Upgrade Storage[iPadOS] Text selection range abruptly changes after releasing Apple Pencil
Debug ID: D1336193600
Hi,
I encountered an issue while selecting text using my Apple Pencil. Could you please investigate and resolve this behavior?
Steps to reproduce:
1. Long press any word with the Apple Pencil to start text selection.
2. While touching the screen, move the tip of the Pencil to another word. The text will be selected on a word-by-word basis, meaning the entire word will be selected instead of just the part of the word where the tip is pointing.
3. Release the tip of the Pencil from the display. The caret at the end of your selection will suddenly jump to the middle of the word where the tip was pointing.
Expected behavior:
• The selection range should remain exactly the same before and after releasing the Pencil. If the caret position changes to the point of release, it disrupts the WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) experience during text selection.
If this behavior—where the caret respects the pencil tip position—was intentional, I would suggest adding an option to adjust the selection behavior. Word-based selection is very useful for highlighting paragraphs.
Hi,
I encountered an issue while selecting text using my Apple Pencil. Could you please investigate and resolve this behavior?
Steps to reproduce:
1. Long press any word with the Apple Pencil to start text selection.
2. While touching the screen, move the tip of the Pencil to another word. The text will be selected on a word-by-word basis, meaning the entire word will be selected instead of just the part of the word where the tip is pointing.
3. Release the tip of the Pencil from the display. The caret at the end of your selection will suddenly jump to the middle of the word where the tip was pointing.
Expected behavior:
• The selection range should remain exactly the same before and after releasing the Pencil. If the caret position changes to the point of release, it disrupts the WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) experience during text selection.
If this behavior—where the caret respects the pencil tip position—was intentional, I would suggest adding an option to adjust the selection behavior. Word-based selection is very useful for highlighting paragraphs.
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michalrentkaThanks for reporting, we can reproduce and yes it's a bit unexpected behavior. We'll see what we can do about it.