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23 changes: 23 additions & 0 deletions apps/web/src/lib/assistantTextSelection.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ class SelectionNode {
get nodeType() {
return this.tagName === "#text" ? 3 : 1;
}
get ownerDocument() {
// `user-select: none` inherits, like Chromium's computed style.
const getComputedStyle = (element: SelectionNode) => ({
userSelect: element.closest("[data-select-none]") ? "none" : "auto",
});
return { defaultView: { getComputedStyle } };
}
get length() {
return this.data.length;
}
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expect(capture(source, nativeSelection([quote, 0], [timestampText, 1]))).toBeNull();
});

it("captures a triple-clicked response that ends before a tool row and the next response", () => {
const quote = textNode("Recording your answers in the session note:");
const source = assistantSource(new SelectionNode("P").append(quote));
const nextParagraph = new SelectionNode("P").append(textNode("1. What it means."));
const viewport = new SelectionNode("MAIN").append(
source,
new SelectionNode("DIV", "", { "data-select-none": "" }).append(textNode("echo ok")),
new SelectionNode("H3", "", { "data-select-none": "" }).append(textNode("T3 Code")),
assistantSource(nextParagraph),
);

expect(capture(viewport, nativeSelection([quote, 0], [nextParagraph, 0]))?.selector).toEqual(
selector(quote.data),
);
});

it("does not attribute an empty starting endpoint to the previous response", () => {
const previous = textNode("Previous response.");
const quote = textNode("Selected response.");
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10 changes: 9 additions & 1 deletion apps/web/src/lib/assistantTextSelection.ts
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Expand Up @@ -189,13 +189,21 @@ function isUsableRange(root: HTMLElement, range: Range): boolean {
return true;
}

function isUnselectable(text: Text): boolean {
const element = text.parentElement;
const view = element?.ownerDocument?.defaultView;
return !!element && !!view && view.getComputedStyle(element).userSelect === "none";
}

function selectedTextBoundary(range: Range, node: Node, last: boolean): Text | null {
if (!range.intersectsNode(node)) return null;
if (node.nodeType === 3) {
const text = node as Text;
const start = node === range.startContainer ? range.startOffset : 0;
const end = node === range.endContainer ? range.endOffset : text.length;
return start < end ? text : null;
// Triple-click ranges run through unselectable rows (tool calls, timestamps,
// author headings) into the next response; that text is not selected.
return start < end && !isUnselectable(text) ? text : null;
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

🔎 Supported by static analysis

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sed -n '150,225p' apps/web/src/lib/assistantTextSelection.ts
sed -n '45,75p' apps/web/src/lib/assistantTextSelection.test.ts
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printf '%s\n' '--- relevant CSS ---'
nl -ba apps/web/src/index.css | sed -n '2225,2280p'
printf '%s\n' '--- citation source and selection-related markup ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.{tsx,ts,css,scss}' -- 'data-assistant-citation-source' apps/web/src
rg -n -i --glob '*.{tsx,ts,css,scss}' -- 'timestamp|tool row|tool-call|screen-reader|sr-only|select-none|user-select' apps/web/src
printf '%s\n' '--- selection helper callers ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.{tsx,ts}' -- 'captureAssistantTextSelection' apps/web/src
printf '%s\n' '--- changed-file context ---'
nl -ba apps/web/src/lib/assistantTextSelection.ts | sed -n '1,250p'
nl -ba apps/web/src/lib/assistantTextSelection.test.ts | sed -n '1,125p'

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🌐 Web query:

CSS user-select computed style nested descendant of user-select none Chromium getComputedStyle auto

💡 Result:

`getComputedStyle(descendant).userSelect` returning **`"auto"`** is expected when the descendant’s specified value is `auto`: CSS UI Level 4 defines the computed value as the specified keyword, while `auto`’s **used** value is determined from the parent. So if the parent’s used value is `none`, the descendant’s used value is `none` even though its computed value—and `getComputedStyle()` result—can remain `"auto"`. ([w3.org](https://www.w3.org/TR/css-ui-4/?utm_source=openai))

In other words, `"auto"` does **not** mean the text is selectable; `getComputedStyle()` isn’t reporting the inherited selection behavior. Chromium has historically treated `user-select` as inherited, contrary to the spec, so behavior can vary across versions; MDN notes Chromium has been working toward spec behavior. ([developer.mozilla.org](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Properties/user-select?utm_source=openai))

To explicitly make a descendant selectable, set `user-select: text` on it.

