fix: revamp all cell selection range with key combos, fixes #935

cypress/e2e/example-auto-scroll-when-dragging.cy.ts

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe('Example - Auto scroll when dragging', { retries: 1 }, () => {
   });
 
   it('should select border shown in cell selection model, and hidden in row selection model when dragging', { scrollBehavior: false }, function () {
-    cy.getCell(0, 1, '', { parentSelector: "#myGrid", rowHeight: cellHeight })
+    cy.getNthCell(0, 1, '', { parentSelector: "#myGrid", rowHeight: cellHeight })
       .as('cell1')
       .dragStart();
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe('Example - Auto scroll when dragging', { retries: 1 }, () => {
     cy.get('#myGrid .slick-range-decorator').should('not.be.exist');
     cy.get('#myGrid .slick-cell.selected').should('have.length', 6);
 
-    cy.getCell(0, 1, '', { parentSelector: "#myGrid2", rowHeight: cellHeight })
+    cy.getNthCell(0, 1, '', { parentSelector: "#myGrid2", rowHeight: cellHeight })
       .as('cell2')
       .dragStart();
     cy.get('#myGrid2 .slick-range-decorator').should('be.exist').and('have.css', 'border-style').and('equal', 'none');
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ describe('Example - Auto scroll when dragging', { retries: 1 }, () => {
 
   function getIntervalUntilRow16Displayed(selector, px) {
     const viewportSelector = (selector + ' .slick-viewport:first');
-    cy.getCell(0, 1, '', { parentSelector: selector, rowHeight: cellHeight })
+    cy.getNthCell(0, 1, '', { parentSelector: selector, rowHeight: cellHeight })
       .dragStart();
     return cy.get(viewportSelector).invoke('scrollTop').then(scrollBefore => {
       cy.dragOutside('bottom', 0, px, { parentSelector: selector, rowHeight: cellHeight });
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ describe('Example - Auto scroll when dragging', { retries: 1 }, () => {
   });
 
   function testDragInGrouping(selector) {
-    cy.getCell(7, 0, 'bottomRight', { parentSelector: selector, rowHeight: cellHeight })
+    cy.getNthCell(7, 0, 'bottomRight', { parentSelector: selector, rowHeight: cellHeight })
       .dragStart();
     cy.get(selector + ' .slick-viewport:last').as('viewport').invoke('scrollTop').then(scrollBefore => {
       cy.dragOutside('bottom', 400, 300, { parentSelector: selector, rowHeight: cellHeight });

cypress/e2e/example-spreadsheet-dataview.cy.ts

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe('Example - Spreadsheet with DataView and Cell Selection', { retries: 0
         .should('have.text', '{"fromRow":10,"fromCell":4,"toCell":4,"toRow":46}');
     });
 
-    it('should click on cell E12 then End key w/selection E46-E99', () => {
+    it('should click on cell E46 then Shift+End key with full row horizontal selection E46-CV46', () => {
       cy.getCell(46, 5, '', { parentSelector: "#myGrid", rowHeight: cellHeight })
         .as('cell_E46')
         .click();
@@ -70,19 +70,43 @@ describe('Example - Spreadsheet with DataView and Cell Selection', { retries: 0
         .type('{shift}{end}');
 
       cy.get('#selectionRange')
-        .should('have.text', '{"fromRow":46,"fromCell":5,"toCell":5,"toRow":99}');
+        .should('have.text', '{"fromRow":46,"fromCell":5,"toCell":100,"toRow":46}');
     });
 
-    it('should click on cell C85 then End key w/selection C0-C85', () => {
-      cy.getCell(85, 3, '', { parentSelector: "#myGrid", rowHeight: cellHeight })
-        .as('cell_C85')
+    it('should click on cell CP54 then Ctrl+Shift+End keys with selection E46-CV99', () => {
+      cy.getCell(54, 94, '', { parentSelector: "#myGrid", rowHeight: cellHeight })
+        .as('cell_CP54')
         .click();
 
