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Re:Implement window.{alert, prompt, confirm} removal from cr... by heavymark on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @07:32PM (#28055551)
Coping test seems to work fine in Chrome and Safari, so don't think Google broke anything in regards to text selection/copy/paste on the page.
Re:Implement window.{alert, prompt, confirm} removal from cr... by akersten on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @07:38PM (#28055600)
Something's definitely misbehaving in Firefox on the page. Using a mouse to highlight text in a comment and then trying to move the highlight to the next paragraph, the selection jumps to the first paragraph as soon as the cursor leaves the `span` of each paragraph.

From a quick look at the DOM, I'd bet dollars to donuts it's the weird combination of custom WebComponents and the #shadow-root stuff and other various markup excess that they just didn't bother to test with Firefox. Whether it's a bug with Firefox itself and how these elements are handled, I guess would need some investigation. But if it were my web app, I'd probably just fix it instead of blaming the browser.

Screen capture: https://imgur.com/RmoSZRB

Re:Implement window.{alert, prompt, confirm} removal from cr... by masswerk on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @07:55PM (#28055721)
The text isn't rendering at all in Safari/Mac. (Momentarily too lazy/tired to find out why. 2am here.)
Re:Implement window.{alert, prompt, confirm} removal from cr... by masswerk on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @08:15PM (#28055861)
Why is a simple, factual report downvoted? Should I add a screenshot?
Re:Implement window.{alert, prompt, confirm} removal from cr... by floatingatoll on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @07:54PM (#28055712)
If you create a new Firefox profile alongside your usual one, and do not change any settings, can you reproduce the copy paste issue you’re seeing?
Re:Implement window.{alert, prompt, confirm} removal from cr... by imPndy on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @08:44PM (#28056006)
im also getting it after trying with troubleshooting mode on (disables extensions, themes and custom settings.) this is on windows and latest firefox 90.0.2

https://i.imgur.com/y5lkfHI.gif

Re:Implement window.{alert, prompt, confirm} removal from cr... by floatingatoll on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @10:57PM (#28056708)
Huh, TIL. I suppose I'd recommend a report to Webcompat.
Re:Implement window.{alert, prompt, confirm} removal from cr... by ceejayoz on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @08:35PM (#28055953)
Tried with a brand new Firefox profile, on OSX. Still wonky.

Screencast: https://youtu.be/XGTyDQGTC4E

Re:Implement window.{alert, prompt, confirm} removal from cr... by stronglikedan on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @07:36PM (#28055577)
Works fine in Firefox, too.
Re:Implement window.{alert, prompt, confirm} removal from cr... by ceejayoz on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @08:38PM (#28055972)
Not for me on OSX. New FF profile to rule out extensions/settings; https://youtu.be/XGTyDQGTC4E.