MCPE-128407Selecting text does not highlight it
The bug
Text does not get highlighted when selected, for example with ctrl+a or with shift+left/right arrow keys. This makes it impossible to see what text is selected.
Steps to reproduce:
- Open chat
- Enter some text
- Select some text, for example with ctrl+a or with shift+left/right arrow keys.
→ 
Text is not highlighted, and remains visually unchanged
Linked Issues
Attachments1
- Unresolved
Sprunkles- 25
- 8
- Confirmed
- 378900
- Windows
- accessibility text-cursor ui
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Created Issue:
Selecting text does not highlight it
The bug
Text does not get highlighted when selected, for example with Ctrl+A or with Shift+left/right arrow keys. This makes it impossible to see what text is selected.
What I expected to happen was:
For the text to be highlighted upon being selected.
What actually happens:
The text remains exactly the same.
Steps to reproduce:
- Open chat
- Enter some text
- Select some text, for example with Ctrl+a or with Shift+left/right arrow keys.
→
![[Mod] OcelotOnesie](../../../data/avatars/users/43220.png){kind=small}
![[MCQA] v-weszaj](../../../data/avatars/users/18941.svg){kind=small}
The bug
Text does not get highlighted when selected, for example with
Ctrl+Aor withShift+left/right arrow keys. This makes it impossible to see what text is selected.
What I expected to happen was:For the text to be highlighted upon being selected.
What actually happens:
The text remains exactly the same.
Steps to reproduce:
- Open chat
- Enter some text
- Select some text, for example with
Ctrl+a or withShift+left/right arrow keys.→
The bug
Text does not get highlighted when selected, for example with ctrl+a or with shift+left/right arrow keys. This makes it impossible to see what text is selected.
Steps to reproduce:
- Open chat
- Enter some text
- Select some text, for example with ctrl+a or with shift+left/right arrow keys.
→
![[Mod] EVGENSYPERPRO](../../../data/avatars/users/92853.png){kind=small}
![[Mod] GoldenHelmet](../../../data/avatars/users/18951.svg){kind=small}
relates to
![[Helper] lillybeacon](../../../data/avatars/users/93893.png){kind=small}
![[Mod] tryashtar](../../../data/avatars/users/41963.png){kind=small}
Click and drag doesn't select text at all. Ctrl+x, ctrl+c, ctrl+z and ctrl+y have no effect either.
Affects other platforms too, not just windows