v8.2.6

al1abb/invoifyv8.2.6May 13, 2026by willmcgugan

AI Summary

This release improves the text selection logic, allowing users to select text without needing to click precisely on a content area, though it may affect snapshot consistency.

Key Highlights

  • Improved text selection logic allowing selection outside of content areas.
  • Fixed selection issues to the right of code fence blocks.
  • Fixed Markdown code fences losing content when switching themes.

New Features

  • Ability to select text without first clicking on a content area.

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