Description:
ReferenceMarks are used to insert citations and store underlying citation data by reference managers such as Zotero and Mendeley. The Zotero developers are working on some enhancements to the citing functionality[1] which might lead to users wanting to edit or insert text on the border of ReferenceMarks (either start, or end). As LibreOffice Writer currently stands, this functionality cannot be enabled for it, because if you place the text cursor on the border of a ReferenceMark, it extends the mark, rather than adding text right outside of it. This is not the case with Word Fields and Google Docs links, which Zotero uses to provides citing functionality on corresponding doc processors.

Presumably this is a trivial change both codewise and UX-wise for LibreOffice, but be beneficial in letting us provide a better, on-par with Word, citing functionality.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Insert some text in Writer
2. Select a portion of the text -> Insert -> Cross-Reference -> Set Reference, set some text in the "Name" field and click "Insert"
3. Ensure field shading is enabled
4. Place the cursor outside the newly created ReferenceMark, then place it on the edge of the ReferenceMark, type something.

Actual Results:
The ReferenceMark is extended

Expected Results:
The newly typed text remains outside of the ReferenceMark


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



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