Text issues in 29.3.0

[MihailKovachev]

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Describe the bug
There are two main issues. First, you cannot resize a text box directly after creating it. You need to manually lock / unlock it for the resize anchors to appear.

Second, the text box gets horizontally stretched after seemingly random events such as copy-paste or changing font.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Create a text box. It cannot be resized directly.
2. Copy-paste something or do any of the above.

Expected behavior
You should be able to resize the text box immediately after creating it, without having to manually lock / unlock it. The text box size should not get ridiculously stretched.

Screenshots

draw.io version (In the Help->About menu of the draw.io editor):

• draw.io version 29.3.0

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Windows

Additional context
None of these problems are present in prior versions.

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Summary: User reports two text-related bugs in draw.io version 29.3.0: text boxes cannot be resized immediately after creation without manual lock/unlock, and text boxes get horizontally stretched after certain actions like copy-paste or font changes.

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🔍 Possible Related Issues

This issue might be related to existing issues:

🟡 #1973 - [26.0.x] Several Issues (Regressions)
Also describes multiple regression issues in a newer version, though different version number and potentially different specific issues

Please check if any of these address your issue. If this is a duplicate, we may close this issue and continue the conversation there.

📝 Additional Information Needed

To help us investigate this more effectively, could you please provide:

• browser_details: Browser name and version (if using web version) - the issue mentions desktop version but browser details could help isolate the problem
• specific_reproduction_steps: More detailed steps for reproducing the horizontal stretching issue - what specific actions trigger it beyond 'copy-paste or changing font'

We also have some questions:

• Can you provide more specific steps to reproduce the horizontal stretching issue? What exact actions (beyond copy-paste or font changes) trigger this behavior?
• Does this issue occur with all text boxes or only certain types/sizes?
• Have you tried reverting to version 29.2.x or earlier to confirm the behavior works as expected there?

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**Environment:**
- draw.io version: [e.g., web app / desktop 24.x.x / Confluence plugin]
- Browser (if web): [e.g., Chrome 120, Firefox 121]
- OS: [e.g., Windows 11, macOS 14, Ubuntu 22.04]

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3. See error

**Expected Behavior:**
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**Actual Behavior:**
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**Screenshots/Files:**
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[davidjgraph]

Could you attach the diagram XML please?

[MihailKovachev]

Here it is:

https://pastebin.com/EvhCDRCE

The issues are present in every diagram I have used, though.