jweb textarea macOS shortcuts and Chinese IME candidate window not working

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I'm using a standard HTML textarea inside a jweb object in Max 9 on macOS.

I've noticed two issues:

  1. Standard macOS text editing shortcuts do not work inside jweb textareas in Ableton Live

    • Cmd+A (Select All)

    • Cmd+C (Copy)

    • Cmd+V (Paste)

    • Cmd+X (Cut)

  1. Chinese IME candidate selection does not work

    • Typing phonetic input works.

    • The Chinese candidate window never appears

What I've tested:

  1. Max native textedit object

    • Chinese IME candidate selection works correctly

    • macOS text editing shortcuts work

  2. Empty jweb page containing only:

    <textarea></textarea>
    • Cmd+A/C/V/X do not work

    • Chinese IME candidate selection does not work

Is this a known limitation of jweb on macOS, or is there any workaround to enable native text editing shortcuts and IME candidate selection?

Additional information:

  • macOS 26.5.1

  • Apple Silicon (M1)

  • Max 9.1.4

  • Ableton Live 12.4.1