<p>I just found out that <strong>Issue 2</strong> is the intended/implemented behaviour. See <code>automark/src/automark.c</code>, lines 116-118:</p>
<pre><code>/* Do not highlight while selecting text and allow other markers to work */
if (sci_has_selection(sci))
        return FALSE;
</code></pre>

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