WPF TextBox's Text moves around on tapping

Question

I have a WinRT (Windows 8.1) project where I am using a Read-only TextBox as I need to have Copy-Paste feature enabled. Problem is that when I tap on the text and drag it to right or left, the text gets moved up till a certain distance (after that it stops moving) and when I take my thumb off of the screen the text retains it's original position. When I replace my TextBox with TextBlock it seemed to have fixed this issue but I can't do that as I need to have Copy/Paste feature for that text. A simple textbox like this can be tested to reproduce the issue:

<TextBox x:Name="Subject1" IsReadOnly="True"
                Text="Hi I am being tested" Grid.Column="1" />

Answer 1

I see the behavior but I don't understand why it's a problem. You're trying to drag the content, so the text moves... seems normal to me.

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Answer 2

I think there is a lot of wasted effort involved to make a textbox not behave like a textbox. 

Could you use a textblock and place a button next to it that actually does the copy to the clipboard?

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Darin R.

Answer 3

Thanks Matt, I think I am going to have to live with it then. Shouldn't be a problem.

Answer 4

I can't do that Darin, since I have to enable the user to select some part of the text and copy it to the clipboard. Also, I am not in a condition to make such change in the UI of my control. Thanks anyway.