[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 88471] EDITING: Extended Selection not Possible after inserting Paragraph Break

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=88471

--- Comment #6 from Heiko Tietze <tietze.heiko@gmail.com> ---
My test scenario is a couple of lines with just numbers; I select 1..5
(shift+cursor right), press shift+F8 and cursor down, select 6..9 (shift+cursor
right) etc. This ' works also with mouse selection and when the mode is
switched per context menu at the status bar. However, the mode reverts to
default for the mouse interaction after a short period of inactivity. Meaning
you have to quickly select the parts - or use the keyboard. Of course it works
also in combination with ctrl.

Adding selections works also in combination with the block mode, by the way.
It's possible to select a cross-like form on your document with one (big)
column and some rows of text. The block mode is also enabled per alt, similarly
to MS Word which has OTOH not the ability to "cross-select", i.e. multiple and
block mode together.

Back to the first character, select a few numbers, press F8 and cursor down.
That extends the selection reliably. It works also as expected with the mouse
extending the selection either at the beginning when I click somewhere before
the selected part or to the end in case of click somewhere down. The extension
mode is the same as pressing shift (compared to ctrl).

I agree with Harald that F8 with the modifiers is not intuitive. And in
particular the dropdown menu at the toolbar is inefficient as it either has
selection issues or has no good feedback for the current state. But in the end
I also agree with  Buovjaga  and John about the WFM. There is no obvious
problem with the selection mode.

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