Fix tight-circle selection stealing neighboring text

Prefer a11y nodes centered in the circle, skip OCR merge when a11y is
already useful, and smoke-test the How to circle heading case.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.16.3-tight-select — 2026-08-05
+
+- Fix: circling a short heading no longer steals the large text block above it
+  (prefer a11y nodes whose center sits in the circle / high coverage)
+- Fix: stub headline no longer turns `1. Circle…` into a lone `1.`
+- Fix: do not OCR-merge when a11y already has useful text (short labels were
+  polluted by neighboring OCR)
+- Smoke now asserts the heading case (not only email → Copy)
+
 ## 1.16.2-circle-copy — 2026-08-05
 
 - More user-facing strings say **Circle** (panel, empty state, Integrations label, Vikunja hint)

app/build.gradle.kts

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ android {
         applicationId = "com.example.crkl"
         minSdk = 27
         targetSdk = 34
-        versionCode = 19
-        versionName = "1.16.2-circle-copy"
+        versionCode = 20
+        versionName = "1.16.3-tight-select"
 
         testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         vectorDrawables {

app/src/main/kotlin/com/example/crkl/accessibility/CrklAccessibilityService.kt

@@ -256,8 +256,10 @@ class CrklAccessibilityService : AccessibilityService() {
                     }
                 }
 
-                // OCR when a11y is thin, or always merge for image-like sparse text.
-                val needOcr = a11y.isEmpty || a11y.text.length < 40
+                // OCR only when a11y found nothing useful. Short labels like
+                // "How to circle" are real hits — OCR-merge used to re-pull the
+                // neighboring Ship demo block from the selection bitmap.
+                val needOcr = a11y.isEmpty || !ContentCapture.hasUsefulText(a11y.text)
                 val merged = if (needOcr) {
                     withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {
                         val debug = IntegrationSettings(this@CrklAccessibilityService).showDebugMeta

app/src/main/kotlin/com/example/crkl/agent/LocalAssistStub.kt

@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ object LocalAssistStub {
             title = "Circled text",
             meta = "",
             body = buildString {
-                if (summary.isNotBlank()) {
+                // Headline only when it shortens a longer blob — never a lone "1." marker.
+                if (summary.length >= 12 && summary.length < preview.length) {
                     appendLine(summary)
                     appendLine()
                     appendLine("—")
@@ -187,16 +188,18 @@ object LocalAssistStub {
 
     private fun heuristicSummary(text: String): String {
         val firstLine = text.lineSequence().firstOrNull { it.isNotBlank() }?.trim().orEmpty()
+        // Do not treat "1." / "2." list markers as sentence terminators.
         val sentence = firstLine
-            .split(Regex("(?<=[.!?])\\s+"))
+            .split(Regex("(?<=[A-Za-z][.!?])\\s+"))
             .firstOrNull()
             ?.trim()
             .orEmpty()
 
         val head = when {
-            sentence.isNotEmpty() && sentence.length <= 160 -> sentence
-            firstLine.length <= 160 -> firstLine
-            else -> firstLine.take(157) + "…"
+            sentence.length in 12..160 -> sentence
+            firstLine.length in 12..160 -> firstLine
+            firstLine.length > 160 -> firstLine.take(157) + "…"
+            else -> ""
         }
 
         return head

app/src/main/kotlin/com/example/crkl/vision/RegionContentExtractor.kt

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeInfo
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityWindowInfo
 
