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What Changed

The blockquote branch of NativeMarkdownBlock now groups consecutive plain children (paragraphs, plain lists) into one selectable text view, using the existing nativeMarkdownDocumentChunks. Code, tables, images and nested quotes still render as separate blocks. The quote bar is still a border on the parent view. Added a small chunk-grouping test.

Why

Each quoted paragraph was its own native text view, and iOS selection can't cross text views, so dragging a selection stopped at the end of the first quoted paragraph. This follows the approach described in the triage comment on the issue. Paragraph gaps inside quotes now match top-level paragraph spacing, so they are slightly larger than before.

Validation: pnpm exec vp test run src/lib/nativeMarkdownText.test.ts passes (60 tests). Lint, format and tsc --noEmit reported no errors. Not run: iOS simulator or Android. The rendering change has no automated coverage, and the added test would also pass before the change.

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No screenshots. I could not run the iOS simulator here.

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Fixes #14288

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Text selection now works across consecutive paragraphs within blockquotes. Consecutive selectable text is grouped together, while code blocks and other rich content continue to appear as separate, formatted content. This keeps blockquote text easier to select without changing how rich content is presented.

Motivation: each paragraph in a blockquote rendered in its own native
text view. iOS selection cannot cross text views, so dragging a selection
handle stopped at the end of the first quoted paragraph.

Approach: the blockquote branch of NativeMarkdownBlock now reuses
nativeMarkdownDocumentChunks on the quote's children. Consecutive plain
children (paragraphs, plain lists) share one selectable text view; code,
tables, images and nested quotes stay separate rich blocks. The quote bar
remains a border on the parent View, so it still spans wrapped lines.

Side effect: paragraphs merged into one text view use the same paragraph
spacing as top-level markdown, so quoted paragraph gaps are slightly
larger than the previous 6px.

Validation:
- pnpm exec vp test run src/lib/nativeMarkdownText.test.ts (apps/mobile):
  60 passed. The added test covers the chunk grouping the fix relies on;
  it exercises an unchanged helper and would also pass before this change.
- vp fmt, vp lint on the changed files and tsc --noEmit in apps/mobile
  reported no errors.
- Not run: iOS simulator or Android. The rendering change itself has no
  automated coverage, and cross-paragraph selection is unverified on a
  device.

Report: pingdotgg#14288

Signed-off-by: Pujitha Paladugu <10557236+pujitha24@users.noreply.github.com>
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{/* Consecutive plain children share one text view so selection can
cross paragraphs; iOS selection cannot span separate text views. */}
{nativeMarkdownDocumentChunks({

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🟡 Medium src/NativeMarkdownBlock.tsx:573

A list inside a blockquote nested under another list renders with top-level •/◦ markers instead of the expected nested ◦/▪︎ markers and indentation. The selectable chunk path invokes SelectableNode without the enclosing depth, so its nativeMarkdownDocumentRuns call restarts list depth at 1; thread depth through this path when building the runs.

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In file @apps/mobile/modules/t3-markdown-text/src/NativeMarkdownBlock.tsx around line 573:

A list inside a blockquote nested under another list renders with top-level `•`/`◦` markers instead of the expected nested `◦`/`▪︎` markers and indentation. The selectable chunk path invokes `SelectableNode` without the enclosing `depth`, so its `nativeMarkdownDocumentRuns` call restarts list depth at 1; thread `depth` through this path when building the runs.

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Verdict: Would Approve

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This is a small, localized mobile rendering fix that consolidates blockquote text into shared selectable views while keeping rich blocks separate. An unresolved Medium-severity issue remains for nested-list depth and marker rendering, which represents a concrete edge-case risk.

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Blockquote rendering now groups consecutive selectable children into shared text chunks. Rich chunks continue to render separately. Selectable text runs receive the current nesting depth.

