haileyok
commented
6 months ago Is this not the default way that text is selected on Android? I feel (although could be wrong!) that is the normal behavior that I've seen elsewhere but I don't really use Android.
Describe the bug On mobile (or Android, at least), text in posts can be selected even with multi-touch gestures. This causes problems e.g. when a three-finger hold gesture is used to start taking a screenshot.
When I try to take a screenshot and happen to press down in the post (with three fingers), post text is first selected, and then the screenshot gesture triggers.
To Reproduce
Use a multi-touch gesture over any text in a post.
Alternatively, touch in a different spot, then with a second finger on the text.
Expected behavior
Multi-touch gestures are ignored, text is only selected when there is one point of contact.
I believe that text selection should only ever work for the first contact point (first finger), and if a second contact point is ever detected before text selection starts, it should wait until all contact points are released. Alternatively, two contact points in the post text area could select the range - whatever solution feels intuitive and common.
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