 /**
- * Pulls readable text from accessibility nodes that intersect a screen-space selection.
+ * Pulls readable text from accessibility nodes that fit a screen-space selection.
  *
  * Prefers the accessibility node tree over MediaProjection so the first vertical
  * slice stays permission-light and fully on-device.
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ object RegionContentExtractor {
         selection: RectF
     ): ExtractionResult {
         val selectionRect = Rect().also { selection.round(it) }
-        val snippets = linkedSetOf<String>()
-        var nodesHit = 0
+        val candidates = mutableListOf<Pair<String, SelectionOverlap.Score>>()
+        var nodesVisited = 0
         var packageName: String? = null
 
         val roots = mutableListOf<AccessibilityNodeInfo>()
@@ -53,61 +53,70 @@ object RegionContentExtractor {
                 packageName = root.packageName?.toString()
             }
             try {
-                nodesHit += collectIntersectingText(root, selectionRect, snippets)
+                nodesVisited += collectCandidates(root, selectionRect, candidates)
             } finally {
                 // Only recycle roots we obtained from windows; caller owns rootFallback.
                 if (root !== rootFallback) {
                     root.recycle()
                 }
             }
-            if (snippets.isNotEmpty() || nodesHit >= MAX_NODES) break
+            if (candidates.isNotEmpty() || nodesVisited >= MAX_NODES) break
         }
 
-        val joined = snippets
+        val picked = SelectionOverlap.pickBest(candidates)
+        val joined = picked
+            .distinct()
             .joinToString(separator = "\n")
             .trim()
             .take(MAX_CHARS)
 
         Log.d(
             TAG,
-            "extract: nodes=$nodesHit snippets=${snippets.size} chars=${joined.length} pkg=$packageName"
+            "extract: visited=$nodesVisited candidates=${candidates.size} " +
+                "picked=${picked.size} chars=${joined.length} pkg=$packageName " +
+                "preview=${joined.take(100).replace('\n', '|')}"
         )
 
         return ExtractionResult(
             text = joined,
-            nodeCount = nodesHit,
+            nodeCount = picked.size,
             bounds = RectF(selection),
             packageName = packageName
         )
     }
 
-    private fun collectIntersectingText(
+    private fun collectCandidates(
         node: AccessibilityNodeInfo,
         selection: Rect,
-        out: MutableSet<String>,
+        out: MutableList<Pair<String, SelectionOverlap.Score>>,
         depth: Int = 0
     ): Int {
         if (depth > 40 || out.size >= MAX_NODES) return 0
 
-        var hit = 0
+        var visited = 1
         val bounds = Rect()
         node.getBoundsInScreen(bounds)
+        val score = SelectionOverlap.score(bounds, selection)
 
-        if (Rect.intersects(bounds, selection)) {
-            readableText(node)?.let { out.add(it) }
-            hit = 1
-        }
-
+        var childTextHits = 0
         for (i in 0 until node.childCount) {
             val child = node.getChild(i) ?: continue
             try {
-                hit += collectIntersectingText(child, selection, out, depth + 1)
+                val before = out.size
+                visited += collectCandidates(child, selection, out, depth + 1)
+                if (out.size > before) childTextHits++
             } finally {
                 child.recycle()
             }
             if (out.size >= MAX_NODES) break
         }
-        return hit
+
+        // Prefer leaf (or near-leaf) text — skip parents that only duplicate children.
+        if (score.include && childTextHits == 0) {
+            readableText(node)?.let { out.add(it to score) }
+        }
+
+        return visited
     }
 
