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Select and drag text in the editor is broken, can recreate this on draftjs.org

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#1454 opened on Oct 25, 2017

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Description

Do you want to request a feature or report a bug? bug

What is the current behavior? Select and drag text in the editor is broken, causes unpredictable behaviour. Can recreate this on draftjs.org Ubuntu: Chromium Version 61.0.3163.100 Firefox Version 56.0 Windows: Chrome

**If the current behavior is a bug, please provide the steps to reproduce and if possible a minimal demo of the problem. You can use this jsfiddle to get started: **

Go to draftjs.org, enter a sentence into the editor, double click the first word to highlight it and drag it to another location in the editor.

The observed result is near different each time and is not what is expected, sometimes the dragged word remains in the original location and in the drop location, sometimes it is placed a few characters after the drop location.

It is tested at https://draftjs.org/

What is the expected behavior?

Move the selected text to the desired caret position.

Which versions of Draft.js, and which browser / OS are affected by this issue? Did this work in previous versions of Draft.js?

It is tested at https://draftjs.org/ Version 0.10.1 Version 0.10.4

Contributor guide

Tech stack
javascriptreact
Domain
frontend
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.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
ReactDraft.js basicsBrowser DOM events
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
20
Research direction
The issue describes a drag and drop bug in the Draft.js editor. Steps to reproduce are provided: double click a word and drag it. The behavior is unpredictable across browsers. The repository is archived, so no ongoing maintenance. Research could involve examining the draft.js source code for drag and drop handling, particularly in 'DraftEditorInput' or 'DraftEditorDragHandler' components, and testing with a local build.