Citations:

- 1: https://www.w3.org/TR/css-ui-4/?utm_source=openai
- 2: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Properties/user-select?utm_source=openai

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printf '%s\n' '--- WorkLog ---'
nl -ba apps/web/src/components/chat/WorkLog.tsx | sed -n '1,180p'
printf '%s\n' '--- assistant citation source markup ---'
nl -ba apps/web/src/components/chat/AssistantCitationSource.tsx | sed -n '330,430p'
printf '%s\n' '--- timeline rows and timestamp/heading markup ---'
nl -ba apps/web/src/components/chat/V2LifecycleRow.tsx | sed -n '1,125p'
nl -ba apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.tsx | sed -n '3640,3715p'
nl -ba apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.tsx | sed -n '2860,2925p'
printf '%s\n' '--- all relevant select-none class sites ---'
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printf '%s\n' '--- assistant source wrapper ---'
nl -ba apps/web/src/components/chat/AssistantCitationSource.tsx | sed -n '350,390p'
printf '%s\n' '--- exact select-none sites in chat components ---'
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printf '%s\n' '--- selection viewport integration ---'
nl -ba apps/web/src/components/chat/AssistantSelectionToolbar.tsx | sed -n '1,110p'
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Walk the ancestor chain when filtering unselectable text.

LiveActivityRow renders ActivityShimmerOverlay as a sibling of LiveActivityContent, so WorkLogLine’s [&_*]:select-none rule does not cover it. The overlay’s outer span has select-none, but its text is nested under spans without that class.

A browser can report auto for the immediate text parent while the ancestor’s used value remains none. selectedTextBoundary still traverses this aria-hidden text and can choose it as the final boundary. isUsableRange then rejects the range because the endpoint is outside the assistant source, which removes the Cite action.

Suggested fix 
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/assistantTextSelection.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/assistantTextSelection.ts
@@
 function isUnselectable(text: Text): boolean {
-  const element = text.parentElement;
-  const view = element?.ownerDocument?.defaultView;
-  return !!element && !!view && view.getComputedStyle(element).userSelect === "none";
+  const view = text.ownerDocument?.defaultView;
+  if (!view) return false;
+  for (let element = text.parentElement; element !== null; element = element.parentElement) {
+    if (view.getComputedStyle(element).userSelect === "none") return true;
+  }
+  return false;
 }
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/assistantTextSelection.test.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/assistantTextSelection.test.ts
@@
-    // `user-select: none` inherits, like Chromium's computed style.
+    // Computed style exposes the element value; the used value can come from an ancestor.
     const getComputedStyle = (element: SelectionNode) => ({
-      userSelect: element.closest("[data-select-none]") ? "none" : "auto",
+      userSelect: element.matches("[data-select-none]") ? "none" : "auto",
     });
@@
-      new SelectionNode("DIV", "", { "data-select-none": "" }).append(textNode("echo ok")),
+      new SelectionNode("DIV", "", { "data-select-none": "" }).append(
+        new SelectionNode("SPAN").append(textNode("echo ok")),
+      ),
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Review comment at @apps/web/src/lib/assistantTextSelection.ts around lines 192 -
206:
Update isUnselectable to walk from the text’s parent through its ancestors and
return true if any computed userSelect value is none; return false when no
document view is available or no ancestor matches. Keep selectedTextBoundary’s
existing filtering behavior.

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}
for (
let child = last ? node.lastChild : node.firstChild;
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