-      cy.get('@cell_C85')
-        .type('{shift}{home}');
+      cy.get('@cell_CP54')
+        .type('{ctrl}{shift}{end}');
+
+      cy.get('#selectionRange')
+        .should('have.text', '{"fromRow":54,"fromCell":94,"toCell":100,"toRow":99}');
+    });
+
+    it('should click on cell CP95 then Ctrl+Shift+Home keys with selection C0-CP95', () => {
+      cy.getCell(95, 98, '', { parentSelector: "#myGrid", rowHeight: cellHeight })
+        .as('cell_CP95')
+        .click();
+
+      cy.get('@cell_CP95')
+        .type('{ctrl}{shift}{home}');
+
+      cy.get('#selectionRange')
+        .should('have.text', '{"fromRow":0,"fromCell":0,"toCell":98,"toRow":95}');
+    });
+
+    it('should click on cell CR5 then Ctrl+Home keys and expect to scroll back to cell A0 without any selection range', () => {
+      cy.getCell(5, 95, '', { parentSelector: "#myGrid", rowHeight: cellHeight })
+        .as('cell_CR95')
+        .click();
+
+      cy.get('@cell_CR95')
+        .type('{ctrl}{home}');
 
       cy.get('#selectionRange')
-        .should('have.text', '{"fromRow":0,"fromCell":3,"toCell":3,"toRow":85}');
+        .should('have.text', '');
     });
   });
 
@@ -92,7 +116,7 @@ describe('Example - Spreadsheet with DataView and Cell Selection', { retries: 0
       cy.get('[data-val="25"]').click();
     });
 
-    it('should click on cell B14 then Shift+End w/selection B14-24', () => {
+    it('should click on cell B14 then Shift+End with selection B14-24', () => {
       cy.getCell(14, 2, '', { parentSelector: "#myGrid", rowHeight: cellHeight })
         .as('cell_B14')
         .click();
@@ -101,45 +125,45 @@ describe('Example - Spreadsheet with DataView and Cell Selection', { retries: 0
         .type('{shift}{end}');
 
       cy.get('#selectionRange')
-        .should('have.text', '{"fromRow":14,"fromCell":2,"toCell":2,"toRow":24}');
+        .should('have.text', '{"fromRow":14,"fromCell":2,"toCell":100,"toRow":14}');
     });
 
-    it('should click on cell C19 then Shift+End w/selection C0-19', () => {
-      cy.getCell(19, 2, '', { parentSelector: "#myGrid", rowHeight: cellHeight })
-        .as('cell_C19')
+    it('should click on cell CS14 then Shift+Home with selection A14-CS14', () => {
+      cy.getCell(14, 97, '', { parentSelector: "#myGrid", rowHeight: cellHeight })
+        .as('cell_CS14')
         .click();
 
-      cy.get('@cell_C19')
+      cy.get('@cell_CS14')
         .type('{shift}{home}');
 
       cy.get('#selectionRange')
-        .should('have.text', '{"fromRow":0,"fromCell":2,"toCell":2,"toRow":19}');
+        .should('have.text', '{"fromRow":14,"fromCell":0,"toCell":97,"toRow":14}');
     });
 
-    it('should click on cell E3 then Shift+PageDown multiple times with current page selection starting at E3 w/selection E3-24', () => {
-      cy.getCell(3, 5, '', { parentSelector: "#myGrid", rowHeight: cellHeight })
-        .as('cell_E3')
+    it('should click on cell CN3 then Shift+PageDown multiple times with current page selection starting at E3 w/selection E3-24', () => {
+      cy.getCell(3, 95, '', { parentSelector: "#myGrid", rowHeight: cellHeight })
+        .as('cell_CN3')
         .click();
 
-      cy.get('@cell_E3')
+      cy.get('@cell_CN3')
         .type('{shift}{pagedown}{pagedown}{pagedown}');
 
       cy.get('#selectionRange')
-        .should('have.text', '{"fromRow":3,"fromCell":5,"toCell":5,"toRow":24}');
+        .should('have.text', '{"fromRow":3,"fromCell":95,"toCell":95,"toRow":24}');
     });
 
-    it('should change to 2nd page then click on cell D41 then Shift+PageUp multiple times with current page selection w/selection D25-41', () => {
+    it('should change to 2nd page then click on cell CN41 then Shift+PageUp multiple times with current page selection w/selection D25-41', () => {
       cy.get('.slick-pager .sgi-chevron-right').click();
 
-      cy.getCell(15, 4, '', { parentSelector: "#myGrid", rowHeight: cellHeight })
-        .as('cell_D41')
+      cy.getCell(15, 92, '', { parentSelector: "#myGrid", rowHeight: cellHeight })
+        .as('cell_CN41')
         .click();
 
