cerebroapp/cerebro

feat: support text highlighting/selection in textfield via trackpad clicks and gestures (macOS)

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#120 opened on Feb 14, 2017

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Description

Whenever I want to select a portion of a text I wrote on the text/input field via click+drag or gesture (3 finger selection), it keeps dragging the main windows rather than selecting the text. Double-clicking to select a whole word or using Shift+Arrow keys to works fine.

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Tech stack
javascriptelectron
Domain
desktop
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
JavaScriptElectronevent handling
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60
Research direction
Investigate the event handling for trackpad clicks and gestures in the main window. Look at how text selection is handled in the input field and why the window drag event takes precedence. Consider the use of 'passive' event listeners or checking event properties. See the code in the renderer process, likely in the input component.