v8.2.6

Vanessa219/vditorv8.2.6May 13, 2026by willmcgugan

AI Summary

Improved text selection logic to allow selection without clicking, though this may affect snapshot compatibility.

Key Highlights

  • Ability to select text without clicking on the content area.
  • 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 selection logic outside of text areas.
  • Fixes for code fence selection and content preservation.

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