-      cy.get('@cell_D41')
+      cy.get('@cell_CN41')
         .type('{shift}{pageup}{pageup}{pageup}');
 
       cy.get('#selectionRange')
-        .should('have.text', '{"fromRow":0,"fromCell":4,"toCell":4,"toRow":15}');
+        .should('have.text', '{"fromRow":0,"fromCell":92,"toCell":92,"toRow":15}');
     });
   });
 });

cypress/e2e/example-spreadsheet.cy.ts

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe('Example - Spreadsheet and Cell Selection', { retries: 0 }, () => {
       .should('have.text', '{"fromRow":10,"fromCell":4,"toCell":4,"toRow":46}');
   });
 
-  it('should click on cell E12 then End key w/selection E46-E99', () => {
+  it('should click on cell E46 then Shift+End key with full row horizontal selection E46-CV46', () => {
     cy.getCell(46, 5, '', { parentSelector: "#myGrid", rowHeight: cellHeight })
       .as('cell_E46')
       .click();
@@ -69,18 +69,42 @@ describe('Example - Spreadsheet and Cell Selection', { retries: 0 }, () => {
       .type('{shift}{end}');
 
     cy.get('#selectionRange')
-      .should('have.text', '{"fromRow":46,"fromCell":5,"toCell":5,"toRow":99}');
+      .should('have.text', '{"fromRow":46,"fromCell":5,"toCell":100,"toRow":46}');
   });
 
-  it('should click on cell C85 then End key w/selection C0-C85', () => {
-    cy.getCell(85, 3, '', { parentSelector: "#myGrid", rowHeight: cellHeight })
-      .as('cell_C85')
+  it('should click on cell CP54 then Ctrl+Shift+End keys with selection E46-CV99', () => {
+    cy.getCell(54, 94, '', { parentSelector: "#myGrid", rowHeight: cellHeight })
+      .as('cell_CP54')
       .click();
 
-    cy.get('@cell_C85')
-      .type('{shift}{home}');
+    cy.get('@cell_CP54')
+      .type('{ctrl}{shift}{end}');
 
     cy.get('#selectionRange')
-      .should('have.text', '{"fromRow":0,"fromCell":3,"toCell":3,"toRow":85}');
+      .should('have.text', '{"fromRow":54,"fromCell":94,"toCell":100,"toRow":99}');
+  });
+
+  it('should click on cell CP95 then Ctrl+Shift+Home keys with selection C0-CP95', () => {
+    cy.getCell(95, 98, '', { parentSelector: "#myGrid", rowHeight: cellHeight })
+      .as('cell_CP95')
+      .click();
+
+    cy.get('@cell_CP95')
+      .type('{ctrl}{shift}{home}');
+
+    cy.get('#selectionRange')
+      .should('have.text', '{"fromRow":0,"fromCell":0,"toCell":98,"toRow":95}');
+  });
+
+  it('should click on cell CR5 then Ctrl+Home keys and expect to scroll back to cell A0 without any selection range', () => {
+    cy.getCell(5, 95, '', { parentSelector: "#myGrid", rowHeight: cellHeight })
+      .as('cell_CR95')
+      .click();
+
+    cy.get('@cell_CR95')
+      .type('{ctrl}{home}');
+
+    cy.get('#selectionRange')
+      .should('have.text', '');
   });
 });

cypress/support/commands.ts

@@ -33,21 +33,30 @@ declare global {
       // triggerHover: (elements: NodeListOf<HTMLElement>) => void;
       convertPosition(viewport: string): Chainable<HTMLElement | JQuery<HTMLElement> | { x: string; y: string; }>;
       getCell(row: number, col: number, viewport?: string, options?: { parentSelector?: string, rowHeight?: number; }): Chainable<HTMLElement | JQuery<HTMLElement>>;
+      getNthCell(row: number, nthCol: number, viewport?: string, options?: { parentSelector?: string, rowHeight?: number; }): Chainable<HTMLElement | JQuery<HTMLElement>>;
       restoreLocalStorage(): Chainable<HTMLElement | JQuery<HTMLElement>>;
       saveLocalStorage(): Chainable<HTMLElement | JQuery<HTMLElement>>;
     }
   }
 }
 
 // convert position like 'topLeft' to the object { x: 'left|right', y: 'top|bottom' }
-Cypress.Commands.add('convertPosition', (viewport = 'topLeft') => cy.wrap(convertPosition(viewport)))
+Cypress.Commands.add('convertPosition', (viewport = 'topLeft') => cy.wrap(convertPosition(viewport)));
 
 Cypress.Commands.add('getCell', (row, col, viewport = 'topLeft', { parentSelector = '', rowHeight = 25 } = {}) => {
   const position = convertPosition(viewport);
   const canvasSelectorX = position.x ? `.grid-canvas-${position.x}` : '';
   const canvasSelectorY = position.y ? `.grid-canvas-${position.y}` : '';
 
