# Selection problem in Typewriter mode **URL:** \ **Category:** Lettera\ **Created:** [July 1, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/selection-problem-in-typewriter-mode/19491 "2026-07-01T15:09:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![paulbradforth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@paulbradforth](https://community.bear.app/u/paulbradforth)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/selection-problem-in-typewriter-mode/19491/1 "2026-07-01T15:09:47Z")
Continuing the discussion from [Lettera Beta Update: Typography settings, Mermaid support, and Typewriter mode](https://community.bear.app/t/lettera-beta-update-typography-settings-mermaid-support-and-typewriter-mode/19482): ---
**Author:** ![matteo](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/matteo/32/21_2.png) [@matteo](https://community.bear.app/u/matteo)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/selection-problem-in-typewriter-mode/19491/2 "2026-07-01T16:12:24Z")
> [@Lettera Beta Update: Typography settings, Mermaid support, and Typewriter mode](https://community.bear.app/t/lettera-beta-update-typography-settings-mermaid-support-and-typewriter-mode/19482/8): > > Nice to have typewriter mode! I notice that if you attempt to select a word near the top or bottom of the screen by double-clicking, you can’t do it when in Typewriter mode, as the cursor jumps (correctly) to the middle of the screen. Or am I missing something? Good spot, that’s a bug! I think we can delay the scroll a little to allow the double-click selection to register. Thanks for reporting it! ---
**Author:** ![paulbradforth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@paulbradforth](https://community.bear.app/u/paulbradforth)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/selection-problem-in-typewriter-mode/19491/4 "2026-07-01T17:01:17Z")
I don’t know how they do it, but Drafts works perfectly in this respect. ---
**Author:** ![krssno](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/krssno/32/1338_2.png) [@krssno](https://community.bear.app/u/krssno)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/selection-problem-in-typewriter-mode/19491/5 "2026-07-01T19:06:54Z")
In Ulysses a double click selects a word even if the second click lands on a completely different word or area ---
**Author:** ![paulbradforth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@paulbradforth](https://community.bear.app/u/paulbradforth)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/selection-problem-in-typewriter-mode/19491/6 "2026-07-02T16:52:32Z")
For what it’s worth, in Drafts, you can double-click anywhere to select and nothing moves; the only time the typewriter position is taken up is when you hit Return. I mean, other than scrolling when you get to the end of a line, as usual with typewriter scrolling.