Text boxes: a click on the frame selects the box whole (#787)

ROADMAP.md

@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ app's JSON control channel (`deckcraft --control PORT`).
 | 2026-10-15 | A `.pptx` slide that can't be read is reported, not dropped in silence: `lostSlides` from `file.open`, a message and a repaired copy in the app, a warning from `deckcraft-cli` (#203) |
 | 2026-10-16 | AutoFormat as you type: ordinals (1st, 22nd, 103rd) get superscript suffixes after a space or punctuation; Tools ▸ AutoCorrect and `text.autocorrect {ordinals}` turn it off |
 | 2026-10-16 | A PowerPoint Show (`.ppsx`) opened from the command line or the file association starts its slide show, as in PowerPoint; File › Open still opens it for editing (#862) |
+| 2026-10-15 | Clicking the frame of a text box or placeholder selects the box whole, so it can be moved, duplicated or deleted; only a click inside puts the caret in the text (#787) |
 | 2026-10-15 | PDF export and rendering: `anchorCtr` centres the drawn text block — right-aligned text no longer ran past the box edge (#736) |
 | 2026-10-14 | connected MCP rejects unrelated, malformed, incomplete and oversized replies without replay; buffered unsolicited bytes force a fresh connection before sending (#718) |
 | 2026-10-14 | Empty bulleted and numbered paragraphs show gray markers while editing, including on first click and after Enter. Markers use the list style and stay out of slide shows and exports. |

crates/engine/src/tests.rs

@@ -3098,6 +3098,70 @@ fn dragging_the_frame_of_edited_text_moves_the_box() {
     assert_eq!(text_box_xfrm(&s, id), x);
 }
 
+/// Press and release at `at` without moving.
+fn click_at(s: &mut Session, at: (f64, f64)) {
+    let ev = |kind| PointerEvent { kind, x: at.0, y: at.1, mods: Mods::default(), tol: 3.0, pressure: None };
+    s.pointer(ev(PointerKind::Down)).unwrap();
+    s.pointer(ev(PointerKind::Up)).unwrap();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn clicking_the_frame_of_a_text_box_selects_it_whole() {
+    let (mut s, id, x) = editing_text_box(0.0);
+    let sid = deckcraft_model::ShapeId(id as u32);
+    let undo_before = s.doc().unwrap().history.undo.len();
+    // Leave editing and select nothing: a click on empty slide.
+    click_at(&mut s, (20.0, 20.0));
+    assert!(s.doc().unwrap().selection.shapes.is_empty());
+
+    // Edges and corner bands, inside and just outside the box, select it but don't start typing.
+    for (lx, ly) in [(x.w / 4.0, 1.0), (x.w / 4.0, -2.0), (x.w * 0.75, x.h - 1.0), (1.0, x.h / 2.0), (x.w + 2.0, x.h / 2.0)] {
+        click_at(&mut s, (20.0, 20.0));
+        click_at(&mut s, on_box(&x, lx, ly));
+        let st = s.doc().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(st.selection.shapes, vec![sid], "({lx}, {ly})");
+        assert!(st.selection.text.is_none(), "({lx}, {ly}) entered text");
+    }
+
+    // Dragging the frame moves the box; the inside of an unselected box still takes the caret.
+    click_at(&mut s, (20.0, 20.0));
+    let from = on_box(&x, x.w / 4.0, 1.0);
+    drag_gesture(&mut s, from, (from.0 + 30.0, from.1 + 20.0));
+    let moved = text_box_xfrm(&s, id);
+    assert!((moved.x - (x.x + 30.0)).abs() < 1e-9 && (moved.y - (x.y + 20.0)).abs() < 1e-9, "{moved:?}");
+    click_at(&mut s, (20.0, 20.0));
+    click_at(&mut s, on_box(&moved, moved.w / 4.0, moved.h / 2.0));
+    assert!(s.doc().unwrap().selection.text.is_some());
+
+    // The frame also deletes: select by frame, press Delete.
+    click_at(&mut s, (20.0, 20.0));
+    click_at(&mut s, on_box(&moved, moved.w / 4.0, 1.0));
+    s.execute("edit.delete", &json!({})).unwrap();
+    assert!(s.doc().unwrap().shape(sid).is_none());
+    assert!(s.doc().unwrap().history.undo.len() > undo_before);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn clicking_the_frame_of_a_selected_plain_shape_still_takes_the_caret() {
+    let mut s = session();
+    s.prefs.snap_to_grid = false;
+    s.prefs.smart_guides = false;
+    s.execute("slide.new", &json!({"layout": "blank"})).unwrap();
+    let id =
+        s.execute("shape.insert", &json!({"preset": "rect", "rect": [200.0, 150.0, 240.0, 60.0], "text": "Hello"})).unwrap()["id"].as_u64().unwrap();
+    let sid = deckcraft_model::ShapeId(id as u32);
+    let x = text_box_xfrm(&s, id);
+    // The first click selects an ordinary shape, the second puts the caret, as before; the frame
+    // rule is for text boxes and placeholders only.
+    click_at(&mut s, (20.0, 20.0));
+    click_at(&mut s, on_box(&x, x.w / 4.0, x.h / 2.0));
+    let st = s.doc().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(st.selection.shapes, vec![sid]);
+    assert!(st.selection.text.is_none());
+    click_at(&mut s, on_box(&x, x.w / 4.0, 1.0));
+    assert!(s.doc().unwrap().selection.text.is_some(), "frame click on a selected plain shape lost the caret");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn dragging_inside_edited_text_selects_text() {
     let (mut s, id, x) = editing_text_box(0.0);

