openclaw / openclaw/openclaw-windows-node
[Bug]: Cannot reliably select/highlight text in chat messages
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Description
Description
When OpenClaw sends a long paragraph of text in chat, selecting a portion of it by click-dragging is unreliable. Multi-line selection within the body of a message frequently fails or selects unexpected ranges.
Steps to reproduce
- Open Chat in the Windows companion app
- Have the agent send a multi-paragraph response
- Try to click-drag to highlight a specific portion of text spanning multiple lines
- Observe that selection doesn't track the cursor reliably
Expected behavior
Text selection should work like any standard text control: click-drag selects exactly the range indicated by the cursor, including across multiple lines within a single message.
Actual behavior
Selection is unreliable. It may fail to start, jump to unexpected ranges, or not extend across line boundaries within the message body.
Environment
- Windows companion app (WebView2 chat UI)
- Affects both light and dark mode
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in the Windows companion app's WebView2 chat UI with a multi-paragraph response. Inspect the chat message text-selection handling and verify behavior in both light and dark mode. Done means click-dragging selects the exact range across multiple lines without failing or jumping.
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- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
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