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Keep text selection visible when clicking toolbar buttons. Select text and click the toolbar - your selection stays highlighted for a seamless editing experience.

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Use Case

  • Professional UX - Selection doesn’t disappear when using toolbars
  • Seamless editing - Apply multiple formats without reselecting
  • User expectations - Matches desktop word processor behavior

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Integration

Add toolbar-button class to toolbar elements. Call restorePreservedSelection() before applying commands.

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Commands

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restorePreservedSelection

Restore the preserved selection
Used internally to maintain selection when interacting with toolbar
Example: 
// Restore selection after toolbar interaction
editor.commands.restorePreservedSelection()
Returns: Function Command function

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Types

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SelectionState

Selection state

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Source Code

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