Changes

Blockquote selection

Layer / File(s) Summary
Group blockquote children for rendering
apps/mobile/modules/t3-markdown-text/src/NativeMarkdownBlock.tsx, apps/mobile/modules/t3-markdown-text/src/nativeMarkdownText.ts, apps/mobile/src/lib/nativeMarkdownText.test.ts
Blockquote children are rendered in chunks. Selectable chunks use SelectableNode, which passes nesting depth to nativeMarkdownDocumentRuns. Other chunks use NativeMarkdownBlock. A test checks that adjacent paragraphs group together while a code block remains a separate rich chunk.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Suggested reviewers: juliusmarminge

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to f3854

Quoted paragraphs share a selectable iOS text view, and list nesting is preserved. Focused tests for those integration paths are recommended, but no current behavior failure is established, so merge risk is minimal.

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Description check ✅ Passed The description includes all required sections. It explains the change, the reason, validation results, UI impact, and checklist status. It also clearly states that screenshots and device validation w…
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: enabling text selection across paragraphs inside a mobile blockquote.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Issue #14288 requires selection across consecutive blockquote paragraphs. The blockquote branch now groups children with nativeMarkdownDocumentChunks. Each selectable chunk renders through one `Sele…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes stay within issue #14288. The blockquote rendering change fixes selectable grouping. The depth propagation preserves quoted-list formatting. The test covers the grouping behavior. No unrel…
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apps/mobile/src/lib/nativeMarkdownText.test.ts (1)

672-690: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Cover cross-paragraph selection through the native renderer.

This test calls nativeMarkdownDocumentChunks directly. It checks chunk kinds and child counts, but it does not render the blockquote through NativeMarkdownBlock or exercise the iOS selectable text view. The existing list test also checks generated runs only. A regression in the renderer-to-native-view path could therefore pass both tests while preventing quoted paragraphs from being selected together.

Add a focused native/component test that renders consecutive quoted paragraphs and asserts that they share one selectable native text surface, or performs a selection across the paragraph boundary.

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Review comment at @apps/mobile/src/lib/nativeMarkdownText.test.ts around lines
672 - 690:
Add a focused component test for the blockquote rendering path through
NativeMarkdownBlock that renders consecutive quoted paragraphs and verifies they
share one selectable native text surface or can be selected across the paragraph
boundary. Keep the existing nativeMarkdownDocumentChunks test as coverage of
chunk generation.
apps/mobile/modules/t3-markdown-text/src/nativeMarkdownText.ts (1)

948-950: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add a regression test for NativeMarkdownSelectableText depth forwarding.

NativeMarkdownSelectableText passes props.depth to nativeMarkdownDocumentRuns, but the inspected tests call nativeMarkdownDocumentRuns directly. The top-level list test is not inside a blockquote, and the blockquote-list fixture contains a rich code block and checks chunk classification only. Add a test that renders a plain list inside a blockquote through NativeMarkdownSelectableText and asserts its markers or run depths. Removing the forwarded argument would otherwise leave the current tests passing.

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Review comment at
@apps/mobile/modules/t3-markdown-text/src/nativeMarkdownText.ts around lines 948
- 950:
Add a regression test that renders a plain list inside a blockquote through
NativeMarkdownSelectableText and asserts the resulting list markers or run
depths reflect props.depth forwarding to nativeMarkdownDocumentRuns. Ensure the
test would fail if NativeMarkdownSelectableText stopped forwarding props.depth.

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Review comments at
@apps/mobile/modules/t3-markdown-text/src/nativeMarkdownText.ts:
- Around line 948-950: Add a regression test that renders a plain list inside a
blockquote through NativeMarkdownSelectableText and asserts the resulting list
markers or run depths reflect props.depth forwarding to
nativeMarkdownDocumentRuns. Ensure the test would fail if
NativeMarkdownSelectableText stopped forwarding props.depth.

Review comments at @apps/mobile/src/lib/nativeMarkdownText.test.ts:
- Around line 672-690: Add a focused component test for the blockquote rendering
path through NativeMarkdownBlock that renders consecutive quoted paragraphs and
verifies they share one selectable native text surface or can be selected across
the paragraph boundary. Keep the existing nativeMarkdownDocumentChunks test as
coverage of chunk generation.

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Closing: this changes UI behavior and I can't attach the before/after screenshots the contributing guide requires for UI changes.

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