hard to select text in custom rules editor on Firefox for Android

[lilydjwg]

Prerequisites

• I verified that this is not a filter issue
  • Filter issues MUST be reported at filter issue tracker
• This is not a support issue or a question
  • Support issues and questions are handled at /r/uBlockOrigin
• I performed a cursory search of the issue tracker to avoid opening a duplicate issue
  • Your issue may already be reported.
• I tried to reproduce the issue when...
  • uBlock Origin is the only extension
  • uBlock Origin with default lists/settings
  • using a new, unmodified browser profile
• I am running the latest version of uBlock Origin
• I checked the documentation to understand that the issue I report is not a normal behavior

I couldn't try with a different profile because it's not supported by Firefox for Android and reset data is too destructive.

Description

[Description of the bug or feature]

Long or double press on text in the editor don't bring up the normal text selectors for the user to drag and select text. This makes removing duplicate or obsolete rules time consuming.

A specific URL where the issue occurs

[A specific URL is MANDATORY for issue happening on a web page, even if it happens "everywhere"]

moz-extension://50bb0fc3-7ec9-484a-bd17-263948178ae1/dashboard.html#1p-filters.html

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open uBlock Origin settings
2. Edit custom static rules
3. Try to delete a lot of lines

Expected behavior:

I could select multiple lines of rules and get them deleted quickly.

Actual behavior:

I couldn't select a lot of text in the editor because the selectors are missing.

Your environment

• uBlock Origin version: 1.24.4
• Browser Name and version: Firefox for Android 68.5.0
• Operating System and version: Android 9

[gorhill]

Unable to reproduce, I was able to select the word under the double-tap. Additionally, I can select a whole line with a tap in the gutter.

[peace2000]

I could not do that either at first but after many tries it someway started to work better. Very strange.

At first you have to select one line, then again press and hold it as long as multiple lines selector appears.

You have to be precise though.

I've got Android 8, FF 68.5.0 and Ubo 1.24.4.

[lilydjwg]

On Sun, Feb 23, 2020 at 03:55:00AM -0800, Raymond Hill wrote: Unable to reproduce, I was able to select the word under the double-tap.

Can you select more than one word? I can select one word by double-tap sometimes but there is no way to expand it.

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-- Best regards, lilydjwg

[gorhill]

there is no way to expand it

I can't extend it with double-tap. But I can see the selection handles after tapping and holding a word.

This is a CodeMirror-based document, and on my side I can select by double-tapping, tapping and holding, or tapping in the gutter. All the selection stuff is either handled by the browser or CodeMirror, I have no plan to add code in uBO to takeover the browser's responsibility to manage selections.

[lilydjwg]

I see peace2000's screenshot now (github doesn't send notifications for edits). It looks exactly what I wanted! I do not see the popup either.

I tried with some other text editors online and they are the same, except that a plain textarea could work with some care. Maybe old Firefox doesn't work well with new Android. Hope Mozilla's new one works better....