TINYDOC-3528: Clicking the reply button triggered an editor blur event

modules/ROOT/pages/8.8.0-release-notes.adoc

@@ -71,6 +71,21 @@ The {productname} {release-version} release includes an accompanying release of
 
 For information on the **<Premium plugin name 1>** plugin, see: xref:<plugincode>.adoc[<Premium plugin name 1>].
 
+=== Comments
+
+The {productname} {release-version} release includes an accompanying release of the **Comments** premium plugin.
+
+**Comments** includes the following fix.
+
+==== Clicking the reply button triggered an editor blur event
+// #TINYMCE-12236
+
+Previously, selecting the reply button on a comment thread, such as *1 reply*, could cause the editor to fire a `+blur+` event, even though the user was still working within the editor. Expanding the replies re-rendered the comment, and because the focused element was removed during the re-render, focus fell back to the document body instead of remaining within the editor. The editor interpreted this loss of focus as the user leaving the editor entirely. Applications that rely on the `+blur+` event to detect when editing has finished could behave incorrectly.
+
+In {productname} {release-version}, the Comments plugin preserves editor focus when expanding replies. The editor no longer fires an unexpected `+blur+` event when the reply button is selected.
+
+For information on the **Comments** plugin, see: xref:introduction-to-tiny-comments.adoc[Comments].
+
 === TinyMCE AI
 
 The {productname} {release-version} release includes an accompanying release of the **TinyMCE AI** premium plugin.