Weird behavior when arbitrary text selection is combined with Input - text is selected in 2 places

[mzebrak]

It's weird that text can be selected in 2 places at the same time. When input is focused, it's impossible to copy selected text from another place - ctrl+c tries to copy from Input instead of the mouse-selected text.

MRE1:

1. Launch this app
2. Select the text above the input with your mouse

3. (Optionally) press ctrl+c, then ctrl+v -

from __future__ import annotations

from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
from textual.widgets import Input, Static


class ExampleApp(App):
    def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
        yield Static("Some text that can be selected")
        yield Input("Something")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    ExampleApp().run()

MRE2:

1. Launch this app
2. Select the text above the input with your mouse

3. Press Ctrl+c
4. Press on Input
5. Press Ctrl+v

result: text is not copied and pasted, because there is noting to copy from in the Input, and it takes precedence

from __future__ import annotations

from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
from textual.widgets import Input, Static


class ExampleApp(App):
    def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
        yield Static("Some text that can be selected")
        yield Input()


if __name__ == "__main__":
    ExampleApp().run()

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• How can I select and copy text in a Textual app?

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