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Bug 750692 - Touch text selection: magnifier can't be seen, obscures drag handle
Touch text selection: magnifier can't be seen, obscures drag handle
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gtk+
Classification: Platform
Component: .General
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gtk-bugs
gtk-bugs
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2015-06-10 10:48 UTC by Allan Day
Modified: 2015-06-11 15:58 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

Attachments
Adwaita: update text selection handles (139.42 KB, patch)
2015-06-10 17:38 UTC, Jakub Steiner 		committed Details | Review
texthandles: Move start handle to bottom (3.67 KB, patch)
2015-06-10 17:57 UTC, Carlos Garnacho 		committed Details | Review

Description Allan Day 2015-06-10 10:48:39 UTC 
When dragging a text selection handle, the magnifier can appear over the handle (and under the user's finger). This means that the magnifier isn't visible. It also means that you can't see the handle you're dragging.

One possible solution would be to have both drag handles below the text selection, rather than having the first handle above and the second below.
Comment 1 Jakub Steiner 2015-06-10 17:38:32 UTC 
Created attachment 305001 [details] [review]
Adwaita: update text selection handles

- we'll put both handles to teh bottom
- renamed top, bottom to start and end. will be easier
  for rtl too.
Comment 2 Carlos Garnacho 2015-06-10 17:57:03 UTC 
Created attachment 305006 [details] [review]
texthandles: Move start handle to bottom

The asset is going to change to point upwards, so physically place
the handle below the text position.
Comment 3 Matthias Clasen 2015-06-11 01:25:28 UTC 
Something is going wrong with selection updates here - as I drag the handle, the selection is jumping around wildly.
Comment 4 Matthias Clasen 2015-06-11 15:53:55 UTC 
the jumping selection is wayland-only, so not directly related.
Comment 5 Carlos Garnacho 2015-06-11 15:55:34 UTC 
Attachment 305001 [details] pushed as c8d70c8 - Adwaita: update text selection handles
Attachment 305006 [details] pushed as fc6871b - texthandles: Move start handle to bottom