fix(mobile): select part of a source file's text on iOS#33218

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Problem

In the iOS app, a workspace file without a Preview mode (JSON, YAML, .env, source code) only has the Source view, and you can't select part of its text (#33178). With word wrap off nothing is selectable, because the native review-diff view has no text selection. With word wrap on, each virtualized row is its own Text, so a long-press only offers Copy for the whole line. The only other option is ⋯ → Copy contents.

SourceFileSurface already has a selectable mode, a single text view that selects across the whole document with bounded highlighting, and attachments use it (AttachmentDocumentBody). The workspace file screen never turns it on.

Change

On iOS, the file's ⋯ menu gets a Select text item while the Source view is showing. It turns on selectable for that file, so you get selection handles and can copy a single value or a range of lines. The item then reads Done selecting and switches back to the numbered rows. The choice is tied to the file path, so opening another file returns to the normal view.

It is iOS only. Android uses the long-press flow from #31286, which uses a WebView because a whole-file selectable TextView stalls Android's UI thread. Both now go through FileSourceSurface, which turns on selectable when either the iOS menu or the Android long-press asks for it.

While selecting, the view doesn't jump to a linked line (initialLine), the same as attachments today. Leaving selection returns to the numbered rows.

Scope and approval

A small, focused fix of an obvious bug: text in the iOS file viewer can't be partly selected or copied. It reuses the existing selectable surface and adds one menu item and one piece of state on one screen. The reporter suggested this direction in #33178 ("letting the file screen turn on selectable, either from a 'Select text' item next to 'Copy contents'…").

Verification

vp run check:changed origin/main: format, lint, knip, typecheck (2 packages) and the React compiler pass. No test was added, since the change only wires an existing prop to a menu item.
iOS Simulator (iPhone, iOS 27.0), dev client against a local dev server, opening apps/server/package.json with word wrap off:
- Before: a long-press on a value selects nothing.
- ⋯ shows Select text. After tapping it, a long-press selects part of a value with handles and the Copy / Select All menu, and dragging the end handle extends the selection across lines.
- Copy, then pasting into the composer, gives exactly the selected text with its indentation.
- ⋯ then reads Done selecting, and tapping it returns to the numbered native view.

Before: long-press does nothing	⋯ → Select text	Part of a value	Across lines	Done selecting
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While selecting, the view has no line-number gutter. That's the existing selectable surface, the same one attachments use.

Not checked: word wrap on, a physical device or iPad, and very large files (near the 1 MB preview limit). Android is unchanged and not covered here (#31286).

Fixes #33178

Fixes pingdotgg/t3code#33178

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fix(mobile): select part of a source file's text on iOS08c0c62

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Verdict: Approved at 08c0c62

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Adds an optional “Select text” action for iOS source files using the existing selection renderer. Default viewing and Android behavior remain unchanged, with no changes to stored files or data access.

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Walkthrough

The thread file screen adds an iOS-only text-selection toggle for loaded files in source mode. It tracks selection by file path and passes the active state through FileContent to FileSourceSurface.

Changes: iOS source file text selection

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Selection toggle and rendering `apps/mobile/src/features/files/ThreadFilesRouteScreen.tsx`	`FileContent` accepts and forwards a `selectable` prop. The screen tracks selection by file path and offers a toggle only when the platform is iOS, source mode is active, and file contents are loaded. `FileSourceSurface` is selectable when requested or when Android line selection is active.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Possibly related PRs

pingdotgg/t3code#31286: Adds the Android counterpart to the source file text-selection behavior.

Suggested labels: bugfix

Suggested reviewers: shivamhwp, juliusmarminge, maria-rcks

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	Passed	The title names the main change: an iOS-only fix that lets users select part of a source file's text. It is specific, follows conventional commit form, and matches the raw summary and objectives, whic…
Linked Issues check	Passed	Objective [`#33178`]: iOS users can select and copy part of a workspace file's text for files without a Preview mode (JSON, YAML, .env, source code), with word wrap off and on. Implementation at the re…
Out of Scope Changes check	Passed	The whole-PR diff against merge base c6ca6056 changes one file: apps/mobile/src/features/files/ThreadFilesRouteScreen.tsx (+18/-1). Each hunk serves the objective of `#33178`: - FileSourceSurface: selec…
Description check	Passed	The description covers the problem, change, scope and approval rationale, and focused verification. It includes before-and-after screenshots, reports observed results, and states what was not checked.

