Double Clicking on Confluence Code Block Macro Doesn't Disable Formatting
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Problem
After upgrade Confluence to version 5.9 or above, double-clicking on a multi-line code snippet doesn't disable formatting but it selects/highlights the entire code block instead.
Cause
The behavior is due to Code Block macro bundled with Confluence version 5.9 or above are now using the open source API SyntaxHighlighter and double-clicking it now will select the entire code block instead. The defaults behavior for it as stated in their update note below:
Workaround
Copy from a Confluence 5.8.x installation (located under
<confluence-installation>/confluence/WEB-INF/atlassian-bundled-plugins):newcode-macro-plugin-2.1.7.jar
Replace the plugin under
<confluence-installation>/confluence/WEB-INF/atlassian-bundled-pluginsArchive the newer version of code block plugin
Restart Confluence
Test the code block plugin
ℹ️ Suggestion Ticket to Remove the Double-Clicking Feature: CONFSERVER-43063 - Remove double-click to select all in Code Block.
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