TextAreaField: unable to set minimum height for initial load

[shivom-thakur]

General objective

Ensure the textarea component functions correctly with resize: auto by properly respecting and applying the configured minimum height, providing a consistent and predictable user experience.

Specific objectives

Identify why the textarea does not honor the defined min-height when resize is set to auto.
Fix the autosize behavior so the textarea initializes with at least the specified minimum height.
Ensure the textarea dynamically grows with content without shrinking below the minimum height.
Validate that the fix works across supported browsers and does not introduce regressions.
Update related styles or logic (CSS/JS) to maintain consistency with existing textarea behavior.
Add or update tests (unit/integration) to cover min-height and auto-resize scenarios, if applicable.

Outcome

The textarea renders with the configured minimum height on initial load.
With resize: auto, the textarea expands correctly based on content and never shrinks below the minimum height.
Behavior is consistent across all supported browsers.
No existing textarea functionality or styling is broken.
Relevant tests are added or updated and pass successfully.
The fix is reviewed, merged, and documented if required (e.g., changelog or component docs).

[shivom-thakur]

Hi, please provide a fix for this issue.

[millus]

Hi! Thank you for the heads up! The image you provided is not visible, can you please re-add it? I am curious if its the new TextArea component in the next folder you are referring to here? Or the exisiting "old" TextArea?

[millus]

I can see the image now, it looks like the "old" one. We will look into the prioritizing in our planning meeting.

Do you have the possibility to try out the new TextArea component that we released on wednesday and see if that will solve your issue? https://storybook.eds.equinor.com/?path=/docs/eds-2-0-beta-inputs-textarea--docs This one you set rows to be your initial height and then auto resize is default behaviour. Set maxRows if you need a max height it is allowed to expand before being scrollable. You can also set maxLength to have a number of max character allowed to enter to prevent very long inputs.

[shivom-thakur]

We are using 2.4.0. old one. In that need fix for initial height.