Yes, this is really annoying for those of us used to typing out emotes or using tab complete extensions. I'm willing to bet it doesn't play well with IME or screenreaders either, as well as the lag issues. (Wouldn't surprise me if it also causes some layout/clickable area issues I've seen occasionally since it was enabled for me, but can't be sure about that.)
This kind of thing literally causes me to chat less, because the text box drives me crazy. At the very least, I'll avoid Twitch emotes.
Yes, this is really annoying for those of us used to typing out emotes or using tab complete extensions. I'm willing to bet it doesn't play well with IME or screenreaders either, as well as the lag issues. (Wouldn't surprise me if it also causes some layout/clickable area issues I've seen occasionally since it was enabled for me, but can't be sure about that.)
This kind of thing literally causes me to chat less, because the text box drives me crazy. At the very least, I'll avoid Twitch emotes.