Writing flow: Selecting from non text may not trigger multi-selection

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The issue describes a failure in multi-selection functionality when attempting to select from non-text areas in certain blocks like quotes and navigation. The problem is reproducible, but the exact fix requires understanding the block editor's selection logic. The scope is somewhat clear, but the implementation may involve deeper block editor internals.

Issue Description

Describe the bug From blocks like quote and navigation, there are areas in the block (no text) from which user can't multi-select.

To reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Create a quote block and some other blocks
Attempt a multi-selection from between the quote and the citation.
Observe multi-selection failure.

Expected behavior A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.

Screenshots If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem. mulit-selectiframe-fallback

Editor version (please complete the following information):

WordPress version: 5.5.1
Does the website has Gutenberg plugin installed, or is it using the block editor that comes by default? gutenberg plugin
If the Gutenberg plugin is installed, which version is it? Master

Desktop (please complete the following information):

OS: macOS
Browser chrome
Version latest

Smartphone (please complete the following information):

Device: [e.g. iPhone6]
OS: [e.g. iOS8.1]
Browser [e.g. stock browser, safari]
Version [e.g. 22]

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Writing flow: Selecting from non text may not trigger multi-selection

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