Closed Bug 4327 Opened 25 years ago Closed 25 years ago

[DOGFOOD] Selection only changes while over text

Categories

(Core :: DOM: Selection, defect, P3)

All
Windows NT
defect

Tracking

()

VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 12221

People

(Reporter: michael.j.lowe, Assigned: mjudge)

References

Details

The current selection behaviour is different from other applications.
Currently, after clicking down on some text and dragging the mouse around, the
selection will only change when the cursor is over some text.   If the mouse is
not currently over some text, but there is some unselected text between the
current cursor point and the point where the mouse was clicked down, the
unselected text will only become selected when the cursor enters a text block.
This is not how other apps work: the selection should change even when there is
unselected text between the mouse down point and the current mouse location and
the mouse is not over some text.
Hardware: PC → All
yes, all of those things. This makes for frustating behavior when trying to select text separated by blank lines. Moreover, you
can't select some text and then select more by drag-scrolling like you should be able to.
the bug is cross platform so marking it as such.

some random* build dates: MacMonkey 3-26 Linux 3-28 and probably NT 3-26

*of course not random these are builds where the bug can be repro'd, maybe earlier, but definitely these.

I'd just like to state that I saw this bug and was about to write it up and then presto! I get a notice that says this bug is just here
waiting for us. Man, I love the net.
Status: NEW → ASSIGNED
Target Milestone: M7
moving to m7 this is a bit tricky and will require some work.
Target Milestone: M7 → M8
I hate to do it but i must put this off.  I didnt get to as much of selecting at
a line as i wanted to thus this problem is also affected. I am sure next
milestone i can finish this stuff up.
Per a request from Selection and Search component eng (mjudge) and qa (elig),
moving all "Selection and Search" bugs to new "Selection" component.  Original
"Selection and Search" component will be retired.
QA Contact: claudius → elig
[QA Assigning to self.]
Target Milestone: M8 → M9
did alot of background on this but did not complete anything yet will have to
double up for next milestone.
Target Milestone: M9 → M10
still workin on it. groundwork complete i am sure the rest will be done easily
*** Bug 6820 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Summary: Selection only changes while over text → [DOGFOOD] Selection only changes while over text
*** Bug 10679 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Status: ASSIGNED → RESOLVED
Closed: 25 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
this is a dup of 12221 or visa versa.  this is working except in tables and
outside of "everything"

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 12221 ***
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
Verifying that both bugs cover the same issue, and that this bug is a duplicate
of the other (really vice-versa, but whatever. ;)
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