Shift+arrow text selection in Dash doesn't reduce, only increases
Bug #737740 reported by
Matthew Paul Thomas
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unity |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Joseph Wen | ||
| unity (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
1. Open the Dash.
2. Type "abcd".
3. Press Left once, to move the caret between "c" and "d".
4. Press Shift+Left twice, to select the text "bc".
5. Press Shift+Right.
6. Press Shift+Right.
7. Press Shift+Right.
What happens:
5. "bc" remain selected, and a second caret appears between them.
6. "bc" remain selected, and a third caret appears after them.
7. "bcd" becomes selected, and a fourth caret appears after them.
What should happen:
5. The selection reduces to "c".
6. Nothing is selected.
7. "d" is selected.
Problem occurs in: unity 3.6.6-0ubuntu1, Ubuntu Natty
Does not occur in: GEdit, LibreOffice, Tomboy
Related branches
lp:~wenjoseph/nux/fix-for-bug-737740
- Jay Taoko (community): Approve
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Diff: 11 lines (+1/-0)1 file modifiedNux/TextEntry.cpp (+1/-0)
| Changed in unity: | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Changed in unity (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Changed in unity: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| tags: | added: bitesize |
| Changed in unity: | |
| assignee: | nobody → Joseph Wen (wenjoseph) |
| status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
| Changed in unity (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
Revision history for this message
| Christian Pommranz (christian-pommranz) wrote | #1 |
Revision history for this message
| Robert Carr (robertcarr) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in unity: | |
| status: | In Progress → Fix Released |
| Changed in unity (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | In Progress → Fix Released |
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I think we should mark this bug as "fix released". At least for me it is working as expected (on oneiric). Could somebody confirm this please?