Do I need an extension to drag text?

[joyously]

I tend to drag text often. I don't remember if Brackets used to do it or not.
When I tried it in phcode, instead of moving the cursor, the entire code area of the window (not line number area or file pane) was copied and moved with my mouse motions. When I dropped it, the selected text was moved, but it isn't usable since I couldn't see where it would be dropped.

[abose]

Thanks for reporting the issue. The drag issue appears to a linux/mac desktop app specific issue(both of which uses webkit as rendering surface for phoenix code). It doesn't happen in windows and browser based apps under chrome/firefox. This must be some webkit specific css quirk.

This appears to be default behavior for webkit engine. Maybe we may need to do this, or other css based solution.

textarea.addEventListener("dragstart", (e) => {
  const img = new Image();
  img.src =
    "data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw=="; // transparent 1x1
  e.dataTransfer.setDragImage(img, 0, 0);
});

@devvaannsh, For drag markers, what could have caused this behavior(the issue can be reproduced in the Linux desktop app). Will the above solution work when working with drag drop.

[devvaannsh]

@abose I'll have to look into it to understand the issue better. Also, thanks @joyously for pointing it out. Will try to fix it at the earliest

[hissng]

I had the same problem about 2 days ago. When I tried to drag it, it was white underlined, making it impossible to drag. I had the same problem with drag on keyboard. The problem was fatal to me because drag is essential for copying and pasting code.

It was okay if I used Web Editor temporarily. I hope the issue will be resolved soon.

[abose]

fixed by #2363
The fix will be available in the September release of Phoenix Code