1327867 - Mouse position isn't respected during text selection

Status: UNCONFIRMED

(Core :: DOM: Selection, defect, P5)

Description

[arni2033]

>>>   My Info:   Win7_64, Nightly 49, 32bit, ID 20160526082509
STR_1:
1. Open url [1]
2. Move mouse between letters "s" and "d" on the page, move mouse (vertically) below text "asdf"
3. hold left mouse button to start text selection, move mouse pointer to the left and right a bit

AR:  Text is selected far away from mouse pointer (part of word "hello" becomes selected)
ER:  No text should be selected


STR_2:
1. Open url [1]
2. Move mouse between letters "s" and "d" on the page, hold left mouse button to start text selection
3. Move mouse (vertically) below text "asdf", move mouse pointer to the left and right a bit

AR:  Text selection changes far away from mouse pointer (part of word "hello" becomes selected)
ER:  Text selection shouldn't change

> [1] data:text/html,asdf<div style="transform: translateX(200px);"><a>hello<img src="about:logo" width="100">

Comment 1

[ovidiu boca[:Ovidiu]]

Tested on Windows 7 x32 and Mac OS X 10.10 and I see what is the issue here I have the same actual result. I have the same behavior on Chrome and Safari. From my point of view this is not a bug, but I will assign to a component, I think the appropriate one, and see what is there opinion about this.

Comment 2

[Jens Stutte [:jstutte]]

Bulk-downgrade of unassigned, >=3 years untouched DOM/Storage bug's priority.

If you have reason to believe this is wrong, please write a comment and ni :jstutte.