Box select does not work on edges in UV editor

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is it technically possible to enable box select to select edges properlly within the UV editor?

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i’m using a simple cube UV to illustrate the function that i need,

the end result of that box selection should be this:

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just to clarify, I wish to do this selection within the uv editor,
selecting the edges from the 3dview and having the same result (as I have done above) is not an option in my case.

2

Not at this time, no. Not until the UV editor gets some developer love. All bulk selection operators in UV editor work off vertices. Which is a great shame.

3

i see. Thanks for the explanation.
anyways i did find a hacky 2 step solution to this. so its good enough for me.