Revert experimental touch selection work back to the minimal auto-paging gate

The custom gesture system and the selection clamp/repair chain
replaced browser behavior with worse approximations. Keep only the
non-touch gate on selection auto-paging (de70103), which fixes
drag-selecting paging away mid-gesture; everything else returns to
upstream behavior.
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John O'Keefe
2026-09-14 08:44:26 -04:00
parent 28f1e78855
commit ea34de5bf5
+2 -212
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@@ -151,28 +151,11 @@ const getVisibleRange = (doc, start, end, mapRect) => {
}
const selectionIsBackward = sel => {
// the selection may live in an iframe document while this module runs
// in the host document; create the range in the selection's own
// document or the boundary points cannot be compared
const doc = sel.anchorNode?.ownerDocument ?? document
const range = doc.createRange()
const range = document.createRange()
range.setStart(sel.anchorNode, sel.anchorOffset)
range.setEnd(sel.focusNode, sel.focusOffset)
return range.collapsed
}
const wordAt = (doc, node, offset) => {
if (!node) return null
if (node.nodeType !== 3) return { node, offset }
const text = node.nodeValue
if (!text) return null
const isWord = c => /[\p{L}\p{N}]/u.test(c)
let start = Math.min(offset, text.length)
let end = start
while (start > 0 && isWord(text[start - 1])) start--
while (end < text.length && isWord(text[end])) end++
if (start === end) return { node, offset }
return { node, offset: start, endOffset: end }
}
const setSelectionTo = (target, collapse) => {
let range
@@ -465,7 +448,6 @@ export class Paginator extends HTMLElement {
#scrollBounds
#touchState
#touchScrolled
#touchSelActive
#lastVisibleRange
constructor() {
super()
@@ -617,47 +599,6 @@ export class Paginator extends HTMLElement {
})
doc.addEventListener('pointerup', () => isPointerSelecting = false)
doc.addEventListener('pointercancel', () => isPointerSelecting = false)
let touchSelecting = false
doc.addEventListener('pointerdown', e => {
touchSelecting = e.pointerType === 'touch'
})
doc.addEventListener('keydown', () => touchSelecting = false)
// The word selected by the initial long-press. Chrome can
// re-anchor a touch drag at a rendered line break when the
// finger crosses just past a line-start word, silently dropping
// that word from the selection; keep it covered. The repair
// must never run while the gesture is still changing the
// selection: a write at the re-anchor moment detaches Chrome's
// touch selection controller and the selection stops following
// the finger. Focus-only writes on a settled selection are
// tolerated, so record here and repair only from the deferred,
// stability-gated callbacks below.
let anchorWordStart = null
doc.addEventListener('pointerdown', e => {
if (e.pointerType === 'touch') anchorWordStart = null
})
const recordAnchorWord = sel => {
if (anchorWordStart || !sel.rangeCount) return
const r = sel.getRangeAt(0)
anchorWordStart =
{ node: r.startContainer, offset: r.startOffset }
}
const repairAnchorWord = sel => {
if (!anchorWordStart || !sel.rangeCount
|| sel.type !== 'Range') return false
const r = sel.getRangeAt(0)
const probe = doc.createRange()
probe.setStart(anchorWordStart.node, anchorWordStart.offset)
probe.collapse(true)
if (r.compareBoundaryPoints(Range.START_TO_START, probe) <= 0)
return false
if (selectionIsBackward(sel))
sel.extend(probe.startContainer, probe.startOffset)
else
sel.setBaseAndExtent(probe.startContainer,
probe.startOffset, sel.focusNode, sel.focusOffset)
return true
}
let isKeyboardSelecting = false
doc.addEventListener('keydown', () => isKeyboardSelecting = true)
doc.addEventListener('keyup', () => isKeyboardSelecting = false)
@@ -667,34 +608,6 @@ export class Paginator extends HTMLElement {
if (!range) return
const sel = doc.getSelection()
if (!sel.rangeCount) return
if (touchSelecting && sel.type === 'Range') {
recordAnchorWord(sel)
this.#clampTouchSelection(sel, doc)
// Chrome ignores (or re-maps) selection writes made from
// JS while the touch selection gesture is active, and no
// pointer or touch event reaches the document when the
// finger lifts after the takeover — the only signal is
// the last selectionchange, mid-gesture. Retry after the
// gesture has most likely ended, and only while the
// selection is unchanged since the event that scheduled
// the retry (an actively changing selection supersedes it
// and owns the next retry).
const snap = [sel.anchorNode, sel.anchorOffset,
sel.focusNode, sel.focusOffset]
const same = s => s.anchorNode === snap[0]
&& s.anchorOffset === snap[1]
&& s.focusNode === snap[2]
&& s.focusOffset === snap[3]
const clampLater = () => {
const s = doc.getSelection()
if (!s || !s.rangeCount || s.type !== 'Range'
|| !same(s)) return
if (repairAnchorWord(s)) return
this.#clampTouchSelection(s, doc)
}
setTimeout(clampLater, 150)
setTimeout(clampLater, 500)
}
if (isPointerSelecting && sel.type === 'Range')
checkPointerSelection(range, sel)
else if (isKeyboardSelecting) {
@@ -707,97 +620,6 @@ export class Paginator extends HTMLElement {
doc.addEventListener('focusin', e => this.scrolled ? null :
// NOTE: `requestAnimationFrame` is needed in WebKit
requestAnimationFrame(() => this.#scrollToAnchor(e.target)))
// ----- custom touch selection -----
// Chrome's native touch selection is disabled for the paginated
// layout (preventDefault on touchstart): quick taps would select
// words, and dragging from a line-start word re-anchors at a
// rendered line break, dropping the word and freezing the
// gesture. Selection is built here instead: long-press selects
// the word under the finger, dragging extends it word by word,
// clamped to the visible page — identical for every word.