-  return cy.get(`${parentSelector} ${canvasSelectorX}${canvasSelectorY} [style="top: ${row * rowHeight}px;"] > .slick-cell:nth(${col})`);
+  return cy.get(`${parentSelector} ${canvasSelectorX}${canvasSelectorY} [style="top: ${row * rowHeight}px;"] > .slick-cell.l${col}.r${col}`);
+});
+
+Cypress.Commands.add('getNthCell', (row, nthCol, viewport = 'topLeft', { parentSelector = '', rowHeight = 25 } = {}) => {
+  const position = convertPosition(viewport);
+  const canvasSelectorX = position.x ? `.grid-canvas-${position.x}` : '';
+  const canvasSelectorY = position.y ? `.grid-canvas-${position.y}` : '';
+
+  return cy.get(`${parentSelector} ${canvasSelectorX}${canvasSelectorY} [style="top: ${row * rowHeight}px;"] > .slick-cell:nth(${nthCol})`);
 });
 
 const LOCAL_STORAGE_MEMORY = {};

cypress/support/drag.ts

@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('dragStart', { prevSubject: true }, (subject, { cellWidth =
   return cy.wrap(subject).click({ force: true })
     .trigger('mousedown', { which: 1 })
     .trigger('mousemove', cellWidth / 3, cellHeight / 3);
-})
+});
 
 // use a different command name than "drag" so that it doesn't conflict with the "@4tw/cypress-drag-drop" lib
 // @ts-ignore
 Cypress.Commands.add('dragCell', { prevSubject: true }, (subject, addRow, addCell, { cellWidth = 80, cellHeight = 25 } = {}) => {
   return cy.wrap(subject).trigger('mousemove', cellWidth * (addCell + 0.5), cellHeight * (addRow + 0.5), { force: true });
-})
+});
 
 Cypress.Commands.add('dragOutside', (viewport = 'topLeft', ms = 0, px = 0, { parentSelector = 'div[class^="slickgrid_"]', scrollbarDimension = 17 } = {}) => {
   const $parent = cy.$$(parentSelector);
@@ -49,17 +49,17 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('dragOutside', (viewport = 'topLeft', ms = 0, px = 0, { par
     cy.wait(ms);
   }
   return;
-})
+});
 
 Cypress.Commands.add('dragEnd', { prevSubject: 'optional' }, (subject, gridSelector = 'div[class^="slickgrid_"]') => {
   cy.get(gridSelector).trigger('mouseup', { force: true });
   return;
-})
+});
 
 export function getScrollDistanceWhenDragOutsideGrid(selector, viewport, dragDirection, fromRow, fromCol, px = 100) {
   return (cy as any).convertPosition(viewport).then((_viewportPosition: { x: number; y: number; }) => {
     const viewportSelector = `${selector} .slick-viewport-${_viewportPosition.x}.slick-viewport-${_viewportPosition.y}`;
-    (cy as any).getCell(fromRow, fromCol, viewport, { parentSelector: selector })
+    (cy as any).getNthCell(fromRow, fromCol, viewport, { parentSelector: selector })
       .dragStart();
     return cy.get(viewportSelector).then($viewport => {
       const scrollTopBefore = $viewport.scrollTop();

examples/example-frozen-columns-and-rows-spreadsheet.html

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ <h2>
       <li>Use Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V keyboard shortcuts to cut and paste cells</li>
       <li>Use Esc to cancel a copy and paste operation</li>
       <li>Edit the cell and select a cell range to paste the range</li>
-      <li>Cell Selection using "Shift+{key}" where "key" can be any of:</li>
+      <li>Cell Selection using "Shift+{key}" or "Ctrl+Shift+{key}" where "key" can be any of:</li>
       <ul>
         <li>Arrow Up/Down/Left/Right</li>
         <li>Page Up/Down</li>

examples/example-spreadsheet-dataview.html

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ <h2>
       <li>Use Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V keyboard shortcuts to cut and paste cells</li>
       <li>Use Esc to cancel a copy and paste operation</li>
       <li>Edit the cell and select a cell range to paste the range</li>
-      <li>Cell Selection using "Shift+{key}" where "key" can be any of:</li>
+      <li>Cell Selection using "Shift+{key}" or "Ctrl+Shift+{key}" where "key" can be any of:</li>
       <ul>
         <li>Arrow Up/Down/Left/Right</li>
         <li>Page Up/Down</li>

