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		PaulHoule on May 21, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Text editing hates you too (2019) You know, every text editing system I've seen that knocks off word (has those "bold", "italic", etc.) selectors has something anomalous in how selections are handled.

mihi on May 21, 2021 [–]

Yes! So much this. I usually wish they'd just give me markdown or similar and only convert after I'm done. Slack is a prominent offender there.

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