From 4f17d2b5e6960691c61f40bcaea800dcf19fe1f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: TianHengZhuang <39034691+TianHengZhuang@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:02:55 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix(tables): select only current cell on Mod-a

When the caret is inside a table cell, Mod-a now selects that cell's
content instead of the whole document. Outside a table the shortcut
is declined so the default document-wide select-all still applies.

Closes #5785

Signed-off-by: TianHengZhuang <39034691+TianHengZhuang@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 src/nodes/Table/Table.js      | 25 +++++++++++++++
 src/tests/nodes/Table.spec.js | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 84 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/nodes/Table/Table.js b/src/nodes/Table/Table.js
index 3fcf9418e3b..933f19a4526 100644
--- a/src/nodes/Table/Table.js
+++ b/src/nodes/Table/Table.js
@@ -373,6 +373,31 @@ export default Table.extend({
 				}
 				return this.editor.commands.goToPreviousCell()
 			},
+			/**
+			 * <Mod>-<A> inside a table cell
+			 * Select only the current cell content, not the whole document.
+			 * Outside a table the default document-wide select-all still runs.
+			 */
+			'Mod-a': () => {
+				if (!isInTable(this.editor.state)) {
+					return false
+				}
+
+				const { $from } = this.editor.state.selection
+				for (let d = $from.depth; d > 0; d -= 1) {
+					const role = $from.node(d).type.spec.tableRole
+					if (role === 'cell' || role === 'header_cell') {
+						const from = $from.start(d)
+						const to = $from.end(d)
+						if (!(to >= from)) {
+							return false
+						}
+						return this.editor.commands.setTextSelection({ from, to })
+					}
+				}
+
+				return false
+			},
 		}
 	},
 })
diff --git a/src/tests/nodes/Table.spec.js b/src/tests/nodes/Table.spec.js
index 80fb1360ba4..816a3c1ab06 100644
--- a/src/tests/nodes/Table.spec.js
+++ b/src/tests/nodes/Table.spec.js
@@ -274,6 +274,65 @@ describe('Table extension', () => {
 		expect(getBodyColumnValues(editor, 0)).toEqual(['1', '2', '10'])
 		expect(getBodyColumnValues(editor, 1)).toEqual(['c', 'b', 'a'])
 	})
+
+	test('Mod-a inside a table cell selects only that cell content', ({
+		editor,
+	}) => {
+		editor.commands.setContent(
+			markdownit.render('before\n\n| a | b |\n|---|---|\n| c | d |\n\nafter\n'),
+		)
+
+		let cellPos = null
+		editor.state.doc.descendants((node, pos) => {
+			if (node.type.name === 'tableCell' && node.textContent === 'c') {
+				cellPos = pos
+				return false
+			}
+			return true
+		})
+		expect(cellPos).not.toBeNull()
+		editor.commands.setTextSelection(cellPos + 2)
+
+		const event = new KeyboardEvent('keydown', {
+			key: 'a',
+			ctrlKey: true,
+			metaKey: false,
+			bubbles: true,
+			cancelable: true,
+		})
+		const handled = editor.view.someProp('handleKeyDown', (fn) => fn(editor.view, event))
+		expect(handled).toBe(true)
+
+		const { from, to } = editor.state.selection
+		expect(editor.state.doc.textBetween(from, to)).toBe('c')
+		expect(from).toBeGreaterThan(cellPos)
+		expect(to).toBeLessThan(cellPos + editor.state.doc.nodeAt(cellPos).nodeSize)
+	})
+
+	test('Mod-a outside a table declines the cell shortcut', ({
+		editor,
+	}) => {
+		editor.commands.setContent(markdownit.render('paragraph only\n'))
+		const { from: beforeFrom, to: beforeTo } = editor.state.selection
+
+		const event = new KeyboardEvent('keydown', {
+			key: 'a',
+			ctrlKey: true,
+			metaKey: false,
+			bubbles: true,
+			cancelable: true,
+		})
+		// table shortcut must not claim the event outside a table
+		editor.view.someProp('handleKeyDown', (fn) => fn(editor.view, event))
+		// default/browser select-all may expand the selection; that is fine.
+		// Assert we never produced a selection that looks like a cell range
+		// (empty cell content would be from == to at cell+1).
+		const { from, to } = editor.state.selection
+		const docSize = editor.state.doc.content.size
+		const isWholeDoc = from <= 1 && to >= docSize - 1
+		const isStillCursor = from === beforeFrom && to === beforeTo
+		expect(isWholeDoc || isStillCursor || to > from).toBe(true)
+	})
 })
 
 function getHeaderCell(editor, targetIndex = 0) {