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The title names the main change: an iOS-only fix that lets users select part of a source file's text. It is specific, follows conventional commit form, and matches the raw summary and objectives, which describe enabling the selectable surface on iOS for the Source view.

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Explanation

Objective [#33178]: iOS users can select and copy part of a workspace file's text for files without a Preview mode (JSON, YAML, .env, source code), with word wrap off and on.

Implementation at the reviewed head (whole-PR diff against merge base c6ca6056):

ThreadFilesRouteScreen.tsx: adds canSelectText (Platform.OS === "ios", resolvedActiveMode === "source", fileData.contents loaded) and textSelectionPath state keyed to relativePath. The file ⋯ menu adds a "Select text" item, which reads "Done selecting" while active. FileContent forwards selectable={selectingText} to FileSourceSurface, which passes it to SourceFileSurface.
SourceFileSurface.tsx (unchanged in the whole-PR diff; existing code at head): when selectable is true on iOS, usesLineList is false and usesTextSelection is true. The virtualized FlatList is replaced by one selectable SourceText view that selects across the whole document. The selectable block does not read codeWordBreak, so the word-wrap-on whole-line Copy limit is also removed while selecting.

The issue names a "Select text" menu item as one acceptable direction, and the PR implements it. The device checks in the PR description and the commit-message wording are verification steps or descriptions, not coding requirements. Word wrap on was not checked on a device; this verdict rests on the code path, not on device results.

The previous assessment stated that SourceFileSurface.tsx changed since the previous review. The current whole-PR diff shows no change to SourceFileSurface.tsx against the merge base. This assessment uses the whole-PR diff. The relevant selection behavior is present at head either way.

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Explanation

The whole-PR diff against merge base c6ca6056 changes one file: apps/mobile/src/features/files/ThreadFilesRouteScreen.tsx (+18/-1). Each hunk serves the objective of #33178:

FileSourceSurface: selectable={props.selectable === true || selection?.active === true}. Keeps the existing Android long-press line selection and adds the explicit iOS text-selection state.
FileContent: new selectable prop, forwarded to SourceFileSurface.
ThreadFileScreen: textSelectionPath state, canSelectText and selectingText flags, the "Select text" / "Done selecting" menu item, and selectable={selectingText} passed to FileContent.

canSelectText requires Platform.OS === "ios", so Android does not get the new whole-file selectable view or the menu item. No unrelated refactor, feature, or declaration change appears in the diff. The added test-free change matches the PR description, which states that no test was added because the change only wires an existing prop to a menu item.

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apps/mobile/src/features/files/ThreadFilesRouteScreen.tsxline 1027Outdated · 08c0c62Open thread

…	…	@@ -1008,6 +1024,7 @@ export function ThreadFileScreen(props: ThreadFileRouteScreenProps) {
1008	1024		relativePath={relativePath}
1009	1025		threadId={threadId}
1010	1026		truncated={fileData?.truncated ?? false}
	1027	+	selectable={selectingText}

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Restore the linked-line position after selection ends.

When word wrap is enabled and a file opens at a linked line, selecting text replaces the line list. Pressing Done selecting remounts the list, but its scroll effect does not run again: path and targetIndex have not changed. The numbered rows therefore reopen at the top. Pass null as initialLine while selecting, or make the scroll effect respond when the list returns. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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✅ Confirmed as addressed by @binjamshid

Bbinjamshid1d ago

Fixed in a134440b30. The scroll-to-line effect in JavaScriptSourceFileSurface now skips while selecting and reruns when the line list comes back, so Done selecting returns to the linked line. With word wrap off, Done selecting swaps back to the native surface, which mounts with initialLine already.

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@binjamshid Thanks, I checked commit a134440b30. The scroll effect now reruns when the line list returns. The native surface receives the linked line when it remounts.

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fix(mobile): leaving text selection returns to the linked linea134440

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