This is not valid any longer as the touch selection mechanism has been removed from the browser, and will soon be replaced by a proper text selection UI (see bug #1376268).
** Changed in: webbrowser-app (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to webbrowser-app in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1474352 Title: Selecting part of textbox not possible Status in webbrowser-app package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Ubuntu Touch 15.04 r23 (bq E4.5) Steps to reproduce: 1. Go to reddit, create new post or comment 2. Type text in textbox 3. Long-tap the textbox to make the selection box appear 4. Try to select one word Selecting part of the textbox is not possible, just as pasting between text in a textbox is not possible. Related: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webbrowser- app/+bug/1450430 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webbrowser-app/+bug/1474352/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp