heatherleaf
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3 years ago There are two UI ways to do this:
- let the user make the selection turn (depending on where the mouse is at) - this will only work if the first half of the selection is longer than the second half
- add a button when presenting results, so that the user can switch between a purely horizontal selection and a turned selection
The 1st solution is probably easier, the 2nd can be done together with #5
If we have a (horizontal) selection that ends in a (vertical) word, then it's also possible to let the selection continue downwards until the end of the (vertical) word. This can be a good alternative if there is no good word matching a selection.
There are two kinds of turns: ⤵︎ and ⤷, and the corresponding arrows have to be shown in the crossing cell.
We have to also take care if the user later extends the original selection horizontally, because then the turn should be removed.