From 6de71c4c66f341e81fa7a0623a9e85c1337d1834 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Olive Vaughn <olivevaughncode@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2026 02:12:06 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Align stage multi-selection modifiers with the timeline

---
 frontend/src/arthur/domain/pick.cljs       |  2 +-
 frontend/src/arthur/ui/stage.cljs          | 27 ++++++++++++++++++----
 frontend/test/arthur/events/lane_test.cljs | 15 ++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/src/arthur/domain/pick.cljs b/frontend/src/arthur/domain/pick.cljs
index 326112a..c7a91af 100644
--- a/frontend/src/arthur/domain/pick.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/arthur/domain/pick.cljs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
   WHICH LEVEL a click selects is Figma's and Illustrator's rule, and Flash's
   without its edit mode: a click selects the thing in the open symbol, a
-  double-click goes one level into what is selected, ⌘-click goes straight to the
+  double-click goes one level into what is selected, ⌥-click goes straight to the
   shape itself. A click inside what is selected keeps it, so a deep selection can
   be dragged; one elsewhere selects at the same depth, beside it."
   (:require [arthur.domain.channel :as ch]
diff --git a/frontend/src/arthur/ui/stage.cljs b/frontend/src/arthur/ui/stage.cljs
index 5227841..d08a324 100644
--- a/frontend/src/arthur/ui/stage.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/arthur/ui/stage.cljs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
             [arthur.ui.player :as player]
             [arthur.ui.tracing :as tracing]
             [arthur.ui.tools :as tools]
+            [arthur.ui.timeline :as timeline]
             [re-frame.core :as rf]
             [reagent.core :as r]))
 
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@
 ;; produces go straight out as `::set-vertex`, which is where the document
 ;; changes and where re-frame belongs.
 (defonce ^:private dragging (atom nil))
+(defonce ^:private selection-anchor (atom nil))
 
 (defn- editing
   "The selected node when it is a polygon on screen, however deep it is nested,
@@ -550,20 +552,35 @@
                  (do (.setPointerCapture svg (.-pointerId event))
                      (stroke-begin! ctx tool p size tone event))
 
-                 (let [path (pick/choose selected (player/at p)
-                                         (or (.-metaKey event) (.-ctrlKey event)))]
+                 (let [path (pick/choose selected (player/at p) (.-altKey event))]
+                   (when (and path (not (.-shiftKey event)))
+                     (reset! selection-anchor {:clip-id clip-id :open (:open ctx) :path path}))
                    (cond
-                     (and (.-shiftKey event) path)
+                     (and (or (.-metaKey event) (.-ctrlKey event)) path)
                      (when-let [address (address-for ctx path)]
                        (rf/dispatch [::ui/toggle-selection address]))
 
+                     (and (.-shiftKey event) path)
+                     (when-let [address (address-for ctx path)]
+                       (let [document (:clip (loaded ctx))
+                             expanded @(rf/subscribe [::sub/expanded])
+                             xs (vec (keep :select (timeline/rows document (:open ctx) expanded selected)))
+                             origin (if (and (= clip-id (:clip-id @selection-anchor))
+                                             (= (:open ctx) (:open @selection-anchor)))
+                                      (:path @selection-anchor) selected)
+                             anchor (when origin (address-for ctx origin))
+                             a (.indexOf xs anchor) b (.indexOf xs address)]
+                         (rf/dispatch (if (and (<= 0 a) (<= 0 b))
+                                        [::ui/select-many (subvec xs (min a b) (inc (max a b)))]
+                                        [::ui/select address]))))
+
                      path
                      (when-not (contains? selected-paths path) (select! ctx path))
 
                      :else
                      (do (.setPointerCapture svg (.-pointerId event))
-                         (reset! marquee {:p0 p :p p :more? (.-shiftKey event)})))
-                   (when (and path (not (.-shiftKey event)))
+                         (reset! marquee {:p0 p :p p :more? (or (.-metaKey event) (.-ctrlKey event) (.-shiftKey event))})))
+                   (when (and path (not (or (.-shiftKey event) (.-metaKey event) (.-ctrlKey event))))
                      (.setPointerCapture svg (.-pointerId event))
                      (if (and (> (count placements) 1) (contains? selected-paths path))
                        (begin-many! ctx :move placements p)
diff --git a/frontend/test/arthur/events/lane_test.cljs b/frontend/test/arthur/events/lane_test.cljs
index c4ca294..782a1c0 100644
--- a/frontend/test/arthur/events/lane_test.cljs
+++ b/frontend/test/arthur/events/lane_test.cljs
@@ -484,3 +484,18 @@
     (is (= [:girl clip-id] path))
     (is (some? (get-in saved [:symbols :main :nodes clip-id]))
         "and that is where the node actually is")))
+
+(deftest restacking-a-selection-keeps-all-members-selected
+  (let [doc (update-in (fixture/document) [:symbols :main] dissoc :display)
+        id (store/install! {:clip doc :store {}} "restack-many-test")
+        selections [[:node :main :a [:a]] [:node :main :b [:b]]]]
+    (reset! rf-db/app-db {:clip/current id :paint/revision 0
+                          :ui {:open :main :selection (peek selections) :selections selections}
+                          :playback {:frame 6}})
+    (rf/dispatch-sync [::ui/restack-nodes selections [:insert] true])
+    (let [after (:clip (store/entry (:clip/current @rf-db/app-db)))
+          z #(get-in after [:symbols :main :nodes % :z])]
+      (is (pos? (compare (z :a) (z :insert))))
+      (is (pos? (compare (z :b) (z :a))))
+      (is (= selections (get-in @rf-db/app-db [:ui :selections])))
+      (is (= [0 4] (mapv #(get-in after [:symbols :main :nodes % :time :at]) [:a :b]))))))