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+acontext("geom_text rendering - issue #345")
+library(animint2)
+multiline.df <- data.frame(x = 1, y = 1, label = "line1\nline2")
+multiline.viz <- list(
+  multiline = ggplot(multiline.df, aes(x, y, label = label)) + geom_text())
+multiline.info <- animint2HTML(multiline.viz)
+get_geom_text_tspan_labels <- function(html = multiline.info$html) {
+  nodes <- getNodeSet(html, "//g[@class='geom1_text_multiline']//tspan")
+  as.character(sapply(nodes, xmlValue))
+}
+test_that("geom_text renders multiline labels", {
+  expect_equal(get_geom_text_tspan_labels(), c("line1", "line2"))
+})
+text.df <- data.frame(
+  item = c("a", "b"),
+  x = c(1, 9),
+  y = 1,
+  label = "marker",
+  key = "label")
+reference.df <- data.frame(
+  x = 9,
+  y = 2,
+  label = "marker")
+rect.df <- data.frame(
+  item = c("a", "b"),
+  xmin = c(0.6, 8.6),
+  xmax = c(1.4, 9.4),
+  id = c("select_a", "select_b"))
+viz <- animint(
+  plot1 = ggplot() +
+    geom_text(aes(x, y, label = label, key = key),
+              showSelected = "item", data = text.df) +
+    geom_text(aes(x, y, label = label), data = reference.df) +
+    geom_tallrect(aes(xmin = xmin, xmax = xmax, id = id),
+                  clickSelects = "item", data = rect.df),
+  duration = list(item = 500),
+  first = list(item = "a"))
+info <- animint2HTML(viz)
+get_interactive_text_x <- function() {
+  get_element_bbox("svg#plot_plot1 g.geom1_text_plot1 text.geom")$center_x
+}
+get_reference_text_x <- function() {
+  get_element_bbox("svg#plot_plot1 g.geom2_text_plot1 text.geom")$center_x
+}
+reference_x <- get_reference_text_x()
+interactive_x <- get_interactive_text_x()
+test_that("interactive geom_text starts left of reference", {
+  expect_lt(interactive_x, reference_x)
+})
+clickID("select_b")
+Sys.sleep(1)
+test_that("geom_text x position matches non-interactive geom after update", {
+  expect_equal(get_interactive_text_x(), reference_x)
+})