[MCPE-170491] Selecting an item in an anvil's output slot automatically quick moves it to the inventory

Summary:
When left clicking an item in the output slot of an anvil, the item is automatically quick moved to the inventory. This bug was introduced in one of the updates released after 1.19.0.

Steps to Reproduce:

Obtain an anvil and an item
Place and open the anvil
Put the item in the anvil and rename it
Left click the renamed item in the anvil's output slot

Observed Results:
The item is automatically quick moved to the inventory.

Expected Results:
The item should not be quick moved to the inventory unless the Shift key is held down.

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is duplicated by 1

MCPE-232831 Can't choose an inventory slot for an item after renaming or enchanting in anvil it only goes to the first open inventory slot. Resolved

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[Mod] OcelotOnesie 2025-04-11T18:51:28Z

After consideration, the issue is being closed as Won't Fix.

Please note that this is not the same as Working as Intended, as this bug report correctly describes behavior in the game that might not be the intended or desirable behavior, but it will not be fixed right now. Sometimes, this is because the issue reported is minor and/or impossible to change without large architectural changes to the code base.

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