From 1bd7e52417ab2a0093bf9d949c8f47ca3dc5ba5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John O'Keefe <git@linuxhg.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2026 20:19:26 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Repair backward word clipping with extend, not
 setBaseAndExtent

Rewriting both selection boundaries mid-gesture detaches Chrome's
touch selection controller and the selection stops following the
finger. extend() moves only the focus, which the controller
tolerates.
---
 paginator.js | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/paginator.js b/paginator.js
index b97565e..dd82e8a 100644
--- a/paginator.js
+++ b/paginator.js
@@ -630,8 +630,7 @@ export class Paginator extends HTMLElement {
                 if (r.compareBoundaryPoints(Range.START_TO_START, probe) <= 0)
                     return
                 if (selectionIsBackward(sel))
-                    sel.setBaseAndExtent(sel.anchorNode, sel.anchorOffset,
-                        probe.startContainer, probe.startOffset)
+                    sel.extend(probe.startContainer, probe.startOffset)
                 else
                     sel.setBaseAndExtent(probe.startContainer, probe.startOffset,
                         sel.focusNode, sel.focusOffset)