You can't highlight text in grid columns when selection is enabled.
It will only allow you to highlight text if checkboxOnly mode is set for selection.
You should always be able to highlight text on a grid column.
http://plnkr.co/edit/h9Qfp9XXF4HIzNtH9wUZ?p=preview
So that the user can copy and paste text from the grids.
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Fix for this issue is currently available in the latest dev. version of the kendo-angular-grid package: @progress/[email protected]. The official package will be released shortly.
Released @progress/[email protected]