behavior during text composition and in read-only mode.
  • Documentation

    • Added guidance for configuring comment keyboard submission behavior.

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The change adds a shared comment submission extension, forwards keyboard events through the extension manager, configures comment editors to use the extension, and adds unit and end-to-end coverage for submission behavior.

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Layer / File(s) Summary
Keyboard event propagation
packages/core/src/editor/BlockNoteExtension.ts, packages/core/src/editor/managers/ExtensionManager/*
Keyboard shortcut callbacks now receive the original KeyboardEvent. Dispatch preserves nested event state and reports shortcut consumption.
Comment submission extension
packages/core/src/comments/CommentEditorSubmitExtension.ts, packages/core/src/comments/extension.ts, packages/core/src/comments/index.ts, packages/core/src/comments/CommentEditorSubmitExtension.test.ts
CommentEditorSubmitExtension handles Enter and Mod-Enter submission, composition, repeat events, empty content, read-only editors, and duplicate submissions. CommentsExtension exposes submitOnEnter, which defaults to true.
Comment editor integration
packages/react/src/components/Comments/*, tests/src/end-to-end/comments/comments.test.tsx
Comment, thread, and floating composer editors use the shared extension. Controllers provide callbacks for edits, new threads, and replies. Tests cover Enter behavior, line breaks, composition, and empty submissions.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~30 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Editor
  participant CommentEditorSubmitExtension
  participant CommentController
  participant CommentsExtension
  Editor->>CommentEditorSubmitExtension: Press Enter or Mod-Enter
  CommentEditorSubmitExtension->>CommentEditorSubmitExtension: Validate event and editor state
  CommentEditorSubmitExtension->>CommentController: Submit editor document
  CommentController->>CommentsExtension: Create thread, add reply, or update comment
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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to b3648

Comment editors now submit on Enter while preserving Shift+Enter line breaks, and duplicate submissions are prevented. The change is ready to merge.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly describes the primary change: Enter submits comments in the comment editor. It is concise and related to the broader comment, reply, and edit submission changes.
Description check ✅ Passed The description includes all required sections and explains the feature, rationale, impact, and testing. Some details are brief, and the documentation checklist remains unchecked even though documenta…
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event.stopPropagation();

if (!editor.isEmpty && !event.repeat) {
onSubmit?.();

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Prevent concurrent submissions.

A second non-repeating Enter can invoke onSubmit while the first save is pending. FloatingComposer can create duplicate threads, and Thread can add duplicate replies with the same editor content. Add an in-flight ref before invoking onSubmit, ignore subsequent submissions while it is set, and clear it in finally after the promise settles.

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In `@packages/react/src/components/Comments/CommentEditor.tsx` at line 55, Update
the submission handler in CommentEditor around onSubmit so it tracks an
in-flight submission with a ref, returns early when a submission is already
pending, sets the ref before invoking onSubmit, and clears it in finally after
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