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> This creates our first ambiguity. The text handle is itself a tap target. Unfortunately, so is the text surrounding it. We now have two potential tap targets.
by throwaway290 3y ago
> This creates our first ambiguity. The text handle is itself a tap target. Unfortunately, so is the text surrounding it. We now have two potential tap targets. When they are far apart, it’s fine. The problem only occurs when I want to tap just to the left or right of the text cursor. In this case, it’s unclear what the user wants: to move the cursor or to tap/drag the handle.
This used to work perfectly on iOS until iOS 17. You could hold and drag text handle or you could double tap to select text around it and then drag selection handles. Now select-dragging a handle in place was made impossible, I don't know why.