Allow text selection when input type="text"

[mb-dev]

Currently it is impossible to use arrow keys + left/right, or even CTRL+A to select the item text.

For this request - my interest is in single item selection on a input type="text". So selectize becomes a better 'typeahead' with the nice to have 'add ' prompt. I wonder if this use case can be supported and then the selected item can be inside the hidden input type="text" and thus selectable.

[joallard]

Annoying indeed. STR:

1. On http://selectize.github.io/selectize.js/, single item select, choose Tesla
2. Click back on select
3. Hit Ctrl+A.
4. => Text is not selected, expected select-all
5. Hit Shift+Left
6. => Text is not selected, expected select last letter

[joallard]

Oops

[rwcorbett]

Any idea what event is firing when ctrl-a is pressed?

It does not appear to be blur, change, clear, or delete based on logging of those events to console:

...
  onDelete: function(d){console.log("selectize onDelete", d);},
  onClear: function(){console.log("selectize onClear");},
  onBlur: function (){console.log("selectize onBlur");},
  onChange: function(){console.log("selectize onChange");}
});

[markhealey]

Hi, is there an update on this one? Still present in latest AFAIK.

[MathieuDR]

I still don't think this is solved.
Sadly.

One of the first things I noticed. Also clicking the 'tag' won't remove or edit it.

Would love an update.

[Sebbb]

Indeed. Ctrl+A works, but removes the entered text. Selecting multiple elements by pressing shift and moving the cursor to the left also does not work and would be a really useful feature.

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[markhealey]

Reopen, please.