[FLEX-18788] Selecting formatted htmlText within TextArea and then selecting a new line causes the new line to take on formatting of previously selected area

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK 3.2 (Release)
• Component/s: mx: TextArea
• Environment: Affected OS(s): All OS Platforms; Affected OS(s): All OS Platforms; Browser: Firefox 3.x; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 13/Apr/09 17:42
• Updated: 19/Jul/10 00:57

Description

Steps to reproduce:
1. Use the following MXML:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml">

<mx:Panel title="TextArea Control Example" height="75%" width="75%"
paddingTop="10" paddingBottom="10" paddingLeft="10" paddingRight="10">

<mx:TextArea width="400" height="100">
<mx:htmlText><!CDATA[This is <font color="#FF0000">HTML text</font> in a <b>TextArea control</b>. Use the <u>htmlText property</u> of the <font color="#008800">TextArea control</font> to include basic HTML markup in your text.]
></mx:htmlText>
</mx:TextArea>

</mx:Panel>
</mx:Application>

2. Position the caret at the end of the paragraph and hit enter to insert a new line.
3. Click into any of the formatted text to position the caret there, i.e.: the red "HTML Text".
4. Click back to the new line.

Actual Results:

The caret is now red and any typed text takes on the red formatting. I've also experience this problem when programmatically setting the formatting while having the caret/cursor up against the newly formatted text.

Expected Results:

The formatting for the new line should remain normal.

Workaround (if any):

None.