     private fun readableText(node: AccessibilityNodeInfo): String? {

app/src/main/kotlin/com/example/crkl/vision/SelectionOverlap.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+package com.example.crkl.vision
+
+import android.graphics.Rect
+
+/**
+ * Scores how well an a11y node fits a circle's screen bounds.
+ *
+ * Loose [Rect.intersects] alone pulls in large TextViews that only graze the
+ * selection (e.g. circling "How to circle" also hits the Ship demo block above).
+ *
+ * Geometry uses raw ints so JVM unit tests do not need a mocked [Rect].
+ */
+object SelectionOverlap {
+
+    data class Score(
+        val include: Boolean,
+        /** Higher = tighter match. */
+        val rank: Float,
+        val centerInSelection: Boolean,
+        /** Fraction of the node covered by the selection (0..1). */
+        val coverage: Float
+    )
+
+    fun score(nodeBounds: Rect, selection: Rect): Score =
+        score(
+            nodeLeft = nodeBounds.left,
+            nodeTop = nodeBounds.top,
+            nodeRight = nodeBounds.right,
+            nodeBottom = nodeBounds.bottom,
+            selLeft = selection.left,
+            selTop = selection.top,
+            selRight = selection.right,
+            selBottom = selection.bottom
+        )
+
+    fun score(
+        nodeLeft: Int,
+        nodeTop: Int,
+        nodeRight: Int,
+        nodeBottom: Int,
+        selLeft: Int,
+        selTop: Int,
+        selRight: Int,
+        selBottom: Int
+    ): Score {
+        val nodeW = nodeRight - nodeLeft
+        val nodeH = nodeBottom - nodeTop
+        val selW = selRight - selLeft
+        val selH = selBottom - selTop
+        if (nodeW <= 0 || nodeH <= 0 || selW <= 0 || selH <= 0) {
+            return Score(include = false, rank = 0f, centerInSelection = false, coverage = 0f)
+        }
+
+        val interLeft = maxOf(nodeLeft, selLeft)
+        val interTop = maxOf(nodeTop, selTop)
+        val interRight = minOf(nodeRight, selRight)
+        val interBottom = minOf(nodeBottom, selBottom)
+        val interW = interRight - interLeft
+        val interH = interBottom - interTop
+        if (interW <= 0 || interH <= 0) {
+            return Score(include = false, rank = 0f, centerInSelection = false, coverage = 0f)
+        }
+
+        val overlap = interW.toLong() * interH.toLong()
+        val nodeArea = nodeW.toLong() * nodeH.toLong()
+        val coverage = (overlap.toFloat() / nodeArea.toFloat()).coerceIn(0f, 1f)
+        val cx = (nodeLeft + nodeRight) / 2
+        val cy = (nodeTop + nodeBottom) / 2
+        val centerIn = cx in selLeft until selRight && cy in selTop until selBottom
+
+        // Prefer nodes whose center sits in the circle; otherwise require most of
+        // the node to lie inside (partial paragraph circle still works).
+        val include = centerIn || coverage >= 0.45f
+        val rank = (if (centerIn) 2f else 0f) + coverage +
+            (1f / (1f + nodeArea / 50_000f))
+
+        return Score(
+            include = include,
+            rank = rank,
+            centerInSelection = centerIn,
+            coverage = coverage
+        )
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * From scored hits, keep center-in nodes when any exist; else high-coverage ones.
+     */
+    fun <T> pickBest(candidates: List<Pair<T, Score>>): List<T> {
+        if (candidates.isEmpty()) return emptyList()
+        val included = candidates.filter { it.second.include }
+        val pool = when {
+            included.any { it.second.centerInSelection } ->
+                included.filter { it.second.centerInSelection }
+            included.isNotEmpty() -> included
+            else -> candidates.filter { it.second.coverage >= 0.25f }
+        }
+        return pool
+            .sortedByDescending { it.second.rank }
+            .map { it.first }
+    }
+}

app/src/test/java/com/example/crkl/agent/LocalAssistStubTest.kt

@@ -34,6 +34,21 @@ class LocalAssistStubTest {
         assertTrue(response.meta.isEmpty())
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun respond_numberedList_doesNotUseLoneOneAsHeadline() {
+        val result = RegionContentExtractor.ExtractionResult(
+            text = "1. Circle the English sentence → tap Translate  [Translate]\n" +
+                "2. Circle the paragraph → Copy, then Explain  [Copy / Explain]",
+            nodeCount = 1,
+            bounds = android.graphics.RectF(),
+            packageName = "com.example.crkl"
+        )
+        val response = LocalAssistStub.respond(result)
+        assertTrue(response.body.contains("Circle the English"))
+        // Old bug: summary split on "1." and showed a lone "1." above the divider.
+        assertTrue(!response.body.trimStart().startsWith("1.\n"))
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun respond_ocrJunk_treatedAsEmpty() {
         val result = RegionContentExtractor.ExtractionResult(

