[konsole] [Bug 412916] New: It is impossible to select the first character on a line on Wayland

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https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=412916

            Bug ID: 412916
           Summary: It is impossible to select the first character on a
                    line on Wayland
           Product: konsole
           Version: 19.08.1
          Platform: Other
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: copy-paste
          Assignee: konsole-devel at kde.org
          Reporter: jm.ouwerkerk at gmail.com
  Target Milestone: ---

SUMMARY

It is effectively impossible to select the first character of a line of output
on Wayland. That is: try to highlight one entire line of output or its first
word is effectively impossible. Text selection begins exactly one character
after the cursor position (visually).


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Generate some output
2. Try to select the first word/first line of that output without covering the
previous line
3. Observe the fail.

OBSERVED RESULT


EXPECTED RESULT

This should "just work".

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Linux/KDE Plasma: Debian unstable
KDE Plasma Version: 5.14.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.62.0
Qt Version: 5.11.3

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

On Wayland, using a trackpad. 

The problem is really that text selection does not start *at* the position of
the cursor (as visually indicated by the tip of the arrow), but rather requires
the cursor to be one character to the *left* of whatever character the
selection range will start at. 

The problem is compounded by thin window borders, meaning that there is no
valid position left of the first character which you can point the cursor at.
So it becomes effectively impossible to select the first character of a line.

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