diff --git a/include/nana/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.hpp b/include/nana/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.hpp
index dd24d365..12b23ced 100644
--- a/include/nana/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.hpp
+++ b/include/nana/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.hpp
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ namespace nana{	namespace widgets
 
 			bool select(bool);
 
+			bool select_points(nana::upoint arg_a, nana::upoint arg_b);
+
 			/// Sets the end position of a selected string.
 			void set_end_caret(bool stay_in_view);
 			
diff --git a/source/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.cpp b/source/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.cpp
index ca070ace..d7a9fd4a 100644
--- a/source/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.cpp
@@ -1845,11 +1845,11 @@ namespace nana{	namespace widgets
 
 		bool text_editor::select(bool yes)
 		{
-			if(yes)
+			if (yes)
 			{
 				select_.a.x = select_.a.y = 0;
 				select_.b.y = static_cast<unsigned>(impl_->textbase.lines());
-				if(select_.b.y) --select_.b.y;
+				if (select_.b.y) --select_.b.y;
 				select_.b.x = static_cast<unsigned>(impl_->textbase.getline(select_.b.y).size());
 				select_.mode_selection = selection::mode::method_selected;
 				impl_->try_refresh = sync_graph::refresh;
@@ -1865,6 +1865,15 @@ namespace nana{	namespace widgets
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		bool text_editor::select_points(nana::upoint arg_a, nana::upoint arg_b)
+		{
+			select_.a = arg_a;
+			select_.b = arg_b;
+			select_.mode_selection = selection::mode::method_selected;
+			impl_->try_refresh = sync_graph::refresh;
+			return true;
+		}
+
 		void text_editor::set_end_caret(bool stay_in_view)
 		{
 			bool new_sel_end = (select_.b != points_.caret);
diff --git a/source/gui/widgets/textbox.cpp b/source/gui/widgets/textbox.cpp
index 96c88d6c..8695f1e5 100644
--- a/source/gui/widgets/textbox.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/widgets/textbox.cpp
@@ -584,7 +584,16 @@ namespace drawerbase {
 		{
 			internal_scope_guard lock;
 			auto editor = get_drawer_trigger().editor();
-			if(editor && editor->select(yes))
+			if (editor && editor->select(yes))
+				API::refresh_window(*this);
+		}
+
+
+		void textbox::select_points(nana::upoint arg_a, nana::upoint arg_b)
+		{
+			auto editor = get_drawer_trigger().editor();
+			internal_scope_guard lock;
+			if (editor && editor->select_points(arg_a, arg_b))
 				API::refresh_window(*this);
 		}