Fixes #50526 Fixes https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/42841 Fixes https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/49875 ### Summary Fix `autosave: on_focus_change` not firing reliably when leaving editors with nested focus targets (e.g. multibuffer/search flows). ### Root cause Autosave on focus change was wired to `on_blur` of the item focus handle. `on_blur` only fires when that exact handle is the focused leaf, which misses common descendant-to-outside focus transitions. ## Fix In `crates/workspace/src/item.rs`, switch autosave subscription from: - `cx.on_blur(&self.read(cx).focus_handle(cx), ...)` to: - `cx.on_focus_out(&self.read(cx).focus_handle(cx), ...)` Autosave behavior and guards remain unchanged: - only for `AutosaveSetting::OnFocusChange` - only when focus truly left the item (`!contains_focused`) - skipped when modal is active (`!has_active_modal`) ### Impact - Fixes missed autosaves when moving focus from item descendants to other UI (terminal, file tree, search inputs, etc.). - No behavior change for other autosave modes (`off`, `after_delay`, `on_window_change`). ### Video [Screencast from 2026-03-04 15-23-07.webm](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/81135999-320f-40f3-9673-7c0460e5a14a) Release Notes: - Fixed an issue where `"autosave": "on_focus_change"` would not reliably work in multibuffers. --------- Co-authored-by: MrSubidubi <finn@zed.dev>
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