[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] Q: virtual keyboard and *stealing* text selection

[From: 3rdshift at comcast.net]

Hi,

I am trying to determine how to get around a nagging bug associated 
with virtual keyboard in IT2006:

I have TextBuffer/TextView widget with some text in it, and an action button to operate on a selected block of text. 

When I select a text block, the virtual keyboard pops up and selection is still visible. But the second I press my action button and before button's signal_click event is delivered, the selection block is cleared (deselected) and text buffer claims no selection is made on the text! 

Has anyone seen or dealt with this problem before? If so, is there any way to get around it? 

any hints would be highly appreciated,
-Vlad