Double click and drag #99071
Description
Flutter doesn't correctly support double click and drag to select by word.
To reproduce
- Run any app with a text input or selectable text (such as the one given below).
- Double click some text, but don't release the second click.
- Drag to a new part of the text.
Expected: The selection is expanded or extended word-by-word (tried on TextEdit and Chrome on a Mac) in both directions.
Actual: The text is extended character-by-character and stops in the reverse direction.
| TextEdit on Mac | Flutter on Mac |
|---|---|
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Code
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
void main() => runApp(const MyApp());
class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
const MyApp({
Key? key,
}) : super(key: key);
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return MaterialApp(
title: 'Flutter Demo',
theme: ThemeData(
primarySwatch: Colors.blue,
),
home: Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(
title: const Text('Flutter Demo'),
),
body: const Center(
child: TextField(),
),
),
);
}
}