app/src/test/java/com/example/crkl/vision/SelectionOverlapTest.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package com.example.crkl.vision
+
+import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.junit.Assert.assertFalse
+import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
+import org.junit.Test
+
+class SelectionOverlapTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun tightHeading_includesCenterNode_excludesGrazingBlock() {
+        // Circle bbox around a heading
+        val headScore = SelectionOverlap.score(
+            nodeLeft = 120, nodeTop = 410, nodeRight = 360, nodeBottom = 470,
+            selLeft = 100, selTop = 400, selRight = 400, selBottom = 480
+        )
+        // Large block above — only bottom edge grazes the selection
+        val blockScore = SelectionOverlap.score(
+            nodeLeft = 40, nodeTop = 100, nodeRight = 500, nodeBottom = 420,
+            selLeft = 100, selTop = 400, selRight = 400, selBottom = 480
+        )
+
+        assertTrue(headScore.include)
+        assertTrue(headScore.centerInSelection)
+        assertFalse(
+            "grazing ship-demo block must not steal the circle",
+            blockScore.include
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun pickBest_prefersCenterInOverGrazing() {
+        val heading = "How to circle" to SelectionOverlap.score(
+            120, 410, 360, 470, 100, 400, 400, 480
+        )
+        val block = "1. Circle the English…" to SelectionOverlap.score(
+            40, 100, 500, 420, 100, 400, 400, 480
+        )
+
+        val picked = SelectionOverlap.pickBest(listOf(block, heading))
+        assertEquals(listOf("How to circle"), picked)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun pickBest_multipleCenterNodes_keepsAllRanked() {
+        val a = "How to circle" to SelectionOverlap.score(
+            120, 410, 360, 470, 100, 390, 400, 520
+        )
+        val b = "1. Tap the floating C" to SelectionOverlap.score(
+            100, 480, 500, 560, 100, 390, 400, 520
+        )
+        val leak = "Ship demo blob" to SelectionOverlap.score(
+            40, 50, 500, 400, 100, 390, 400, 520
+        )
+        val picked = SelectionOverlap.pickBest(listOf(leak, b, a))
+        assertTrue(picked.contains("How to circle"))
+        assertFalse(picked.contains("Ship demo blob"))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun tinyCornerGraze_excluded() {
+        val score = SelectionOverlap.score(
+            nodeLeft = 0, nodeTop = 0, nodeRight = 1000, nodeBottom = 1000,
+            selLeft = 900, selTop = 900, selRight = 980, selBottom = 980
+        )
+        assertFalse(score.centerInSelection)
+        assertTrue(score.coverage < 0.45f)
+        assertFalse(score.include)
+    }
+}

docs/dogfood.md

@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@ Run during ship freeze. Bugs only — no new features.
 ## Notes
 
 _Date:_ 2026-08-05  
-_Issues:_ Emulator smoke (`make smoke`) passed on CrklEmulator: FAB → closed loop → extract (278+ chars) → **Copy** (`Copied … clipboard`) and earlier **Translate** (`English → Russian`). Use `make emulator` (launchd on macOS) if qemu dies under the agent sandbox.  
+_Issues:_ **1.16.3** fixes heading steal (Ship demo) + `1.` headline; smoke asserts “How to circle” + Copy.  
  

scripts/smoke-circle.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Device/emulator smoke: unit tests already cover JVM; this hits the live overlay.
-# Requires: adb device online, Circle Overlay enabled (or we enable it).
+# Device/emulator smoke — catches the bugs that unit tests + "any extract" miss.
+# Cases:
+#   1) Tight circle on "How to circle" must NOT steal Ship demo block above
+#   2) Circle email region → Copy chip works
 set -euo pipefail
 
 ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
@@ -11,7 +13,9 @@ PKG=com.example.crkl
 die() { echo "FAIL: $*" >&2; exit 1; }
 pass() { echo "OK: $*"; }
 
