Fix backward selection when EditContext is off#273150
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Fix backward selection when EditContext is off#273150aiday-mar merged 2 commits intomicrosoft:mainfrom
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Pull Request Overview
This PR fixes backward selection handling in the TextArea edit context when EditContext is off. The issue was that the selection direction wasn't being properly accounted for when converting from editor selection state to textarea state.
Key Changes:
- Added
SelectionDirectionparameter tofromScreenReaderContentStatemethod - Swapped
selectionStartandselectionEndfor RTL (right-to-left) selections
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| textAreaEditContextState.ts | Modified fromScreenReaderContentState to accept and handle selection direction, swapping start/end for RTL selections |
| textAreaEditContext.ts | Updated call site to pass selection direction to fromScreenReaderContentState |
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Hi @aiday-mar is there anything I can do in this PR? |
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Hi thanks for the PR. It's good, we will get it merged. |
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TextAreaEditContext.Fixes #273146