Update selection early for all left/right key presses

WordPress · May 14, 2019 · fc6f293 · fc6f293
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commit fc6f293
Showing 1 changed file with 6 additions and 6 deletions.
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.js
@@ -656,13 +656,13 @@ export class RichText extends Component {
 
 		this.keyPressed = keyCode;
 
-		if (
-			// Only override left and right keys without modifiers pressed.
-			! shiftKey && ! altKey && ! metaKey && ! ctrlKey &&
-			( keyCode === LEFT || keyCode === RIGHT )
-		) {
-			this.handleHorizontalNavigation( event );
+		if ( keyCode === LEFT || keyCode === RIGHT ) {
 			this.updateSelection();
+
+			// Only override left and right keys without modifiers pressed.
+			if ( ! shiftKey && ! altKey && ! metaKey && ! ctrlKey ) {
+				this.handleHorizontalNavigation( event );
+			}
 		}
 
 		// Use the space key in list items (at the start of an item) to indent