From 3f32a66c32224de7016e938a1eeb33b397b9b50f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kovid Goyal <kovid@kovidgoyal.net>
Date: Sun, 28 May 2023 12:43:29 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Fix #2021367 [Edit cell not longer select all
 content](https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/2021367)

---
 src/calibre/gui2/complete2.py            | 12 +++++++++++-
 src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/authors_edit.py |  4 ++--
 src/calibre/gui2/library/delegates.py    |  6 ++++--
 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/complete2.py b/src/calibre/gui2/complete2.py
index b0026a0c88..850733f7ae 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/complete2.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/complete2.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ __docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
 
 from qt.core import (
     QLineEdit, QAbstractListModel, Qt, pyqtSignal, QObject, QKeySequence, QAbstractItemView,
-    QApplication, QListView, QPoint, QModelIndex, QEvent,
+    QApplication, QListView, QPoint, QModelIndex, QEvent, pyqtProperty,
     QStyleOptionComboBox, QStyle, QComboBox, QTimer, sip)
 
 from calibre.constants import ismacos
@@ -515,6 +515,16 @@ class EditWithComplete(EnComboBox):
     def text(self):
         return self.lineEdit().text()
 
+
+    @pyqtProperty(str)
+    def currentText(self):
+        return self.lineEdit().text()
+
+    @currentText.setter
+    def currentText(self, text):
+        self.setText(text)
+        self.lineEdit().selectAll()
+
     def selectAll(self):
         self.lineEdit().selectAll()
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/authors_edit.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/authors_edit.py
index 2de105021c..d93aad884e 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/authors_edit.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/authors_edit.py
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ class ItemDelegate(QStyledItemDelegate):
 
     def setEditorData(self, editor, index):
         name = str(index.data(Qt.ItemDataRole.DisplayRole) or '')
-        editor.setText(name)
-        editor.lineEdit().selectAll()
+        n = editor.metaObject().userProperty().name()
+        editor.setProperty(n, name)
 
     def setModelData(self, editor, model, index):
         authors = string_to_authors(str(editor.text()))
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/library/delegates.py b/src/calibre/gui2/library/delegates.py
index 546178051f..d025d67b21 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/library/delegates.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/library/delegates.py
@@ -381,7 +381,8 @@ class CompleteDelegate(QStyledItemDelegate, UpdateEditorGeometry):  # {{{
         return editor
 
     def setEditorData(self, editor, index):
-        editor.setText(get_val_for_textlike_columns(index))
+        n = editor.metaObject().userProperty().name()
+        editor.setProperty(n, get_val_for_textlike_columns(index))
 
     def setModelData(self, editor, model, index):
         if isinstance(editor, EditWithComplete):
@@ -494,7 +495,8 @@ class CcTextDelegate(QStyledItemDelegate, UpdateEditorGeometry):  # {{{
         return editor
 
     def setEditorData(self, editor, index):
-        editor.setText(get_val_for_textlike_columns(index))
+        n = editor.metaObject().userProperty().name()
+        editor.setProperty(n, get_val_for_textlike_columns(index))
 
     def setModelData(self, editor, model, index):
         val = editor.text() or ''