Cannot copy/paste links

[dselman]

Cannot select links in the markdown editor (using mouse or keyboard) because the link editor pops-up during selection.

Bug Report 🐛

1. Open a document containing a link
2. Attempt to copy/paste the link
3. The link cannot be selected using either the mouse or keyboard because as soon as the selection enters the link the pop up appears

Expected Behavior

Should be able to select a link.

Current Behavior

Over-eager pop-up prevents selection.

Possible Solution

Timer? Click into a link to activate the pop-up? Ensure not in selection mode?

Desktop

• OS: Mac
• Browser: Safari
• Version: 13.1.1

[jolanglinais]

I see this happening when trying to highlight the link by dragging the curser across it, but note that if you right click to copy it works:

[jolanglinais]

I think we should customize the popup behavior to be if the selection.anchor is the beginning of the link and selection.focus is the end of the link, and no other time?

[DianaLease]

I think we should customize the popup behavior to be if the selection.anchor is the beginning of the link and selection.focus is the end of the link, and no other time?

I think that is already the case, as I am able to select text that includes more than just the link without it popping up. Only if I select within the link does it pop up. But maybe that's not the exact behavior we want. Maybe we should only popup if the selection is within the link AND collapsed?

[jolanglinais]

Hmm that may have been what I was trying to describe. I'm still not certain what collapsed means in Slate.

[DianaLease]

Hmm that may have been what I was trying to describe. I'm still not certain what collapsed means in Slate.

It basically means the selection is a single point, not a range. So if I click inside the link, my selection is collapsed. If I highlight the link or part of the link, my selection is not collapsed.