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MC-148278

You can select multiple buttons at once in the book editing GUI by repeatedly pressing Tab

Resolved
Fixed
13

The bug

When editing (but not when reading) a book, you can select all buttons at once by pressing Tab repeatedly.

How to reproduce

  1. Get a book and quill

  2. Press Tab a few times
    → ❌ You will be able to select multiple buttons at once, and at one point even all buttons visible in the GUI.

Example

Here is an example in video:

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Linked issues

is blocked by 1

relates to 2

Attachments

MC-148278.mp4
 MC-148278.png
Minecraft 1.14 Pre-Release 2 2019-04-14 17-44-12_Trim.mp4
Minecraft 25w18a - Multiplayer (3rd-party Server) 2025-05-04 15-41-15.mp4

Comments 21

Can confirm this bug in 1.14 Pre-Release 2

Still in 1.14 pre-3, 1.14 pre-4 and 1.14 pre-5

Still in 1.14 Release

Still in 1.14.1 Release

Still in 1.14.2 Pre-Release 1 and 1.14.2 Pre-Release 2

11 more comments

Can confirm in 1.19 and 22w24a.

Can confirm in 1.19.2.

This issue is blocked by MC-262268.

Fixed in 25w18a.

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violine1101

(Unassigned)

Confirmed

Accessibility, UI

book, buttons, editing, gui, gui-button, select, tab, ui, writable_book

Minecraft 1.14 Pre-Release 2, Minecraft 1.14 Pre-Release 3, Minecraft 1.14 Pre-Release 4, Minecraft 1.14 Pre-Release 5, Minecraft 1.14, ..., 1.18.1, 1.18.2, 1.19, 22w24a, 1.19.2

25w18a

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