Unable to select text in notes #317

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giteasync · 2025-10-01T15:51:04-05:00

giteasync commented

2025-10-01 15:51:04 -05:00

Originally created by @whisperdancer on GitHub.

Description

I thought I had already posted this, but don't see it so posting again. Apologize if it's a dup. I'm unsure when this started, but as of now I cannot select text in notes. Drag the mouse, double click words and nothing happens. Very strange. I use FF and tried on Edge. Same issue so I don't think it's a browser thing. I cleared my browser cache. Issue persists.

TriliumNext Version

0.94

What operating system are you using?

Other Linux

What is your setup?

Local (no sync)

Operating System Version

Installed on Rasperry Pi OS 64bt

Error logs

No response

Originally created by @whisperdancer on GitHub. ### Description I thought I had already posted this, but don't see it so posting again. Apologize if it's a dup. I'm unsure when this started, but as of now I cannot select text in notes. Drag the mouse, double click words and nothing happens. Very strange. I use FF and tried on Edge. Same issue so I don't think it's a browser thing. I cleared my browser cache. Issue persists. ### TriliumNext Version 0.94 ### What operating system are you using? Other Linux ### What is your setup? Local (no sync) ### Operating System Version Installed on Rasperry Pi OS 64bt ### Error logs _No response_

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2025-10-01 15:51:04 -05:00

giteasync commented

2025-10-01 15:51:05 -05:00

@dosubot[bot] commented on GitHub:

Hi @whisperdancer! I'm Dosu and I’m helping the Notes team.

This is a known bug in TriliumNext 0.94.0—text selection highlighting is not visible, so it looks like you can't select text, but copy/paste still works. The issue is caused by the upgrade of CKEditor in this release and affects all browsers and themes. A fix will be in the next version. As a temporary workaround, changing the theme in TriliumNext or enabling the Dark Reader extension in Firefox can restore visible selection. More details and updates are available in the discussion here.

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@dosubot[bot] commented on GitHub:  Hi @whisperdancer! I'm [Dosu](https://go.dosu.dev/dosubot) and I’m helping the Notes team.  This is a known bug in TriliumNext 0.94.0—text selection highlighting is not visible, so it looks like you can't select text, but copy/paste still works. The issue is caused by the upgrade of CKEditor in this release and affects all browsers and themes. A fix will be in the next version. As a temporary workaround, changing the theme in TriliumNext or enabling the Dark Reader extension in Firefox can restore visible selection. More details and updates are available in the discussion [here](https://github.com/orgs/TriliumNext/discussions/2141).  *To reply, just mention [@dosu](https://go.dosu.dev/dosubot).* --- <sup>How did I do? [Good](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/64024d1b-cc49-4594-8b8e-19f2acaa7fe1?feedback_type=great_response) | [Irrelevant](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/64024d1b-cc49-4594-8b8e-19f2acaa7fe1?feedback_type=irrelevant_answer) | [Incorrect](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/64024d1b-cc49-4594-8b8e-19f2acaa7fe1?feedback_type=incorrect_sources) | [Verbose](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/64024d1b-cc49-4594-8b8e-19f2acaa7fe1?feedback_type=too_verbose) | [Hallucination](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/64024d1b-cc49-4594-8b8e-19f2acaa7fe1?feedback_type=hallucination) | [Report 🐛](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/64024d1b-cc49-4594-8b8e-19f2acaa7fe1?feedback_type=bug_report) | [Other](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/64024d1b-cc49-4594-8b8e-19f2acaa7fe1?feedback_type=other)</sup>  [![Join Discord](https://img.shields.io/badge/join-5865F2?logo=discord&logoColor=white&label=)](https://go.dosu.dev/discord-bot) [![Share on X](https://img.shields.io/badge/X-share-black)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=%40dosu_ai%20helped%20me%20solve%20this%20issue!&url=https%3A//github.com/TriliumNext/Notes/issues/2188)

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Reference: TriliumNext/Trilium#317