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[macOS 26.1 / M4] Multiline selection highlights only last line in SWT Text / StyledText #2671

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@billsdesk

In Java editor, multiline selections only show the last line as selected, but a cut/copy will cut/copy the entire selection. This started after upgrade from Tahoe 26.0 to 26.1.

-open Java file

  • click on a line
  • shift/click on another line.
  • see the selection is only on last line.
  • cmd-C
  • paste somewhere else
  • you will see the entire selected text.

Screenshots of selection starting with "Thread." and ending with "bar());" and then the results of pasting in a BBEdit window.

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Environment:

Eclipse 4.37.0 (2025-09)
macOS 26.1 (Tahoe)
Apple M4 Mini
Java 25

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