The issue has been reported by isd in the #sandstorm IRC channel, and I've troubleshooted it.
Given the following grain which is shared as read-only: https://oasis.sandstorm.io/shared/4vrj4sIOFYy1iJfYKkvkqJGUTvBXLhb6CLODn-HQ2UF the text is not selectable in Firefox (and maybe other browsers, but I didn't try).
The problem comes from incorrect usage of the disabled attribute for the <textarea>. In readonly mode, the textarea has a disabled="" attribute, which not only makes the text non editable (which is the intended result), but also prevent selecting it (which is the problematic side-effect).
The disabled attribute is not the correct attribute to enforce "read-only" mode
The readonly attribute is the correct attribute to control that behavior.
Simply replacing disabled="" by readonly="true" would fix the issue.
The problematic code is there: https://github.com/rchrd2/TextEditor/blob/master/public/components/x-main.html#L71
The issue has been reported by isd in the #sandstorm IRC channel, and I've troubleshooted it.
Given the following grain which is shared as read-only: https://oasis.sandstorm.io/shared/4vrj4sIOFYy1iJfYKkvkqJGUTvBXLhb6CLODn-HQ2UF the text is not selectable in Firefox (and maybe other browsers, but I didn't try).
The problem comes from incorrect usage of the
disabledattribute for the<textarea>. In readonly mode, the textarea has adisabled=""attribute, which not only makes the text non editable (which is the intended result), but also prevent selecting it (which is the problematic side-effect).The
disabledattribute is not the correct attribute to enforce "read-only" modeThe
readonlyattribute is the correct attribute to control that behavior.Simply replacing
disabled=""byreadonly="true"would fix the issue.The problematic code is there: https://github.com/rchrd2/TextEditor/blob/master/public/components/x-main.html#L71