From cb18a48d5013c3cde543acef2b4fe6704b0d4656 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Audric Ackermann <audric@loki.network>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 17:29:07 +1100
Subject: [PATCH] fix event propogation on links in messages

---
 ts/components/conversation/Linkify.tsx | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/Linkify.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/Linkify.tsx
index 37313d478..558bad7ff 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/Linkify.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/Linkify.tsx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export class Linkify extends React.Component<Props> {
           !HAS_AT.test(url)
         ) {
           results.push(
-            <a key={count++} href={url}>
+            <a key={count++} href={url} onClick={this.handleClick}>
               {originalText}
             </a>
           );
@@ -85,4 +85,10 @@ export class Linkify extends React.Component<Props> {
 
     return results;
   }
+
+  // disable click on <a> elements so clicking a message containing a link doesn't
+  // select the message.The link will still be opened in the browser.
+  public handleClick = (e: any) => {
+    e.stopPropagation();
+  };
 }