Text selection in Chromium is difficult and inconsistent with the rest of the desktop
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Chromium Browser |
Unknown
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Unknown
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Unity |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
chromium-browser (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
unity (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: chromium-browser
PROBLEM
When clicking-
Other Ubuntu / Unity apps have text selection stop at the edge of a selectable text area, and require you to move the cursor up and down (while inside or outside the area) to expand the highlighted selection.
This behavior is a usability concern because it breaks people's expectations and causes undesirable behavior, and an accessibility concern because it requires precise cursor positioning in order to highlight a passage that runs to the edge of a selectable area.
HOW TO REPRODUCE
1. View this webpage in Chromium.
2. Highlight this text by clicking-
EXPECTED BEHAVIOR
Chromium's text selection behavior will be identical to the rest of the Unity desktop's, and will not cause accessibility problems for people who have trouble using a pointing device precisely.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: chromium-browser 10.0.648.
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-6-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Mar 15 16:33:41 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: chromium-browser
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-03-13 (1 days ago)
chromium-default: CHROMIUM_FLAGS=""
Changed in unity: | |
status: | New → Invalid |
Changed in unity (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Invalid |
CLARIFICATION FROM FURTHER TESTING
The behavior only works exactly as described in editable text fields. It affects other elements unpredictably.