examples/example-spreadsheet.html

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ <h2>
       <li>Use Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V keyboard shortcuts to cut and paste cells</li>
       <li>Use Esc to cancel a copy and paste operation</li>
       <li>Edit the cell and select a cell range to paste the range</li>
-      <li>Cell Selection using "Shift+{key}" where "key" can be any of:</li>
+      <li>Cell Selection using "Shift+{key}" or "Ctrl+Shift+{key}" where "key" can be any of:</li>
       <ul>
         <li>Arrow Up/Down/Left/Right</li>
         <li>Page Up/Down</li>

src/plugins/slick.cellselectionmodel.ts

@@ -140,9 +140,12 @@ export class SlickCellSelectionModel {
 
   protected handleActiveCellChange(_e: Event, args: OnActiveCellChangedEventArgs) {
     this._prevSelectedRow = undefined;
-    if (this._options?.selectActiveCell && Utils.isDefined(args.row) && Utils.isDefined(args.cell)) {
+    const isCellDefined = Utils.isDefined(args.cell);
+    const isRowDefined = Utils.isDefined(args.row);
+
+    if (this._options?.selectActiveCell && isRowDefined && isCellDefined) {
       this.setSelectedRanges([new SlickRange(args.row, args.cell)]);
-    } else if (!this._options?.selectActiveCell) {
+    } else if (!this._options?.selectActiveCell || (!isRowDefined && !isCellDefined)) {
       // clear the previous selection once the cell changes
       this.setSelectedRanges([]);
     }
@@ -154,17 +157,16 @@ export class SlickCellSelectionModel {
 
   protected handleKeyDown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
     let ranges: SlickRange_[], last: SlickRange_;
+    const colLn = this._grid.getColumns().length;
     const active = this._grid.getActiveCell();
-    const metaKey = e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey;
     let dataLn = 0;
     if (this._dataView) {
       dataLn = this._dataView?.getPagingInfo().pageSize || this._dataView.getLength();
     } else {
       dataLn = this._grid.getDataLength();
     }
 
-    if (active && e.shiftKey && !metaKey && !e.altKey && this.isKeyAllowed(e.key)) {
-
+    if (active && (e.shiftKey || e.ctrlKey) && !e.altKey && this.isKeyAllowed(e.key)) {
       ranges = this.getSelectedRanges().slice();
       if (!ranges.length) {
         ranges.push(new SlickRange(active.row, active.cell));
@@ -184,9 +186,10 @@ export class SlickCellSelectionModel {
       const dirRow = active.row === last.fromRow ? 1 : -1;
       const dirCell = active.cell === last.fromCell ? 1 : -1;
       const isSingleKeyMove = e.key.startsWith('Arrow');
+      let toCell: undefined | number = undefined;
       let toRow = 0;
 
-      if (isSingleKeyMove) {
+      if (isSingleKeyMove && !e.ctrlKey) {
         // single cell move: (Arrow{Up/ArrowDown/ArrowLeft/ArrowRight})
         if (e.key === 'ArrowLeft') {
           dCell -= dirCell;
@@ -207,9 +210,17 @@ export class SlickCellSelectionModel {
           this._prevSelectedRow = active.row;
         }
 
-        if (e.key === 'Home') {
+        if (e.shiftKey && !e.ctrlKey && e.key === 'Home') {
+          toCell = 0;
+          toRow = active.row;
+        } else if (e.shiftKey && !e.ctrlKey && e.key === 'End') {
+          toCell = colLn - 1;
+          toRow = active.row;
+        } else if (e.ctrlKey && e.shiftKey && e.key === 'Home') {
+          toCell = 0;
           toRow = 0;
-        } else if (e.key === 'End') {
+        } else if (e.ctrlKey && e.shiftKey && e.key === 'End') {
+          toCell = colLn - 1;
           toRow = dataLn - 1;
         } else if (e.key === 'PageUp') {
           if (this._prevSelectedRow >= 0) {
@@ -230,7 +241,8 @@ export class SlickCellSelectionModel {
       }
 
       // define new selection range
-      const new_last = new SlickRange(active.row, active.cell, toRow, active.cell + dirCell * dCell);
+      toCell ??= active.cell + dirCell * dCell;
+      const new_last = new SlickRange(active.row, active.cell, toRow, toCell);
       if (this.removeInvalidRanges([new_last]).length) {
         ranges.push(new_last);
         const viewRow = dirRow > 0 ? new_last.toRow : new_last.fromRow;