Start work on displaying selection bar

src/pyj/read_book/iframe.pyj

@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ class IframeBoss:
             'update_progress_frac', progress_frac=pf, file_progress_frac=fpf)
         sel = window.getSelection()
         if sel and not sel.isCollapsed:
-            self.send_message('update_selection_position', selection_extents=selection_extents(current_layout_mode() is 'flow'))
+            self.send_message('update_selection_position', selection_extents=selection_extents(current_layout_mode() is 'flow', True))
 
     def onresize(self):
         self.send_message('request_size')
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ class IframeBoss:
             text = sel.toString()
         self.send_message(
             'selectionchange', text=text, empty=v'!!collapsed',
-            selection_extents=selection_extents(current_layout_mode() is 'flow'))
+            selection_extents=selection_extents(current_layout_mode() is 'flow', True))
 
     def onresize_stage2(self):
         if scroll_viewport.width() is self.last_window_width and scroll_viewport.height() is self.last_window_height:

src/pyj/read_book/selection_bar.pyj

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
+# License: GPL v3 Copyright: 2020, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
+from __python__ import bound_methods, hash_literals
+
+from elementmaker import E
+
+from book_list.theme import get_color
+
+
+class SelectionBar:
+
+    def __init__(self, view):
+        self.view = view
+        c = self.container
+        bar = E.div(
+            style='position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; height: 3ex; border: solid 1px currentColor; border-radius: 5px; overflow: hidden;'
+            'pointer-events: auto; min-width: 50px; padding: 5px; background-color: {}'.format(get_color("window-background"))
+        )
+        c.appendChild(bar)
+
+    @property
+    def container(self):
+        return document.getElementById('book-selection-bar-overlay')
+
+    @property
+    def bar(self):
+        return self.container.firstChild
+
+    def hide(self):
+        self.container.style.display = 'none'
+
+    def show(self):
+        self.container.style.display = 'block'
+
+    @property
+    def is_visible(self):
+        return self.container.style.display is not 'none'
+
+    def update_position(self):
+        cs = self.view.currently_showing
+        if not cs.has_selection:
+            return self.hide()
+
+        margins = {
+            'top': document.getElementById('book-top-margin').offsetHeight,
+            'bottom': document.getElementById('book-bottom-margin').offsetHeight,
+            'left': document.getElementById('book-left-margin').offsetWidth,
+            'right': document.getElementById('book-right-margin').offsetWidth,
+        }
+
+        def map_boundary(x):
+            return {'x': x.x + margins.left, 'y': x.y + margins.top, 'height': x.height, 'onscreen': x.onscreen}
+
+        start = map_boundary(cs.selection_start)
+        end = map_boundary(cs.selection_end)
+        if not start.onscreen and not end.onscreen:
+            return self.hide()
+
+        self.show()
+        end_after_start = start.y < end.y or (start.y is end.y and start.x < end.x)
+        container = self.container
+        bar = self.bar
+
+        # vertical position
+        bar_height = bar.offsetHeight
+        buffer = 2
+        if end_after_start:
+            has_space_below = end.y + end.height < container.offsetHeight - bar_height - buffer
+            put_below = has_space_below
+        else:
+            has_space_above = end.y + bar_height - buffer > 0
+            put_below = not has_space_above
+        top = (end.y + end.height + buffer) if put_below else (end.y - bar_height - buffer)
+        top = max(buffer, min(top, container.offsetHeight - bar_height - buffer))
+        bar.style.top = top + 'px'
+
+        # horizontal position
+        bar_width = bar.offsetWidth
+        left = end.x - bar_width // 2
+        left = max(buffer, min(left, container.offsetWidth - bar_width - buffer))
+        bar.style.left = left + 'px'

src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from read_book.prefs.scrolling import (
 from read_book.resources import load_resources
 from read_book.scrollbar import BookScrollbar
 from read_book.search import SearchOverlay, find_in_spine
+from read_book.selection_bar import SelectionBar
 from read_book.shortcuts import create_shortcut_map
 from read_book.timers import Timers
 from read_book.toc import get_current_toc_nodes, update_visible_toc_nodes
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ class View:
                         ),
                         right_margin,
                         self.book_scrollbar.create(),
+                        E.div(style='position: absolute; top:0; left:0; width: 100%; height: 100%; display:none; pointer-events: none', id='book-selection-bar-overlay'),  # selection bar overlay
                         E.div(style='position: absolute; top:0; left:0; width: 100%; pointer-events:none; display:none', id='book-search-overlay'),  # search overlay
                         E.div(style='position: absolute; top:0; left:0; width: 100%; height: 100%; display:none', id='book-content-popup-overlay'),  # content popup overlay
                         E.div(style='position: absolute; top:0; left:0; width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow: auto; display:none', id='book-overlay'),  # main overlay
@@ -292,6 +294,7 @@ class View:
         self.search_overlay = SearchOverlay(self)
         self.content_popup_overlay = ContentPopupOverlay(self)
         self.overlay = Overlay(self)
+        self.selection_bar = SelectionBar(self)
         self.processing_spine_item_display = False
         self.pending_load = None
         self.currently_showing = {}
@@ -519,10 +522,12 @@ class View:
         self.currently_showing.selection_end = data.selection_extents.end
         if ui_operations.selection_changed:
             ui_operations.selection_changed(self.currently_showing.selected_text)
+        self.selection_bar.update_position()
 
     def update_selection_position(self, data):
         self.currently_showing.selection_start = data.selection_extents.start
         self.currently_showing.selection_end = data.selection_extents.end
+        self.selection_bar.update_position()
 
     def on_columns_per_screen_changed(self, data):
         sd = get_session_data()
@@ -1168,6 +1173,7 @@ class View:
         )
 
     def on_content_loaded(self, data):
+        self.selection_bar.hide()
         self.processing_spine_item_display = False
         self.currently_showing.loading = False
         self.hide_loading()

src/pyj/select.pyj

@@ -73,12 +73,20 @@ def range_extents(start, end, in_flow_mode):
 
 
 
-def selection_extents(in_flow_mode):
+def selection_extents(in_flow_mode, end_must_be_focus):
     sel = window.getSelection()
     if not sel or not sel.rangeCount or sel.isCollapsed:
         return range_extents()
-    start = sel.getRangeAt(0)
+    if end_must_be_focus:
-    end = sel.getRangeAt(sel.rangeCount - 1)
+        start = document.createRange()
+        start.setStart(sel.anchorNode, sel.anchorOffset)
+        start.setEnd(sel.anchorNode, sel.anchorOffset)
+        end = document.createRange()
+        end.setStart(sel.focusNode, sel.focusOffset)
+        end.setEnd(sel.focusNode, sel.focusOffset)
+    else:
+        start = sel.getRangeAt(0)
+        end = sel.getRangeAt(sel.rangeCount - 1)
     return range_extents(start, end, in_flow_mode)