microsoft / microsoft/terminal

Terminal exits Mark mode when selecting text by word with JAWS

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Area-Accessibility Issue-Bug Product-Terminal
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Description

### Windows Terminal version

1.24.10921.0

### Windows build number

10.0.26100.8246

### Other Software

_No response_

### Steps to reproduce

1. Open Terminal.
2. Turn on JAWS screen reader.
3. Make Terminal print some output, e.g., by sending the `ver` command.
4. Enter the Mark mode, e.g., by using the Control + Shift + M keyboard shortcut.
5. Navigate to the begining of some word in the output using the arrow keys.
6. Press Control + Shift + Right arrow to select text by word.

### Expected Behavior

By repeating the Control + Shift + Right arrow keyboard shortcut, Terminal should select text one word at a time.

### Actual Behavior

Terminal exits the Mark mode and does not allow selecting text by word.

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