How to not auto-insert trigger character ('@') when calling openMentionMenu

[ahsanswr]

Hey, whenever I call openMentionMenu, it auto inserts the trigger character. I have a button which I am using to call this. Issue is if the user presses the button multiple times it inserts multiple '@@@@...' into the editor, which is undesirable. I want the trigger char to only get inserted once user actually selects from the menu. Is this possible?

[dosubot[bot]]

Hey @ahsanswr! I'm here to help you with any bugs, questions, or contributions you have. Let's get started!

The lexical-beautiful-mentions plugin currently inserts the trigger character when openMentionMenu is called, as handled by the $insertMentionOrTrigger function. This function inserts a text node with the trigger character if no value is provided ^[1].

To prevent the automatic insertion of the trigger character, you would need to modify the behavior of this function. Unfortunately, there isn't a built-in configuration option to change this behavior directly. You might consider customizing the plugin by altering the $insertMentionOrTrigger function to conditionally insert the trigger character only when a mention is selected, rather than when the menu is opened. This would involve checking the context in which openMentionMenu is called and adjusting the logic accordingly.

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[sodenn]

It is not possible to achieve this behavior directly with this plugin. A possible solution would be to check whether there is a trigger character directly in front of the cursor and then deactivate the button.