From 63a874528aae9771e59727624f828ca80cd1e657 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pete Matsyburka <pete@docuseal.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2026 20:07:24 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] improve text selection

---
 .../template_builder/dynamic_menu.vue         |  4 +-
 .../template_builder/dynamic_section.vue      | 44 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/javascript/template_builder/dynamic_menu.vue b/app/javascript/template_builder/dynamic_menu.vue
index 2762ee78e..cd6ac19a8 100644
--- a/app/javascript/template_builder/dynamic_menu.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/template_builder/dynamic_menu.vue
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ export default {
     }
   },
   mounted () {
-    this.editor.view.dom.addEventListener('mousedown', this.onMouseDown)
+    this.editor.view.dom.parentElement.addEventListener('mousedown', this.onMouseDown)
 
     document.addEventListener('mouseup', this.onMouseUp)
 
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ export default {
   },
   beforeUnmount () {
     if (!this.editor.isDestroyed) {
-      this.editor.view.dom.removeEventListener('mousedown', this.onMouseDown)
+      this.editor.view.dom.parentElement.removeEventListener('mousedown', this.onMouseDown)
       this.editor.off('transaction', this.onTransaction)
     }
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/template_builder/dynamic_section.vue b/app/javascript/template_builder/dynamic_section.vue
index bc9fe2b94..05aa949bc 100644
--- a/app/javascript/template_builder/dynamic_section.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/template_builder/dynamic_section.vue
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   <div
     class="relative bg-white select-none mb-4 before:border before:rounded before:top-0 before:bottom-0 before:left-0 before:right-0 before:absolute"
     :class="{ 'cursor-crosshair': isDrawMode && editable }"
+    @mousedown="onMarginMouseDown"
   >
     <div
       v-if="isDrawMode && editable && cursorHighlightCoords"
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@
 <script>
 import { shallowRef } from 'vue'
 import { DOMSerializer, Fragment } from '@tiptap/pm/model'
+import { TextSelection } from '@tiptap/pm/state'
 import { findTable, CellSelection } from '@tiptap/pm/tables'
 import { v4 } from 'uuid'
 import { IconPlus, IconX } from '@tabler/icons-vue'
@@ -964,6 +966,48 @@ export default {
 
       return true
     },
+    closestPosAtCoords ({ clientX, clientY }) {
+      const view = this.editor.view
+      const rect = view.dom.getBoundingClientRect()
+      const left = Math.min(Math.max(clientX, rect.left + 1), rect.right - 1)
+      const top = Math.min(Math.max(clientY, rect.top + 1), rect.bottom - 1)
+      const caret = document.caretPositionFromPoint?.(left, top, { shadowRoots: [view.root] })
+
+      if (caret && view.dom.contains(caret.offsetNode)) {
+        return view.posAtDOM(caret.offsetNode, caret.offset)
+      } else {
+        return view.posAtCoords({ left, top }).pos
+      }
+    },
+    onMarginMouseDown (event) {
+      const view = this.editor.view
+
+      if (event.button !== 0 || !this.editable || this.isDrawMode || view.dom.contains(event.target)) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      event.preventDefault()
+
+      const anchor = this.closestPosAtCoords(event)
+
+      const selectTo = (e) => {
+        const { doc, tr } = view.state
+
+        view.dispatch(tr.setSelection(TextSelection.between(doc.resolve(anchor), doc.resolve(this.closestPosAtCoords(e)))))
+      }
+
+      const onMouseUp = () => {
+        window.removeEventListener('mousemove', selectTo)
+        window.removeEventListener('mouseup', onMouseUp)
+      }
+
+      selectTo(event)
+
+      view.focus()
+
+      window.addEventListener('mousemove', selectTo)
+      window.addEventListener('mouseup', onMouseUp)
+    },
     onEditorPointerDown (event) {
       if (!this.isDrawMode || !this.editable || this.isDraggingField) {
         return