Ctrl + a in reader view appears to select more than note content

Steps to reproduce

  1. Navigate to a note
  2. Switch to reader view
  3. Hit ctrl + a on keyboard

Expected result

Should only select all text from the body of the note

Actual result

It also appears to select the note title and part of the navigation breadcrumb at the top:

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v1.8.10
Installer version: v1.8.10
Operating system: Windows 11 Pro 10.0.26100
Login status: logged in
Language: en
Catalyst license: none
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: on
Base theme: light
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: off
Plugins installed: 10
Plugins enabled: 10
1: Enhancing Export v1.10.9
2: Omnisearch v1.27.0
3: Recent Notes v1.3.1
4: Quick Explorer v0.2.14
5: Plugin Update Tracker v1.6.2
6: Pixel Perfect Image v1.0.11
7: Text Extractor v0.6.0
8: Editing Toolbar v3.1.16
9: Copy document as HTML v0.8.1
10: Local Backup v0.2.0


Additional information

If you copy the text and paste it, it does just paste the note content as expected, so this appears to be a mostly superficial issue with the selection. However, you do end up with an empty line before the note content in the clipboard.

Welcome to the long-lasting agony :slight_smile:Ctrl+A Ctrl+C (Cmd+A Cmd+C) does not copy text in preview (your file name selection is also mentioned in replies).

And as I understood, no solutions, just workarounds.

Cheers, Marko :nerd_face:

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