breaks HTMLElement.focus() preventScroll option

[diminutivesloop]

Current behavior

When code under test calls HTMLElement.focus() with the preventScroll option set to true, the page under test scrolls the focused element into view.

Desired behavior

HTMLElement.focus() should behave the same whether or not it's called in the context of a Cypress test and preserve the current scroll position when the preventScroll option is set to true.

Test code to reproduce

https://github.com/diminutivesloop/cypress-test-tiny/blob/breaks-preventscroll/cypress/integration/spec.js

Versions

Cypress 6.6.0
Chrome 88.0.4324.190
Windows 10

[brion-fuller]

I have a similar issue regarding custom elements. If I have an input inside of a custom element and redirect focus to this input (mostly for form support), the user can no longer physically click on the input. Is there a reason to prevent calling the native focus method if available?

[jennifer-shehane]

The code for this is done, but this has yet to be released. We'll update this issue and reference the changelog when it's released.

[cypress-bot]

Released in 7.7.0.

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