Fix for repeating in some instances, e.g. pidgin.

internal/app/submitted_text.go

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+// Copyright (c) 2026 Storm Dragon
+// Authors: Storm Dragon, Angus Kola
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+package app
+
+import (
+	"git.stormux.org/storm/cthulhu/internal/atspi"
+	"git.stormux.org/storm/cthulhu/internal/input"
+)
+
+// A submission can clear an entry before its message appears in a transcript.
+// Do not mistake that clear for an editing command. Unknown input/caret data,
+// other controls and selected-text replacement keep their existing feedback.
+func (state *eventLoopState) submitted_text_clear(event atspi.Event, activity input.Activity) bool {
+	source := event.Source
+	if event.Type != atspi.TextDeletedEvent || event.Payload == "" || event.Detail1 != 0 ||
+		!activity.PlainEnter || activity.Sequence == 0 || !atspi.IsEchoEditField(source) ||
+		(source.Role != "text" && source.Role != "entry") || source.Autocomplete || source.LiveRegion ||
+		source.ID() != state.focusedID || !source.TextCaretKnown || source.BrailleCaret != 0 ||
+		source.BrailleLineStart != 0 || source.Text != "" || source.TextBeforeCaret != "" || source.BrailleLine != "" ||
+		source.SelectionEnd > source.SelectionStart {
+		return false
+	}
+	if state.selection.id == source.ID() && state.selection.end > state.selection.start {
+		return false
+	}
+	// Some providers report selection removal before the deletion itself.
+	return state.selectionCaretID != source.ID() || state.selectionCaretSequence != activity.Sequence
+}