RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat
Change the Selection API to support rich text as the current version may support flat text only.
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- Dominant language
- TypeScript
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Description
📝 Found in apps/meteor/client/lib/selectionRange.ts#L1
Commit: eeca122b913518d2231f9d9568a10873705845ee
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading apps/meteor/client/lib/selectionRange.ts at the referenced lines and inspect how the current Selection API represents selected content. Trace its callers to understand where flat-text assumptions apply. Done means the API supports rich-text selections while preserving the existing selection behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100