frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapCanvas.jsx

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import {
   itemsForZone,
 } from "../../lib/locationMapUtils";
 
+const DRAG_CHANGE_THRESHOLD = 2;
+
 export default function LocationMapCanvas({
   mode,
   editorTool,
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ export default function LocationMapCanvas({
   const canDragPan = mode === "view" || editorTool === "pan";
   const scrollRef = useRef(null);
   const panDragRef = useRef(null);
+  const objectDragHistoryCapturedRef = useRef(false);
   const suppressPanClickRef = useRef(false);
   const [isPanning, setIsPanning] = useState(false);
 
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@ export default function LocationMapCanvas({
     if (!canEditObjects || object.locked || !svgRef.current) return;
     event.stopPropagation();
     event.preventDefault();
-    remember();
+    objectDragHistoryCapturedRef.current = false;
     const point = clientPointToMap(event, svgRef.current, mapSize);
     event.currentTarget.setPointerCapture?.(event.pointerId);
     setSelectedObjectKey(getObjectKey(object));
@@ -51,6 +54,15 @@ export default function LocationMapCanvas({
     const point = clientPointToMap(event, svgRef.current, mapSize);
     const deltaX = point.x - dragState.startPoint.x;
     const deltaY = point.y - dragState.startPoint.y;
+    const hasMeaningfulChange =
+      Math.abs(deltaX) >= DRAG_CHANGE_THRESHOLD ||
+      Math.abs(deltaY) >= DRAG_CHANGE_THRESHOLD;
+
+    if (!hasMeaningfulChange) return;
+    if (!objectDragHistoryCapturedRef.current) {
+      remember();
+      objectDragHistoryCapturedRef.current = true;
+    }
 
     updateObjects((currentObjects) =>
       currentObjects.map((object) => {
@@ -72,6 +84,7 @@ export default function LocationMapCanvas({
   };
 
   const handlePointerUp = () => {
+    objectDragHistoryCapturedRef.current = false;
     setDragState(null);
   };
 

frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts

@@ -433,6 +433,63 @@ test("admin status follows the visible map when a saved draft exists", async ({
   await expect(page.locator(".location-map-object", { hasText: "Live Bakery" })).toBeVisible();
 });
 
+test("admin selecting an object does not mark a draft dirty until it changes", async ({ page }) => {
+  await mockMapShell(page);
+
+  const mapState = draftMapState([
+    {
+      id: 1351,
+      location_map_id: 900,
+      zone_id: 501,
+      zone_name: "Bakery",
+      type: "zone",
+      label: "Bakery",
+      x: 40,
+      y: 40,
+      width: 260,
+      height: 160,
+      rotation: 0,
+      locked: false,
+      visible: true,
+      sort_order: 1,
+    },
+  ], true);
+
+  await page.route("**/households/1/locations/10/map", async (route) => {
+    await route.fulfill({
+      status: 200,
+      contentType: "application/json",
+      body: JSON.stringify(mapState),
+    });
+  });
+
+  await page.goto("/stores/100/locations/10/map");
+
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Continue Editing" }).click();
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Edit Objects" }).click();
+  const bakeryObject = page.locator(".location-map-object", { hasText: "Bakery" }).locator("rect").first();
+  await bakeryObject.click();
+
+  await expect(page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Label" })).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.locator(".location-map-status")).toHaveText("Draft");
+  await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Save Draft" })).toBeDisabled();
+  await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Undo" })).toBeDisabled();
+
+  const objectBox = await bakeryObject.boundingBox();
+  expect(objectBox).not.toBeNull();
+  if (!objectBox) throw new Error("Bakery map object was not measurable");
+  await page.mouse.move(objectBox.x + objectBox.width / 2, objectBox.y + objectBox.height / 2);
+  await page.mouse.down();
+  await page.mouse.move(objectBox.x + objectBox.width / 2 + 50, objectBox.y + objectBox.height / 2 + 30, {
+    steps: 8,
+  });
+  await page.mouse.up();
+
+  await expect(page.locator(".location-map-status")).toHaveText("Unsaved Draft");
+  await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Save Draft" })).toBeEnabled();
+  await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Undo" })).toBeEnabled();
+});
+
 test("admin publish saves pending map edits before publishing", async ({ page }) => {
   await mockMapShell(page);