[Compose] Touchscreen Double/Triple Tap selection gestures [137321832]

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Feature Request

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Description

qq...@google.com

created issue #1

Jul 12, 2019 01:04AM

Features:

Double Tap Gesture for initializing a Selection to select a word
Triple Tap Gesture for initializing a Selection to select a paragraph

Components with selection gestures:

SelectionContainer - BasicTexts within a SelectionContainer.
BTF1 - BasicTextField overloads with value: TextFieldValue and onValueChange.
BTF2 - BasicTextField overloads with state: TextFieldState.

Current double-tap support:

⛔️ SelectionContainer
⛔️ BTF1
✅ BTF2

Current triple-tap support:

⛔️ SelectionContainer
⛔️ BTF1
⛔️ BTF2

Comments

sh...@google.com <sh...@google.com> #2Aug 20, 2020 07:44PM

We could add an API to make the weighted distance customizable, aosp/3271691 has more info.

ae...@google.com <ae...@google.com> #3Mar 23, 2021 01:58AM

Reassigned to qq...@google.com.

Reassigning to qqd@ as a default since Shep is no longer on the team.

si...@google.com <si...@google.com> #4Apr 8, 2021 12:36AM

I checked on Android Views and Chrome Android.

Double click, triple click does not work on regular ~Text
Double click, triple click does work on ~TextField

si...@google.com <si...@google.com> Jun 11, 2021 06:13PM

Reassigned to an...@google.com.

ob...@gmail.com <ob...@gmail.com> #5Jun 20, 2022 09:14PM

I can replicate the issue for "Double Tap Gesture for initializing a Selection to select a word not working" in BasicTextField composable as well.

[Deleted User] <[Deleted User]> #6Mar 1, 2023 09:55AM

Any update on this issue?

si...@google.com <si...@google.com> #7Mar 13, 2023 11:47PM

Reassigned to gr...@google.com.

Grant, I assigned this to you since you are working on this (or some part of it) already.

Please feel free to dup to another ticket that is under your radar. (or if I am mistaken assign back to team alias)

Message last modified on Mar 13, 2023 11:48PM

fa...@gmail.com <fa...@gmail.com> #8Mar 26, 2023 08:57PM

I have same issue, and I fix the problem using the gist below:

https://gist.github.com/fatemeh-afshari/dc7cc8231cad31955c73051968b34dd1

sh...@gmail.com <sh...@gmail.com> #9May 29, 2023 11:39AM

Will this issue resolved?

I want to add another one bug:
Clicking on the selection "handle" in android views opens ActionMode context menu, nothing happens in compose views.

Should you fix that too?

gr...@google.com <gr...@google.com> #10May 31, 2023 04:47PM

Are you thinking of https://issuetracker.google.com/267926315?

sh...@gmail.com <sh...@gmail.com> #11Jun 5, 2023 08:10AM

Thanks, thats what I mean.

Will this issue (with double tap) added to a new build version?

gr...@google.com <gr...@google.com> #12Jun 5, 2023 05:26PM

double and triple tap are on our radar, but likely won't be implemented soon. Double and triple click (from a mouse) is coming soon, but the touchscreen version (double/triple tap then drag) is not planned right now.

ja...@gmail.com <ja...@gmail.com> #13Jan 26, 2024 02:58AM

Had a user complaining about this, is there any update?

as...@gmail.com <as...@gmail.com> #14Apr 1, 2024 06:52PM

I also few users users complaining about this

gr...@google.com <gr...@google.com> #15May 28, 2024 08:15PM

Updated the description with the current status of this FR by component.

cs...@google.com <cs...@google.com> #16Jun 20, 2024 05:59PM

Whats the latest with this? Can this be prioritized?

mi...@gmail.com <mi...@gmail.com> #17Jun 23, 2024 05:24PM

Hello, what is the state of this issue?

Isn't this something important to be part of the functionality of a TextField?

st...@gmail.com <st...@gmail.com> #18Jun 27, 2024 04:38PM

BasicTextField2 is gone in 1.7.0 and 'double tap to select' is not working again no matter which overload I use

Upd. okay, my bad, selection works with the state: TextFieldState overload, but not with the other two. The gestures, however, are still not "native". Double tap to select only works if the cursor position hasn't changed within a single word. This is different from EditText and other View system input views where it'll select a word regardless of the previous cursor position.

Message last modified on Jun 27, 2024 05:36PM

gr...@google.com <gr...@google.com> #19Aug 15, 2024 05:17PM

The gestures, however, are still not "native". Double tap to select only works if the cursor position hasn't changed within a single word. This is different from EditText and other View system input views where it'll select a word regardless of the previous cursor position.

Can you be more specific? The cursor position doesn't seem to be affecting selection starting on BTF2 double tap.

st...@gmail.com <st...@gmail.com> #20Aug 22, 2024 07:35PM

Can you be more specific?

Sure, see attached video. Using androidx.compose.material3:material3:1.3.0-beta05 and androidx.compose.foundation:foundation:1.7.0-beta07

TextSelection.mp4

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gr...@google.com <gr...@google.com> #21Aug 22, 2024 08:02PM

Can you turn on pointer taps in the future when recording? I can't tell if there are any taps that don't have any effect.

I think the only thing you are pointing out is that the second tap of a double tap can be anywhere on the word in EditText, correct? The logic right now in Compose requires the double tap to be within touchSlop of each other.

Anything else in the video that I'm missing from extra taps?

st...@gmail.com <st...@gmail.com> #22Aug 22, 2024 08:12PM

I'm sorry for that poor emulator recording. Regarding your second paragraph - yes, correct, this is exactly the issue we'd like to get a fix for