Text disappears after component is deselected after two moves with selected text
Question
Steps to reproduce:
- Select all text in a component
- Move the component
- Select all text again
- Move the component again
- Deselect the component
Expected result: Text remains
Actual result: Text disappears
Reproducible in a web page demo, version 0.15.9.
See attached screencast:
Answers (1)
Good catch, thanks
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