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Highlighting Twice to Delete Once with Text Based Editing?

  • January 31, 2025
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Windows 25.1.0 (73)

 

When I try to text-based edit, I have this problem where I highlight text, the blue highlight follows, but then when I let go of the mouse, it doesn't highlight the text. 

I have to re-highlight the text so I can remove it. 

Getting pretty frustrating. Cleared all caches and it's still doing it. 

 

Does anyone else have this? And no - this is a production machine, so BETA versions NEVER get installed. 

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    PaulMurphyCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 31, 2025

    Could you share a screen recording of this behavior? That would help in understanding the issue better.

    karenr96344391
    karenr96344391
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    August 22, 2025

    I am having the same issue.

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    geekazineAuthor
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    August 27, 2025

    @karenr96344391,

     

    Try turning off "Selection follows playhead." I thought I got it to happen once, but other than that one time, it is working for me as it should.

     

    How often does it happen? Over half the time? Does it ever happen more than once in a row?

     

    I am on 25.4.0 on Win 11.

     

    @geekazine,

     

    Is this continuing to happen for you? What version are you on?

     

    Stan

     

     

     

     

     


    I am always on the latest version. I have BETA versions loaded on another machine, and I see this problem a lot. 

     

    -- ESPECIALLY if I already had the system go through and remove filler words or pauses. 

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