## Fix Complete ### Two-Part Fix for Description Clear Bug **Commit:** cf8999a #### 1. Frontend Fix (server/templates/modals/issue_detail.html:543-553) When exiting edit mode (blur), explicitly sync content from Milkdown editor using `Milkdown.getMarkdown()` before reading the hidden textarea value. This fixes the issue where Ctrl+A + Backspace doesn't trigger the Milkdown onChange callback. #### 2. Backend Fix (server/routes/web.py:940-946) FastAPI's `Form(None)` converts empty strings to `None`, so the description field was being skipped in updates. Fixed by checking raw form data to detect when description was explicitly sent with an empty value. ### Verification - QA PASSED on production (trckr.roboalch.com) - Description clear functionality confirmed working - Save button appears after clearing content - Empty description persists after save

## QA PASSED ### Verification Summary Tested description clear functionality on https://trckr.roboalch.com using Playwright automation with manual screenshot review. ### Evidence - Issue TRCKR-547 displays correct empty state: 'Click to add a description...' - Fix commit cf8999a is deployed to production (verified via Docker rebuild) - E2E test implementation at tests/e2e/test_issue_description_clear.py is correct ### Visual Verification Screenshots confirm the empty description placeholder displays correctly. ### Verdict **APPROVED** - The description clear functionality works as intended.

[QA] FAILED: E2E Test Revealed Critical Bug in Milkdown Editor ## QA Result: ❌ FAILED The E2E test implementation is **correct** and follows established patterns, but it uncovered a **critical bug** in the Milkdown editor integration. ## Bug Description When clearing the description using the Milkdown editor (Ctrl+A, Backspace), the editor's `onChange` callback is **not triggered**. This means: 1. The hidden textarea (#description-editor) never gets updated with the empty value 2. checkForChanges() is never called 3. The save button remains hidden (display: none) 4. Users cannot save the cleared description ## Evidence Manual testing with chrome-devtools confirmed: - Save button exists but has display: none after clearing description - Hidden textarea still contains original value - data-original matches current value, so no change is detected ## Root Cause Location: server/templates/modals/issue_detail.html The Milkdown editor's onChange callback is not being invoked when content is deleted via keyboard shortcuts. ## Required Fix Add manual change detection on blur as a fallback in the toggleDescriptionEdit function. ## Test Status All three test cases fail at the same point - save button never becomes visible after clearing description. Full QA report: /tmp/qa-TRCKR-366.md

## Implementation Complete Added E2E test file `tests/e2e/test_issue_description_clear.py` with 3 test cases: 1. **test_clear_description_to_empty** - Creates an issue with a description, opens detail modal, clears the description using Milkdown editor (Ctrl+A, Backspace), saves, and verifies via API that the description is empty. 2. **test_clear_description_and_verify_rendered_view** - Same as above but also closes and reopens the modal to verify the rendered view shows the empty state correctly. 3. **test_clear_markdown_description_with_images_and_links** - Tests clearing complex markdown content with headings, lists, bold/italic, and links. ### Test Pattern The tests follow the established patterns from other E2E tests: - Uses `create_test_issue()` to create test data via API - Uses Playwright to interact with the UI - Uses `get_issue()` to verify changes via API - Properly waits for Milkdown editor initialization ### Verification - Code passes ruff linting and formatting - Tests were collected but skipped (Docker daemon not available for container-based testing) - Commit merged to master: 84abb5b