if (!this.scrolled) {
let gesture = null
const clearGesture = () => {
if (gesture?.timer) clearTimeout(gesture.timer)
gesture = null
this.#touchSelActive = false
}
doc.addEventListener('touchstart', e => {
const touch = e.changedTouches[0]
if (!touch || e.touches.length !== 1) return clearGesture()
e.preventDefault()
const g = gesture = { x: touch.clientX, y: touch.clientY,
id: touch.identifier, start: null, end: null, timer: null }
g.timer = setTimeout(() => {
if (gesture !== g) return
const caret = this.#caretAt(g.x, g.y, doc)
const word = caret && wordAt(doc, caret.node, caret.offset)
if (!word || word.endOffset == null) {
gesture = null
return
}
const sel = doc.getSelection()
sel.setBaseAndExtent(word.node, word.offset,
word.node, word.endOffset)
g.start = { node: word.node, offset: word.offset }
g.end = { node: word.node, offset: word.endOffset }
this.#touchSelActive = true
}, 450)
}, { passive: false })
doc.addEventListener('touchmove', e => {
const g = gesture
if (!g) return
const touch = [...e.changedTouches]
.find(t => t.identifier === g.id)
if (!touch) return
if (!g.start) {
// moving before the long-press engages: this is a
// pan, stand down and let the paginator handle it
if (Math.hypot(touch.clientX - g.x, touch.clientY - g.y) > 12)
clearGesture()
return
}
e.preventDefault()
const caret = this.#caretAt(touch.clientX, touch.clientY, doc)
if (!caret) return
const word = wordAt(doc, caret.node, caret.offset)
const end = word?.endOffset != null
? { node: word.node, offset: word.endOffset }
: caret
const startProbe = doc.createRange()
startProbe.setStart(g.start.node, g.start.offset)
startProbe.collapse(true)
const endProbe = doc.createRange()
endProbe.setStart(end.node, end.offset)
endProbe.collapse(true)
// whichever boundary of the long-pressed word keeps it
// fully covered serves as the anchor
const anchor = startProbe.compareBoundaryPoints(
Range.START_TO_START, endProbe) > 0 ? g.end : g.start
const sel = doc.getSelection()
sel.setBaseAndExtent(anchor.node, anchor.offset,
end.node, end.offset)
}, { passive: false })
doc.addEventListener('touchend', e => {
const g = gesture
const wasSelecting = !!g?.start
clearGesture()
if (wasSelecting || e.changedTouches.length !== 1) return
const touch = e.changedTouches[0]
const sel = doc.getSelection()
if (sel && sel.rangeCount) {
// a plain tap clears the selection instead of paging
sel.removeAllRanges()
return
}
// touchstart's preventDefault suppresses click events;
// follow links directly
const link = doc.elementFromPoint(touch.clientX, touch.clientY)
?.closest('a')
link?.click()
})
doc.addEventListener('touchcancel', clearGesture)
}
})
this.#mediaQueryListener = () => {
@@ -1014,7 +836,6 @@ export class Paginator extends HTMLElement {
if (state.pinched) return
state.pinched = globalThis.visualViewport.scale > 1
if (this.scrolled || state.pinched) return
if (this.#touchSelActive) return
if (e.touches.length > 1) {
if (this.#touchScrolled) e.preventDefault()
return
@@ -1034,7 +855,7 @@ export class Paginator extends HTMLElement {
}
#onTouchEnd() {
this.#touchScrolled = false
if (this.scrolled || this.#touchSelActive) return
if (this.scrolled) return
// XXX: Firefox seems to report scale as 1... sometimes...?
// at this point I'm basically throwing `requestAnimationFrame` at
@@ -1131,37 +952,6 @@ export class Paginator extends HTMLElement {
return getVisibleRange(this.#view.document,
this.start - size, this.end - size, this.#getRectMapper())
}
#caretAt(x, y, doc) {
const size = this.#rtl ? -this.size : this.size
const left = this.start - size
const right = this.end - size
const cx = Math.min(Math.max(x, left + 1), right - 1)
const caret = doc.caretRangeFromPoint?.(cx, y)
?? doc.caretPositionFromPoint?.(cx, y)
if (!caret) return null
return { node: caret.startContainer ?? caret.offsetNode,
offset: caret.startOffset ?? caret.offset }
}
#clampTouchSelection(sel, doc) {
if (!sel.rangeCount) return
const backward = selectionIsBackward(sel)
const probe = sel.getRangeAt(0).cloneRange()
probe.collapse(backward)
const rect = probe.getBoundingClientRect()
if (!rect || (rect.width === 0 && rect.height === 0 && !rect.x && !rect.y))
return
const size = this.#rtl ? -this.size : this.size
const left = this.start - size
const right = this.end - size
if (backward ? rect.left >= left : rect.left <= right) return
const x = backward ? left + 1 : right - 1
const caret = doc.caretRangeFromPoint?.(x, rect.top)
?? doc.caretPositionFromPoint?.(x, rect.top)
if (!caret) return
const node = caret.startContainer ?? caret.offsetNode
const offset = caret.startOffset ?? caret.offset
if (node) sel.extend(node, offset)
}
#afterScroll(reason) {
const range = this.#getVisibleRange()
this.#lastVisibleRange = range