Combobox should have an option to select all text on click
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Description
Originally by @jojule
This would make re-entering text much faster. Currently you have to click and then select the text before replacing it.
Imported from https://dev.vaadin.com/ issue #7116
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue does not name files or tests. Start by locating the Combobox implementation in the Vaadin framework and reviewing its current click and text-selection behavior. Done means an optional select-all-on-click behavior is available and works without changing the existing default behavior.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100