-"$ADB" devices | awk '/\tdevice$/{found=1} END{exit !found}' || die "no adb device"
+# adb devices -l uses spaces, not tabs, between serial and state
+"$ADB" devices | awk '/device( |$)/ && $1 !~ /List/{found=1} END{exit !found}' \
+  || die "no adb device"
 
 echo "== smoke Circle on $($ADB get-serialno) =="
 
@@ -25,32 +29,31 @@ sleep 1.5
 "$ADB" shell am start -n "$PKG/.fixtures.TestFixturesActivity" >/dev/null
 sleep 1.5
 
-"$ADB" logcat -c
-# FAB: BOTTOM|END, ~964,2200 on 1080x2400 Pixel-7-ish
-"$ADB" shell input tap 964 2200
-sleep 0.5
-if ! "$ADB" logcat -d -s OverlayView:D | grep -q 'floating button clicked'; then
-  # sweep near known FAB frame
-  hit=0
+enter_circle() {
+  "$ADB" logcat -c
+  "$ADB" shell input tap 964 2200
+  sleep 0.4
+  if "$ADB" logcat -d -s OverlayView:D | grep -q 'floating button clicked'; then
+    return 0
+  fi
   for y in $(seq 2140 20 2280); do
     for x in $(seq 900 20 1030); do
       "$ADB" shell input tap "$x" "$y"
       sleep 0.05
       if "$ADB" logcat -d -s OverlayView:D | grep -q 'floating button clicked'; then
-        hit=1
-        break 2
+        return 0
       fi
     done
   done
-  [[ "$hit" = 1 ]] || die "FAB not clickable — is Circle Overlay ON?"
-fi
-pass "enter circle mode"
+  return 1
+}
 
-# Closed loop around fixtures email subject region
-python3 - <<'PY'
-import math, subprocess, time
+draw_loop() {
+  local cx="$1" cy="$2" r="$3"
+  python3 - "$cx" "$cy" "$r" <<'PY'
+import math, subprocess, sys, time
+cx, cy, r = map(int, sys.argv[1:4])
 adb = lambda *a: subprocess.check_call(["adb", *a])
-cx, cy, r = 540, 1720, 160
 n = 28
 pts = [
     (
@@ -66,16 +69,84 @@ adb("shell", "input", "motionevent", "UP", str(pts[-1][0]), str(pts[-1][1]))
 for _ in range(25):
     time.sleep(0.3)
     out = subprocess.check_output(["adb", "logcat", "-d"], text=True)
-    if "stub path" in out or "Selection ready" in out:
+    if "extract:" in out or "Selection ready" in out:
         break
 PY
+}
 
