[Multi-selection]: Copy/cut partial selected blocks #40098
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I think it's expected behavior for text editors to merge |
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Yes, we'd definitely want to trigger a merge for cutting. |
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| if ( isFullySelected && ! expandSelectionIsNeeded ) { | ||
| removeBlocks( selectedBlockClientIds ); | ||
| } else { | ||
| __unstableDeleteSelection(); |
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Do we need to handle how merging will be performed(forward or not)? This is defined in other cases explicitly by checking the pressed key(Escape or Delete). Should we decide based on where the selection starts and make this as a target to merge? --cc @mtias
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That's a good question to raise, but IMO cutting isn't a directional operation in the minds of users. I'd stick with a plain (isForward: false) deletion.
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This is great, and it works exactly as I'd expect: Cutting only the text I've selected, and merging the remains together. Nice work. |
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| import { store as blockEditorStore } from '../../store'; | ||
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| export default function CopyMenuItem( { blocks, onCopy } ) { |
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Does it make sense to partial copy from Copy button in Block Actions? Is this something mentally mapped to copying whole blocks? 🤔
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That's a good question. I'd love more thoughts on this, but my instinct would always be that ⌘X, ⌘C and ⌘V should match 1:1 what similar cut/copy/paste options are surfaced in the UI. I.e. be the same.
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Mmm, I think the opposite — the copy button should say "copy blocks" and work at the full block scope, like duplicate, group, movers, and transforms since it's meta to the whole block.
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Mmm, I think the opposite — the copy button should say "copy blocks" and work at the full block scope, like duplicate, group, movers, and transforms since it's meta to the whole block.
This is my instinct as well. If so, we should ensure that focusing the Copy action highlights the whole block, just as for other block-wise actions.
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| if ( isFullySelected && ! expandSelectionIsNeeded ) { | ||
| removeBlocks( selectedBlockClientIds ); | ||
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| __unstableDeleteSelection(); |
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That's a good question to raise, but IMO cutting isn't a directional operation in the minds of users. I'd stick with a plain (isForward: false) deletion.
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* [Multi-selection]: Copy/cut partial selected blocks * handle `copy` button in block actions * merge blocks on cut * partial copy from block actions only when is mergeable * update selector * revert partial selection copy in block actions menu item * add jsdoc for mapRichTextSettings util * update tests * add new e2e tests + pressKeyTimes playwright util
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@ntsekouras: I don't know how I missed this in the review, but I'm experiencing a bug that I can trace back to this PR. In the screencast below, I am selecting a paragraph block, then pressing cmd+C to copy it entirely. Notice how the block flashes, but no copy occurs (as confirmed by the system clipboard). Only when I press cmd+C twice in a row do I get a successful whole-block copy. I haven't looked into it, but my immediate suspicion was that Writing Flow is incorrectly thinking that the block isn't fully selected and thus expands the selection on the first keyboard chord. copy-whole-block-expand.mov |
Confirmed by quickly patching diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/store/selectors.js b/packages/block-editor/src/store/selectors.js
index df2c16aa91..ca1b60fb19 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/store/selectors.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/store/selectors.js
@@ -925,10 +925,15 @@ export function __unstableIsFullySelected( state ) {
const selectionAnchor = getSelectionStart( state );
const selectionFocus = getSelectionEnd( state );
return (
( ! selectionAnchor.attributeKey &&
! selectionFocus.attributeKey &&
typeof selectionAnchor.offset === 'undefined' &&
typeof selectionFocus.offset === 'undefined' )
+ // Or if selection is collapsed
+ || ( selectionAnchor &&
+ selectionAnchor.clientId === selectionFocus.clientId &&
+ selectionAnchor.attributeKey === selectionFocus.attributeKey &&
+ selectionAnchor.offset === selectionFocus.offset )
);
} |
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What?
Fixes: #39455
This PR implements
copy/cutfunctionality for partial selections.Why?
Currently if we copy/cut when we have a partial selection, the whole blocks are affected(copied/cut). We need to only copy/cut the partial selection.
Testing Instructions
copybutton from block actions.Notes
I'll have to write e2e tests✅actions, etc...Screenshots or screencast
Screen.Recording.2022-04-06.at.4.51.19.PM.mov