v8.2.6

saga-soft/novelWriterv8.2.6May 13, 2026by willmcgugan

AI Summary

Textual v8.2.6 improves text selection logic, allowing users to select text without clicking on content areas, though this change may affect existing snapshots.

Key Highlights

Added ability to select text outside of content areas
Fixed selection to the right of code fence blocks
Fixed Markdown code fences losing content when switching themes
May break existing snapshots due to selection behavior changes

New Features

Improved text selection without precise clicking
Fixed code fence selection issues
Fixed theme switching 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