Edit comment - Spaces are not displayed in edit box

[isagoico]

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Expected Result:

Spaces should be visible in edit comment box

Actual Result:

Spaces are not visible in edit comment box.

Action Performed:

1. Navigate to a conversation
2. Send a message with the following text

Hello 
Space
Test

3. Right click on the message and click edit comment.

Workaround:

N/a

Platform:

Where is this issue occurring?

Web ✔️
iOS
Android
Desktop App
Mobile Web

Version Number: 1.0.43-0

Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856

Notes/Photos/Videos:

Expensify/Expensify Issue URL: https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~01aab2d470107fe14c

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From @roryabraham https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C01GTK53T8Q/p1620849222131700

When editing a comment, newlines do not appear in the text box.

[MelvinBot]

Triggered auto assignment to @zanyrenney (AutoAssignerTriage), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4749 for more details.

[MelvinBot]

Triggered auto assignment to @stitesExpensify (Engineering), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4319 for more details.

[stitesExpensify]

@roryabraham this can probably be external unless you're working on it already, right?

[roryabraham]

Yep I'm not working on this, so let's get this on Upwork!

[MelvinBot]

Triggered auto assignment to @NicMendonca (External), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/8582 for more details.