You seem to be hitting bug 1484825 judging by the text handlers ("blue thing") being offset on your screenshot.
1. Touch one of the handlers with your finger. 2. Move it left or right to change the selection. 3. A menu should show up automatically. 1. Long-press a word to select it. 2. A menu should show up automatically. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1540108 Title: Blue dots for text marking/placing a cursor are too small To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-ux/+bug/1540108/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs