Selecting text problem

Joey Chen
Joey Chen Member Posts: 13 ✭✭
edited November 20 in English Forum

Hi,

In a recent update I've noticed an error that impacts how I commonly use Logos.  I usually select a portion of text and copy it for printing in a word processor but I've noticed that the text selection has problems when dragging a large portion of text.  

I start at one place in the text but by the time I am done dragging to the end of where I need to copy the starting point has moved on its own.

Is this a known problem?

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  • Graham Owen
    Graham Owen Member Posts: 665

    Joey Chen said:

    In a recent update I've noticed an error that impacts how I commonly use Logos.  I usually select a portion of text and copy it for printing in a word processor but I've noticed that the text selection has problems when dragging a large portion of text.  

    I start at one place in the text but by the time I am done dragging to the end of where I need to copy the starting point has moved on its own.

    This happened to me a couple of times last week, I thought that I must have made a mistake as it worked subsequently.

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    Graham

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  • MJ. Smith
    MJ. Smith MVP Posts: 53,405

    This has happened to me in a stranger sense - it has flipped directions as if I were scrolling up rather than down. But because I can't predict it I've been unable to document it.

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  • Graham Criddle
    Graham Criddle MVP Posts: 32,634

    Hi Joey - and welcome to the forums.

    Joey Chen said:

    I start at one place in the text but by the time I am done dragging to the end of where I need to copy the starting point has moved on its own.

    This sounds like "smart selection" which was a new feature in 5.2 - see http://community.logos.com/forums/p/76715/536938.aspx#536938 for a description.

    If this is a big issue for you it can be enabled / disabled in Program Settings

    Graham

  • Joey Chen
    Joey Chen Member Posts: 13 ✭✭

    Hi Graham,

    I had smart text selection turned off when I had the problem and I just turned it on and experienced the same problem.

    when trying to select a large portion of text by selection with the mouse or by selection and using page down and holding shift to select a large portion of text the starting point moves on its own.

  • Angela Murashov
    Angela Murashov Member Posts: 1,532

    Joey Chen said:

    I had smart text selection turned off when I had the problem and I just turned it on and experienced the same problem.

    when trying to select a large portion of text by selection with the mouse or by selection and using page down and holding shift to select a large portion of text the starting point moves on its own.

    Joey, What is the resource that you are using? Could you please provide some specific reproduction steps that will help me reproduce this issue? Also, are you experiencing this issue on Mac or Windows? Thank you [:)]

  • Joey Chen
    Joey Chen Member Posts: 13 ✭✭

    Hi Angela,

    This was with multiple resources.  Most recently it was with romans commentaries from the NICNT and BECNT.  I would use a mouse and drag downward a large amount of text and copy and paste it into Word.  But I would notice that the starting point was not where I started.  I would try it again and before copying scroll up to the start point and it moved down lower than where I started.  This also occurred if I started with the mouse and then used CRTL-SHIFT and paged down and then selected.

    I am using Windows.

    I tried it again today after a few logos updates and noticed it didn't occur on my first try.

    Joey, What is the resource that you are using? Could you please provide some specific reproduction steps that will help me reproduce this issue? Also, are you experiencing this issue on Mac or Windows? Thank you Smile

  • Chris Culy (Logos)
    Chris Culy (Logos) Member, Logos Employee Posts: 177
  • Angela Murashov
    Angela Murashov Member Posts: 1,532

    For updates on this issue

    This will be fixed in 5.2 SR4.