Merge pull request #4990 from dodona-edu/fix/select-word

Fix annotating part of a line
dodona-edu · Sep 20, 2023 · e702023 · e702023
2 parents b2e640e + d798987
commit e702023
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diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/annotations/selectionHelpers.ts b/app/assets/javascripts/components/annotations/selectionHelpers.ts
@@ -218,7 +218,8 @@ export function triggerSelectionStart(e: PointerEvent): void {
 
     if (!(e.target as Element).closest(".annotation") && !userAnnotationState.formShown) {
         addSelectionClasses();
-        if (!(e.target as Element).closest("button")) {
+        // reset the selection, unless we are clicking on a button or link (eg. the create annotation button)
+        if (!(e.target as Element).closest("button,a")) {
             userAnnotationState.selectedRange = undefined;
         }
     }