Release v0.6.22: recover verified partial text selections

src/app.cpp

@@ -227,7 +227,8 @@ class Transaction
         return selectPrevious(n, [&] { return valid(); });
     }
     std::wstring copyRange(size_t count, const std::wstring &wordCandidate,
-                           const std::function<bool(const std::wstring &)> &matches)
+                           const std::function<bool(const std::wstring &)> &matches,
+                           const std::function<bool(const std::wstring &)> &suffixMatches = {})
     {
         // WebView word boundaries are only candidates; exact verification is mandatory.
         if (needsSelectionDelay(target) && !wordCandidate.empty() &&
@@ -247,7 +248,25 @@ class Transaction
                 return {};
             Sleep(25);
         }
-        return select(count) ? copy() : std::wstring{};
+        auto text = select(count) ? copy() : std::wstring{};
+        // Chromium editors can apply only part of a burst of Shift+Left events.
+        // Extend only a verified suffix; never replace a partial or unrelated range.
+        if (valid() && !matches(text) && !text.empty() &&
+            (suffixMatches ? suffixMatches(text) : newlines(wordCandidate).ends_with(newlines(text))) &&
+            caretSteps(text) < count)
+        {
+            const auto missing = count - caretSteps(text);
+            diagnosticEvent(L"Selection: extending verified suffix by " + std::to_wstring(missing));
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < missing; ++i)
+            {
+                if (!valid() || !chord(VK_LEFT, MOD_SHIFT))
+                    return {};
+                Sleep(25);
+            }
+            text = copy();
+            diagnosticEvent(L"Selection: suffix recovery match=" + std::to_wstring(matches(text)));
+        }
+        return text;
     }
     bool paste(const Clip &clip)
     {
@@ -1138,7 +1157,9 @@ void App::transform(int command, int snippet)
                 {
                     text =
                         tx.copyRange(recent.keys.size(), recent.keys, [&](const std::wstring &candidate)
-                                     { return recent.match(candidate, available, physicalLayout()) >= 0; });
+                                     { return recent.match(candidate, available, physicalLayout()) >= 0; },
+                                     [&](const std::wstring &candidate)
+                                     { return recent.matchSuffix(candidate, available, physicalLayout()) >= 0; });
                     hint = recent.match(text, available, physicalLayout());
                     diagnosticEvent(L"Recent verification copied=" + std::to_wstring(text.size()) + L" keys=" +
                         std::to_wstring(recent.keys.size()) + L" match=" + std::to_wstring(hint));
@@ -1155,6 +1176,7 @@ void App::transform(int command, int snippet)
                          previous->version == version)
                 {
                     expected = previous->result;
+                    diagnosticEvent(L"Previous result expected=" + diagnosticText(expected));
                     text = tx.copyRange(caretSteps(previous->result), previous->result,
                                         [&](const std::wstring &candidate)
                                         { return newlines(candidate) == newlines(previous->result); });

src/core.cpp

@@ -479,6 +479,14 @@ void Run::backspace(HWND w, ULONGLONG now)
         keys.pop_back();
     at = now;
 }
+int Run::matchSuffix(const std::wstring &text, const std::vector<Layout> &layouts, const Layout &physical) const
+{
+    if (text.empty() || text.size() >= keys.size() || overflow)
+        return -1;
+    Run tail = *this;
+    tail.keys = keys.substr(keys.size() - text.size());
+    return tail.match(text, layouts, physical);
+}
 int Run::match(const std::wstring &text, const std::vector<Layout> &layouts, const Layout &physical) const
 {
     if (text.size() != keys.size() || overflow)

src/core.h

@@ -94,5 +94,6 @@ struct Run
     void record(wchar_t, HWND, HKL, ULONGLONG);
     void backspace(HWND, ULONGLONG);
     int match(const std::wstring &, const std::vector<Layout> &, const Layout &physical) const;
+    int matchSuffix(const std::wstring &, const std::vector<Layout> &, const Layout &physical) const;
 };
 } // namespace ks

src/update.h

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include "platform.h"
 namespace ks
 {
-inline constexpr wchar_t AppVersion[] = L"0.6.21";
+inline constexpr wchar_t AppVersion[] = L"0.6.22";
 inline constexpr UINT UpdateMessage = WM_APP + 7;
 inline constexpr UINT UpdateCheckIntervalMs = 6 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
 inline constexpr UINT UpdateNotificationRetryMs = 5 * 60 * 1000;