v8.2.6

Textualize/textualv8.2.6May 13, 2026by willmcgugan

AI Summary

The release improves text selection logic to be more user-friendly, allowing selection outside of specific content areas, though it may affect snapshot compatibility.

Key Highlights

Added ability to select outside of text, so the user doesn't need to be quite so precise
Fixed selection to the right of code fence blocks
Fixed Markdown code fences losing content when switching themes

Breaking Changes

May break snapshots without affecting appearance

New Features

Improved text select logic

Full Release Notes

Improved text select logic. You can select text without first clicking on a content area.

May break snapshots without affecting appearance.

## [8.2.6] - 2026-04-13

### Fixed

- Fixed selection to the right of code fence blocks (may break some snapshots)
- Fixed Markdown code fences losing content when switching themes https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/6537

### Added

- Added ability to select outside of text, so the user doesn't need to be quite so precise https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/6523