From 4ad625eef18e50337bf7232ec9b7deef434a34b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yasas Sri <164534752+Yasas-Sri@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:09:24 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Escape selects a text box or WordArt, so Delete removes it
 (#1538) (#1604)

Co-authored-by: Brandon Thomas <echelon@gmail.com>
---
 crates/ui-egui/src/keys.rs | 10 ++++++----
 crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs  | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/keys.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/keys.rs
index 872a20bb5..49b90eb5a 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/keys.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/keys.rs
@@ -369,14 +369,16 @@ pub fn canvas_events(app: &mut WordApp, ctx: &egui::Context) {
                     app.canvas.context_menu_from_keys = true;
                     continue;
                 }
-                // Escape leaves a text box to just after it in the body.
+                // Escape in a text box (or WordArt) selects the box itself, so Delete then removes
+                // it (#1538). The anchor position is just after the box's object character.
                 if key == Key::Escape
                     && crate::canvas::in_text_box(app)
-                    && app.session.sel.is_collapsed()
                     && let wordcraft_doc::StoryRef::Part(id) = app.session.sel.focus.story
-                    && let Some(pos) = app.session.doc.text_box_anchor(id)
+                    && let Some(end) = app.session.doc.text_box_anchor(id)
+                    && let Some(off) = end.off.checked_sub(wordcraft_doc::para::OBJ.len_utf8())
                 {
-                    let _ = app.run("caret.set", json!({"pos": pos}));
+                    let start = wordcraft_doc::Pos { off, ..end.clone() };
+                    let _ = app.run("select.range", json!({"anchor": start, "focus": end}));
                     continue;
                 }
                 if key == Key::Escape && matches!(app.session.sel.focus.story, wordcraft_doc::StoryRef::Part(_)) && app.session.sel.is_collapsed() {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
index 1048fc916..5666750b8 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
@@ -4658,6 +4658,33 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(h.state().session.doc.plain_text(wordcraft_doc::StoryRef::Body), "Kilns");
     }
 
+    /// #1538: inserting WordArt leaves its text selected, so Delete erased only the text and the
+    /// empty box stayed. Escape now selects the box itself, Delete removes it, and a second Escape
+    /// is back to a caret in the body.
+    #[test]
+    fn escape_selects_a_wordart_box_and_delete_removes_it() {
+        let mut a = app();
+        let id = a.run("insert.wordArt", json!({})).unwrap()["story"].as_u64().unwrap() as u32;
+        assert!(canvas::in_text_box(&a), "the WordArt's text is selected after inserting it");
+        let mut h = harness(a);
+        h.run_steps(4);
+        h.key_press(egui::Key::Escape);
+        h.run_steps(2);
+        assert!(wordcraft_engine::cmd::objects::object_selection(&h.state().session).is_some(), "Escape selects the box");
+        h.key_press(egui::Key::Delete);
+        h.run_steps(2);
+        assert_eq!(h.state().session.doc.text_box_anchor(id), None, "Delete removed the WordArt");
+        assert!(h.state_mut().session.undo(), "one undo brings it back");
+        assert!(h.state().session.doc.text_box_anchor(id).is_some());
+        h.run_steps(2);
+        h.key_press(egui::Key::Escape);
+        h.run_steps(2);
+        h.key_press(egui::Key::Escape);
+        h.run_steps(2);
+        let s = &h.state().session;
+        assert!(s.sel.is_collapsed() && s.sel.focus.story == wordcraft_doc::StoryRef::Body, "a second Escape leaves a caret in the body");
+    }
+
     /// #1218: Ctrl+Q resets the paragraph formatting and nothing else; it also closed the window
     /// (asking to save) on Windows and Linux. ⌘Q still quits on the Mac.
     #[test]