[MC-266196] Signs and hanging signs become non-editable by right-click after modifying one line message to an empty text string with a specific color

For any signs or hanging signs, front text or back text, any lines, modify it with /data command, like: /data modify block ~ ~ ~ front_text.messages[0] set value '{"color":"#FF0000","text":""}'

They are non-editable when there exist one line of color-specific empty text string. is_waxed is 0b.

Tested on Linux 5.19.0, and ext4 filesystem. Minecraft is not modded.

Edit(UTC 2023/11/02 03:40): They are non-editable only when the text string IS empty! If it is not empty, they are still editable.

Comments 3

migrated 2023-10-28T13:39:44Z

This is in direct contradiction of MC-265322,which had priority assigned.
So if this is indeed the behavior the game gives, it seems this is WAI and MC-265322 is fixed. (Mod/helper should verify before resolving either though).

j_p_smith 2023-10-29T05:12:51Z

This is the intended behaviour according to the official 23w14a changelog:

Signs with non-text chat components can no longer be edited.

Bizarrely, though, the issue reported here was "fixed" in 23w40a.

migrated 2023-11-02T03:40:29Z

Edit(UTC 2023/11/02 03:40): They are non-editable only when the text string IS empty! If it is not empty, they are still editable.