dotnet / dotnet/maui

[Enhancement] Allow text selection and copy in Entry and Editor controls

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Description

## Summary
Read only Editor and Entry controls should allow selecting text and displaying context menu on a long-tap-event to allow Copy.

## Intended Use Case
This feature is important when displaying apps that has long articles like social networking, blogging, news, etc.

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Research direction

Start by locating the Entry and Editor control implementations and their platform-specific behavior. Check how read-only controls handle text selection and long-tap context menus across the supported platforms. Done means users can select and copy text from read-only controls, with the behavior verified on the relevant platforms.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop-dev, mobile-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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