Bug 466367

Summary:	No way to stop using the Area Selection or Text Selection tool
Product:	[Applications] okular	Reporter:	jwebe9819
Component:	PDF backend	Assignee:	Okular developers <okular-devel>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	minor	CC:	nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	22.12.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Fedora RPMs
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description jwebe9819 2023-02-24 18:34:19 UTC

SUMMARY
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open a pdf document and use the area selection tool or text selection tool.
2.After you are done using the tool, try to make your cursor revert back to its original state. 
3.Even after right-clicking, closing and reopening the document, or pressing the ESC key there is nothing you can to do make this happen. Once you click on the Area Selection or Text Selection tools, you can't stop using them.

OBSERVED RESULT
There is no way to stop using the Area Selection or Text Selection tools.

EXPECTED RESULT
There should be a way to stop using the Area Selection or Text Selection tools.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora 37 
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.103.0
Qt Version: 5.15.8

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2023-02-24 20:44:37 UTC

You need to click on the button in the toolbar marked "Browse" that has an icon with a hand. It should be right next to the button you clicked to enter selection mode.