crates/engine/src/tools.rs

@@ -694,7 +694,12 @@ impl Session {
                 // placeholders take the caret straight away like PowerPoint. A click in a selected
                 // table puts the caret in the clicked cell.
                 let table = st.shape(id).is_some_and(|s| matches!(s.kind, ShapeKind::Table(_)));
-                let enter_text = (!toggle && ((text && (selected || is_text_first(st, id))) || (table && selected))).then_some((id, p));
+                // A click on the frame band of a text box selects the box whole, as PowerPoint
+                // does, so it can be moved, duplicated or deleted; only the inside takes the caret.
+                let on_frame = text
+                    && is_text_first(st, id)
+                    && st.shape(id).is_some_and(|s| edit_zone(&xfrm_of(&st.doc, &st.selection, s), p, tol) == EditZone::Frame);
+                let enter_text = (!toggle && !on_frame && ((text && (selected || is_text_first(st, id))) || (table && selected))).then_some((id, p));
                 let ids2 = ids.clone();
                 self.select(|_, sel| {
                     sel.shapes = ids2;

docs/ui-parity.md

@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ menu colours taken from the theme tokens (menu `chrome`, page `card`).
 | Text caret, selection, double/triple click, drag-select | yes | yes |
 | Exact size/position, lock aspect | yes | yes — Size and Position dialog (height, width, rotation, scale %, lock aspect, position from the top-left), one undo step; ribbon spinners still resize one side at a time |
 | Drag the frame of a text box being edited to move it | yes | yes |
+| Click the frame of a text box or placeholder to select it whole (then move, duplicate or delete it) | yes | yes; a click inside takes the caret |
 | Table cells: caret and selection in the cell, click into another cell, drag row and column borders | yes | yes; no cell-range selection by dragging across cells |
 | Context menus on shapes, slides, text, thumbnails | yes | yes, shorter; a right click selects the shape under the pointer first |
 | Group fill and outline | formats the members | Shape Fill and Shape Outline reach nested members in one undo step; a transparency-only fill edit retains each member's colour (#1079) |
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ consistency is open (#73, #56).
 | 2026-10-12 | minor | Dragging the frame of a text box being edited moves it, as in PowerPoint |
 | 2026-10-12 | minor | Table cells: caret and selection shown in the edited cell, clicks place the caret in the clicked cell, row and column borders drag to resize |
 | 2026-10-14 | minor | Format Background pane: solid transparency, picture transparency, tile, offset, scale, alignment, mirror, and Apply to All copying a picture. Not a new dialog; the dialog count stays 27 |
+| 2026-10-15 | minor | Clicking the frame of a text box or placeholder selects the box whole instead of starting text entry (#787) |
 | 2026-10-13 | trivial | Editor slide rasters sit on the physical pixel grid (#184) |
 | 2026-10-14 | minor | Copy and paste rich text (HTML: bold, italic, underline) with other apps |
 | 2026-10-13 | minor | Animations ▸ Preview and Animation Pane ▸ Play All play the current slide on the editor canvas |