V. 5.2 SR-4 (5.2.0.0110) Text Selection Still Has Bug

Allen Browne said:

Hi Bill

...I'm using the same version (and with smart text selection turned off), but the first word selected remains selected after extending it with Shift+click.

Hopefully whatever solves the crash issue you posted in a separate thread also solves this one.

Hi Allen,

Thanks for the response! OK, so I tried restarting L5 (no change) & then rebooting (since I hadn't done so since the crashes). Same behavior. In NIV's Romans 2 (or any other resource), here's what happens (though it's sometimes more characters that get dropped). I think I've figured out why you didn't see it. I don't think I remembered to say I was using right-click to select the 1st word. If I do, repeatable. If I select a word with left-click, I get the results you saw.


Here's how to reproduce the error:1st right click to select "things":

Then press shift & mouse click several lines down to extend the selection:

Notice that 1st 2 characters of "things" are no longer selected.

Is this repeatable on your system?

Dave Hooton said:

But why do it when you get a big menu box in the way of your possible range?

Arthritis & RSI in both wrists/hands. I don't have to hold a mouse button down in order to drag the selection (felt much more in my fingers & wrists than is clicking left-click + shift key). Two single clicks get the entire text selected. Hitting escape to clear the context menu is a small price to pay. [:)]

Blessing!

Chris Culy (Logos) said:

Bill, as a tip, you can accomplish the same thing without getting the context menu and having to dismiss it with the escape key . If you left-click where you want your selection to begin and then hold Shift and left-click where you want the end of the selection to be, it should accomplish the same thing. The only difference is that it won't look like you're selecting anything until you left-click the second time. Note: this also works in most other software applications as well (web browsers, word processors, etc.).

Hope that helps!

Hi Chris,

I appreciate your response! Actually I knew that. In case you wonder why I chose to do it that way, I'm on study leave right now using L5 (tablet proved too slow) to highlight the text I'd have underlined if I were doing a traditional book study. And I'm working at it up to 16hr a day for the 2 weeks of the study. So I'm trying to avoid holding a mouse button down long enough to select all the text---especially since I'm still reading & trying decide exactly how much I want to highlight. The RSI- / arthritis- friendly version of mousing for a text selection is to START by right-clicking on it. Escape to clear the context menu is still a small price to pay for not having to press or hold any other button (mouse or keyboard) until final determination of how much text to select. Then only, press shift + left-click to extend the selection. Try it. You'll be amazed at how much less work that is on your wrists & hands.

I clarify not to correct you but as a blessing to anyone else who struggles with hand/wrist pain. [:)]

Bradley Grainger (Logos) said:

Chris didn't say to hold the mouse button down. 

His proposed technique was: left click (release the button!) then Shift+Left-Click where you want the selection to end. (You only need to press the Shift key for that second click.)

This saves you from having to press Esc to clear the context menu. 

Ah! Got it, & that works!

Chris, Bradley, & Logos folks, THANKS for your persistent efforts to help us. You folks are the best!

Blessings to you!