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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0017845ScribusGeneralpublic2026-06-12 05:412026-07-01 20:00
Reporterqirat Assigned Tojghali  
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityhave not tried
Status closedResolutionfixed 
PlatformLinuxOSFedora WorkstationOS Version44
Fixed in Version1.7.4.svn 
Summary0017845: Selecting text with mouse is not precise, selects unwanted part too
DescriptionThe gif will explain better.
Steps To Reproduce1. Start selecting text with mouse dragged from the right to left.
2. When you reach the beginning of the line, pull mouse more to the left (and a little up too).
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Attached Files
mouse_text_selection (0:00 - 0:12) (0:03 - 0:09).mp4 (374,232 bytes)   
mouse_text_selection (0:00 - 0:12) (0:03 - 0:09).mp4 (374,232 bytes)   
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ale

2026-06-13 08:48

manager   ~0053827

I think that reading soerendanielkarch's patch for selecting text across chained text frames might help: I fear that Scribus gets -1 when the cursor is not in a "valid" frame and that's the reason why it tends to select the whole text to the start of the frame.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2026-06-12 05:41 qirat New Issue
2026-06-12 05:41 qirat File Added: mouse_text_selection (0:00 - 0:12) (0:03 - 0:09).mp4
2026-06-13 08:48 ale Note Added: 0053827
2026-06-21 17:55 jghali Assigned To => jghali
2026-06-21 17:55 jghali Status new => resolved
2026-06-21 17:55 jghali Resolution open => fixed
2026-06-21 17:55 jghali Fixed in Version => 1.7.4.svn
2026-07-01 20:00 cbradney Status resolved => closed