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R3.6. The current get/setSelection API is not accurate as it destroys the direction of the selection. We need API that returns the exact selection and also allows to set it. Test Case: ---------- 1. type "text1text2text3" into Combo 2. make following RTL selection: [text1<caret><selectionEnd>text2<selectionStart>text3] 3. call getter API 4. call setter API ==> same result as in 2. i.e. RTL selection with caret on the left.
Bug 103630 requests Combo#getCaretPosition(). Bug 106024 requests similar support for setting a reversed selection in the Text widget (setSelection(int, int) does not handle start > end).
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