PathOfBuildingCommunity / PathOfBuildingCommunity/PathOfBuilding

[Minor] Ctrl+A Does not Highlight all text in entry box

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Description

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Is your feature request related to a problem?

No

Describe the solution you'd like

If possible, allowing CTRL+A to highlight all text in an entry box would be a wonderful quality of life improvement.

Thanks for all of your hard work!

Describe alternatives you've considered

N.A

Additional context

Keyboard shortcuts.

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Research direction

No source file, test, or entry point is identified in the issue. Locate the entry-box keyboard-input handling and verify how Ctrl+A behaves across relevant text fields; done means Ctrl+A highlights all text in an entry box without breaking other keyboard shortcuts.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
lua
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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