Ionaru / Ionaru/easy-markdown-editor
Only one word can be selected on touchscreens
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Description
On a touchscreen device (e.g. iPad) it is only possible to select a single word by double tapping or long pressing.
This is not the expected behaviour for Textarea. In a standard Textarea, it is possible to select multiple words by dragging the selection handles.
It is possible for this to work as expected in a browser-based editor. One example would be the editor in the [Datenstrom Yellow Edit Extension](https://github.com/annaesvensson/yellow-edit/blob/main/edit.js) (website/blog/cms).
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the selection behavior on an iPad or other touchscreen, then compare it with a standard Textarea and the browser-based editor in the linked Datenstrom Yellow Edit Extension example. Done means dragging the selection handles can select multiple words in the editor, not only a single word.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100