-"$ADB" logcat -d | grep -q 'Selection ready' || die "no selection"
-"$ADB" logcat -d | grep -qE 'extract:.*chars=[1-9]' || die "no text extracted"
-pass "circle → extract"
+close_panel() {
+  "$ADB" shell input tap 980 1300 || true
+  sleep 0.3
+  "$ADB" shell input keyevent KEYCODE_BACK || true
+  sleep 0.3
+}
+
+# Resolve live UI bounds so layout/scroll changes do not false-fail smoke.
+"$ADB" shell uiautomator dump /sdcard/crkl-smoke.xml >/dev/null
+"$ADB" pull /sdcard/crkl-smoke.xml /tmp/crkl-smoke.xml >/dev/null
+eval "$(python3 <<'PY'
+import re, sys
+xml = open("/tmp/crkl-smoke.xml").read()
+m = re.search(r'text="How to circle"[^>]*bounds="\[(\d+),(\d+)\]\[(\d+),(\d+)\]"', xml)
+if not m:
+    sys.exit("How to circle not on screen — open fixtures / scroll to top")
+x1, y1, x2, y2 = map(int, m.groups())
+cx, cy = (x1 + x2) // 2, (y1 + y2) // 2
+r = max(60, min(100, (x2 - x1) // 2 + 30, (y2 - y1) // 2 + 40))
+print(f"HEAD_CX={cx}; HEAD_CY={cy}; HEAD_R={r}")
+# Email fixture / subject area — prefer Subject line if present
+m2 = re.search(r'text="[^"]*Subject: Q2[^"]*"[^>]*bounds="\[(\d+),(\d+)\]\[(\d+),(\d+)\]"', xml)
+if not m2:
+    m2 = re.search(r'text="[^"]*Q2 planning moved[^"]*"[^>]*bounds="\[(\d+),(\d+)\]\[(\d+),(\d+)\]"', xml)
+if m2:
+    a, b, c, d = map(int, m2.groups())
+    print(f"MAIL_CX={(a+c)//2}; MAIL_CY={(b+d)//2}; MAIL_R=160")
+else:
+    print("MAIL_CX=540; MAIL_CY=1720; MAIL_R=160")
+PY
+)"
+
+# --- Case 1: heading must not steal Ship demo ---
+enter_circle || die "FAB not clickable — is Circle Overlay ON?"
+pass "enter circle mode"
+draw_loop "$HEAD_CX" "$HEAD_CY" "$HEAD_R"
+logs="$("$ADB" logcat -d)"
+echo "$logs" | grep -q 'Selection ready' || die "case1: no selection"
+echo "$logs" | grep -E 'extract:.*preview=' | grep -qi 'How to circle' \
+  || die "case1: extract missing 'How to circle' (got wrong node?)"
+if echo "$logs" | grep -E 'extract:.*preview=' | grep -qi 'English sentence'; then
+  die "case1: Ship demo block leaked into heading circle"
+fi
+pass "tight heading extract (no Ship demo leak)"
+close_panel
+
+# --- Case 2: email region → Copy ---
+"$ADB" shell am start -n "$PKG/.fixtures.TestFixturesActivity" >/dev/null
+sleep 1
+# Re-dump in case scroll changed
+"$ADB" shell uiautomator dump /sdcard/crkl-smoke.xml >/dev/null
+"$ADB" pull /sdcard/crkl-smoke.xml /tmp/crkl-smoke.xml >/dev/null
+eval "$(python3 <<'PY'
+import re
+xml = open("/tmp/crkl-smoke.xml").read()
+m2 = re.search(r'text="[^"]*Subject: Q2[^"]*"[^>]*bounds="\[(\d+),(\d+)\]\[(\d+),(\d+)\]"', xml)
+if not m2:
+    m2 = re.search(r'text="[^"]*Q2 planning moved[^"]*"[^>]*bounds="\[(\d+),(\d+)\]\[(\d+),(\d+)\]"', xml)
+if m2:
+    a, b, c, d = map(int, m2.groups())
+    print(f"MAIL_CX={(a+c)//2}; MAIL_CY={(b+d)//2}; MAIL_R=160")
+else:
+    print("MAIL_CX=540; MAIL_CY=1720; MAIL_R=160")
+PY
+)"
+
+enter_circle || die "FAB not clickable (case2)"
+draw_loop "$MAIL_CX" "$MAIL_CY" "$MAIL_R"
+logs="$("$ADB" logcat -d)"
+echo "$logs" | grep -qE 'extract:.*chars=[1-9]' || die "case2: no text extracted"
+pass "email region extract"
 
 "$ADB" logcat -c
-# Copy is second VIP chip (~x=320, y=2185 on this skin)
 "$ADB" shell input tap 320 2185
 sleep 1
 "$ADB" logcat -d | grep -q 'action kind=COPY' || die "Copy chip not triggered"
@@ -83,4 +154,4 @@ sleep 1
 pass "Copy chip"
 
 echo "== smoke PASSED =="
-echo "Tip: full dogfood is docs/dogfood.md (Translate / Explain / Share / Vikunja / real app)."
+echo "Tip: full dogfood is docs/dogfood.md"