thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android

Marking text (with the mouse) in the message preview

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Description

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App version

6.804

Where did you get the app from?

Google Play

Android version

14

Device model

No response

Steps to reproduce

When I want to mark text (with the mouse) in the message preview and move the cursor over the text, the mouse pointer changes to a comma. This is fine, but as soon as I start to highlight text, a few letters are highlighted and the whole message starts scrolling to the next or previous message (like when I want to scroll through messages on the touch screen to next or previous). So you can't mark more than two or three letters from the message... Tested on Samsung Dex on external screen (dock was used) and USB mouse.

Expected behavior

Just a standard text label for the option of copying to the clipboard.

Actual behavior

It is possible to mark only a few letters.

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue on Android 14 using Samsung DeX and a USB mouse, then trace the message preview's text-selection and swipe-navigation handling. Done means selecting more than a few letters no longer navigates to the next or previous message, while copying selected text remains possible.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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