First emoticon after Thunderbird starts does not work

[DenMar51]

Thunderbird 102.1.0 Windows 10 21H2

Expect that emoticon should appear when selected.

First emoticon used after Thunderbird starts does not show and has to be selected a second time. After that they work fine.

Start Thunderbird and use an emoticon in an email... first click on one does not show up.

[mganss]

In the new version for 102 that uses a web extension it's hard to distinguish between the focus being in the subject vs the message body. Does the first emoji get swallowed completely or does it appear in the subject field?

[DenMar51]

I hadn't even noticed that it goes in the subject field sometimes. But now that I'm aware of that I pay attention and it does get swallowed completely some of the time as well. I've also noticed that I see this in a reply more than a new email. When I do a second emoji it appears in the message body.

[mganss]

Try clicking in the message body right before you click the emoji button in the toolbar.

[DenMar51]

That works. Even if I've already entered text in the message body I need to click.