[webkit-dev] Selection highlight painting ("gaps"?)

[Jeremy Orlow]

FYI, this was filed some time ago:
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=3527
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21960

On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 1:03 PM, Ben Goodger <beng at google.com> wrote:

> I agree. I would like to retain this mode of selection in Windows
> Chrome at least. I think it's only ragged in most apps because people
> don't take the time to make it look nice.
>
> -Ben
>
> On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 12:57 PM, David Hyatt <hyatt at apple.com> wrote:
> > On Oct 16, 2009, at 7:07 PM, Evan Martin wrote:
> >
> >> When you select multiple lines of text in WebKit, the highlight paints
> >> over whitespace on the right margin.
> >> This is correct behavior for Mac, but not for Windows or Linux.
> >>
> >
> > I would suggest making it be controlled by a Setting rather than #ifdefs.
>  I
> > thought one existed already, but if it doesn't, we can add one.  Another
> > possibility might be using the theme to query for this info, although I
> know
> > we would like to preserve the gap painting on Safari for Windows.
>  Therefore
> > a Setting is probably best.
> >
> > Keep in mind that eliminating the gaps will give you a pretty ugly
> irregular
> > selection in a lot of places.   Do what you want in Chrome, but make sure
> > it's a setting and that you don't change Safari for Windows in the
> process.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > dave
> >
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