From b94d9c7c7ceef095fe0e65c846f1f53326decba4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: iseulde <wp@iseulde.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 13:12:33 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Input Interaction: only consider selection at edge if
 directed towards it

---
 packages/dom/src/dom.js | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/packages/dom/src/dom.js b/packages/dom/src/dom.js
index 75f2d10311345..4ea9ad8c0ef78 100644
--- a/packages/dom/src/dom.js
+++ b/packages/dom/src/dom.js
@@ -169,7 +169,18 @@ export function isVerticalEdge( container, isReverse ) {
 	}
 
 	const selection = window.getSelection();
+
+	// Only consider the selection at the edge if the direction is towards the
+	// edge.
+	if (
+		! selection.isCollapsed &&
+		isSelectionForward( selection ) === isReverse
+	) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	const range = selection.rangeCount ? selection.getRangeAt( 0 ) : null;
+
 	if ( ! range ) {
 		return false;
 	}

From ebb0d9aa0c184f7be2d217e4e3eab19c8941b64b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: iseulde <wp@iseulde.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 13:32:53 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Add e2e test

---
 .../multi-block-selection.test.js.snap            |  6 ++++++
 .../e2e-tests/specs/multi-block-selection.test.js | 15 +++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+)

diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/__snapshots__/multi-block-selection.test.js.snap b/packages/e2e-tests/specs/__snapshots__/multi-block-selection.test.js.snap
index 3634f485a83ee..dad6ac487081b 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/__snapshots__/multi-block-selection.test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/specs/__snapshots__/multi-block-selection.test.js.snap
@@ -9,3 +9,9 @@ exports[`Multi-block selection should only trigger multi-selection when at the e
 <p></p>
 <!-- /wp:paragraph -->"
 `;
+
+exports[`Multi-block selection should use selection direction to determine vertical edge 1`] = `
+"<!-- wp:paragraph -->
+<p>1<br>2.</p>
+<!-- /wp:paragraph -->"
+`;
diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/multi-block-selection.test.js b/packages/e2e-tests/specs/multi-block-selection.test.js
index 5a83abc74036d..b65a7afa49b64 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/multi-block-selection.test.js
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/specs/multi-block-selection.test.js
@@ -165,4 +165,19 @@ describe( 'Multi-block selection', () => {
 
 		expect( await getEditedPostContent() ).toMatchSnapshot();
 	} );
+
+	it( 'should use selection direction to determine vertical edge', async () => {
+		await clickBlockAppender();
+		await page.keyboard.type( '1' );
+		await pressKeyWithModifier( 'shift', 'Enter' );
+		await page.keyboard.type( '2' );
+
+		await pressKeyWithModifier( 'shift', 'ArrowUp' );
+		await pressKeyWithModifier( 'shift', 'ArrowDown' );
+
+		// Should type at the end of the paragraph.
+		await page.keyboard.type( '.' );
+
+		expect( await getEditedPostContent() ).toMatchSnapshot();
+	} );
 } );