View/textSelectionEnabled

Examples/Sources/GreetingGeneratorExample/GreetingGeneratorApp.swift

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import SwiftCrossUI
 struct GreetingGeneratorApp: App {
     @State var name = ""
     @State var greetings: [String] = []
+    @State var isGreetingSelectable = false
 
     var body: some Scene {
         WindowGroup("Greeting Generator") {
@@ -26,9 +27,11 @@ struct GreetingGeneratorApp: App {
                         }
                     }
 
+                    Toggle("Selectable Greeting", active: $isGreetingSelectable)
                     if let latest = greetings.last {
                         Text(latest)
                             .padding(.top, 5)
+                            .textSelectionEnabled(isGreetingSelectable)
 
                         if greetings.count > 1 {
                             Text("History:")

Sources/AppKitBackend/AppKitBackend.swift

@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ public final class AppKitBackend: AppBackend {
     ) {
         let field = textView as! NSTextField
         field.attributedStringValue = Self.attributedString(for: content, in: environment)
+        field.isSelectable = environment.isTextSelectionEnabled
     }
 
     public func createButton() -> Widget {

Sources/GtkBackend/GtkBackend.swift

@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
             return 0
         #else
             if window.showMenuBar {
                 // TODO: Don't hardcode this (if possible), because some Gtk
                 //   themes may affect the height of the menu bar.
                 25
             } else {
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
     }
 
     public func isWindowProgrammaticallyResizable(_ window: Window) -> Bool {
         // TODO: Detect whether window is fullscreen
         return true
     }
 
@@ -376,14 +376,14 @@
     }
 
     public func setRootEnvironmentChangeHandler(to action: @escaping () -> Void) {
         // TODO: React to theme changes
     }
 
     public func computeWindowEnvironment(
         window: Window,
         rootEnvironment: EnvironmentValues
     ) -> EnvironmentValues {
         // TODO: Record window scale factor in here
         rootEnvironment
     }
 
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@
         of window: Window,
         to action: @escaping () -> Void
     ) {
         // TODO: Notify when window scale factor changes
     }
 
     public func setIncomingURLHandler(to action: @escaping (URL) -> Void) {
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@
                 case .trailing:
                     Justification.right
             }
-
+        textView.selectable = environment.isTextSelectionEnabled
         textView.css.clear()
         textView.css.set(properties: Self.cssProperties(for: environment))
     }
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@
         return imageView
     }
 
     public func updateImageView(
         _ imageView: Widget,
         rgbaData: [UInt8],
         width: Int,
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@
 
     // private let tables = Tables()
 
     // TODO: Implement tables
     // public func createTable(rows: Int, columns: Int) -> Widget {
     //     let widget = Grid()
 
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@
         return scale
     }
 
     public func updateSlider(
         _ slider: Widget,
         minimum: Double,
         maximum: Double,
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@
                 }
             },
             window: window ?? windows[0]
         ) { result in
             switch result {
                 case .success(let urls):
                     handleResult(.success(urls[0]))
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@
         configure(chooser)
 
         chooser.registerSignals()
         chooser.response = { (_: NativeDialog, response: Int) -> Void in
             // Release our intentional retain cycle which ironically only exists
             // because of this line. The retain cycle keeps the file chooser
             // around long enough for the user to respond (it gets released

Sources/SwiftCrossUI/Environment/EnvironmentValues.swift

@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ public struct EnvironmentValues {
     /// The style of toggle to use.
     public var toggleStyle: ToggleStyle
 
+    /// Wether a Text should be selectable. Set by ``View/textSelectionEnabled(_:)``.
+    public var isTextSelectionEnabled: Bool = false
+
     // Backing storage for extensible subscript
     private var extraValues: [ObjectIdentifier: Any]
 

Sources/SwiftCrossUI/Views/Modifiers/TextSelectionModifier.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+extension View {
+    /// Set SwiftUI.Text selectability
+    public func textSelectionEnabled(_ isEnabled: Bool = true) -> some View {
+        EnvironmentModifier(
+            self,
+            modification: { environment in
+                var newEnvironment = environment
+                newEnvironment.isTextSelectionEnabled = isEnabled
+                return newEnvironment
+            })
+    }
+}

Sources/UIKitBackend/UIKitBackend+Passive.swift

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     }
 
     public func createTextView() -> Widget {
-        let widget = WrapperWidget<UILabel>()
+        let widget = WrapperWidget<OptionallySelectableLabel>()
         widget.child.numberOfLines = 0
         return widget
     }
@@ -46,12 +46,13 @@
         content: String,
         environment: EnvironmentValues
     ) {
-        let wrapper = textView as! WrapperWidget<UILabel>
+        let wrapper = textView as! WrapperWidget<OptionallySelectableLabel>
         wrapper.child.overrideUserInterfaceStyle = environment.colorScheme.userInterfaceStyle
         wrapper.child.attributedText = UIKitBackend.attributedString(
             text: content,
             environment: environment
         )
+        wrapper.child.isSelectable = environment.isTextSelectionEnabled
     }
 
     public func size(
@@ -104,3 +105,65 @@
         wrapper.child.image = .init(ciImage: ciImage)
     }
 }
+
+// Inspired by https://medium.com/kinandcartacreated/making-uilabel-accessible-5f3d5c342df4
+// Thank you to Sam Dods for the base idea
+final class OptionallySelectableLabel: UILabel {
+    var isSelectable: Bool = false
+
+    override init(frame: CGRect) {
+        super.init(frame: frame)
+        setupTextSelection()
+    }
+
+    required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
+        super.init(coder: aDecoder)
+        setupTextSelection()
+    }
+
+    override var canBecomeFirstResponder: Bool {
+        isSelectable
+    }
+
+    private func setupTextSelection() {
+        let longPress = UILongPressGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(didLongPress))
+        addGestureRecognizer(longPress)
+        isUserInteractionEnabled = true
+    }
+
+    @objc private func didLongPress(_ gesture: UILongPressGestureRecognizer) {
+        guard isSelectable, gesture.state == .began, let text = self.attributedText?.string,
+            !text.isEmpty
+        else {
+            return
+        }
+        window?.endEditing(true)
+        guard becomeFirstResponder() else { return }
+
+        let menu = UIMenuController.shared
+        if !menu.isMenuVisible {
+            menu.showMenu(from: self, rect: textRect())
+        }
+    }
+
+    override func canPerformAction(_ action: Selector, withSender sender: Any?) -> Bool {
+        return action == #selector(copy(_:))
+    }
+
+    private func textRect() -> CGRect {
+        let inset: CGFloat = -4
+        return textRect(forBounds: bounds, limitedToNumberOfLines: numberOfLines).insetBy(
+            dx: inset, dy: inset)
+    }
+
+    private func cancelSelection() {
+        let menu = UIMenuController.shared
+        menu.hideMenu(from: self)
+    }
+
+    @objc override func copy(_ sender: Any?) {
+        cancelSelection()
+        let board = UIPasteboard.general
+        board.string = text
+    }
+}

Sources/WinUIBackend/WinUIBackend.swift

@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ public final class WinUIBackend: AppBackend {
     ) {
         let block = textView as! TextBlock
         block.text = content
+        block.isTextSelectionEnabled = environment.isTextSelectionEnabled
         missing("font design handling (monospace vs normal)")
         environment.apply(to: block)
     }