bug(menu): opening CDK context menu loose text selection on Firefox

[MikaStark]

Is this a regression?

• Yes, this behavior used to work in the previous version

The previous version in which this bug was not present was

No response

Description

Hi there,

I’ve been working with CdkContextMenuTrigger in conjunction with CdkMenu and attempting to implement a copy/paste feature. However, I’ve encountered an issue specifically in Firefox: when the context menu opens, the selected text is unexpectedly unselected.

After some investigation, it appears that Firefox may automatically deselect text when focus shifts to elements outside the text container. While this behavior might be a limitation inherent to Firefox, I believe it is worth documenting.

Additionally, it is worth noting that the official CDK context menu example includes mocked "copy" and "cut" options, which exacerbates this issue.

Is this behavior something that can be addressed, or is it an inherent limitation of how Firefox handles text selection and focus?

Thanks!

Reproduction

StackBlitz link: cf. https://material.angular.io/cdk/menu/examples
Steps to reproduce:

1. Go to https://material.angular.io/cdk/menu/examples with Firefox
2. In "Context menu" example, try to select a portion of text and right click on it
3. See the menu is opened but the text is no more selected

Expected Behavior

The text should remains selected

Actual Behavior

The text is no more selected

Environment

• Angular: 18.2.3
• CDK/Material: 18.2.3
• Browser(s): Firefox 130.0 (64 bits)
• Operating System (e.g. Windows, macOS, Ubuntu): Ubuntu 24.04