189764 - textarea tag will not erase old cursor, if javascript action is triggered

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 131978

(Core :: DOM: Editor, defect)

Description

[Jaak Simm]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.2.1) Gecko/20021130
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.2.1) Gecko/20021130

look at the url above. write something into the form and then move cursor. then
you'll see that the old cursor is still there.
this wont happen if the javascript is removed from the page

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. open the url 
2. add some text to the textarea
3. move cursor (with keyboard or mouse) the old cursor is still there

Actual Results:  
old cursor is not deleted

Expected Results:  
delete the old cursor :)))
check with IE if you dont get it :P

Comment 1

[timeless]

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Comment 2

[Ruslan Ismailov]

WFM with Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.3b) Gecko/20030119. 

Comment 3

[Andrew Hagen]

Confirming on Mozilla 1.3 series build 2003012709, Windows 98.

The testcase is at the URL.

Comment 4

[louis bennett]

*** Bug 169099 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 5

[louis bennett]

*** Bug 188109 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 6

[louis bennett]

from dupes:

attachment 122026 [details] and attachment 124388 [details] provide screenshots of this problem.

attachment 109811 [details] provides another test case, which i can use reproduce using
1.4 rc2 if i switch fields quickly.

Comment 7

[andrew hull]

note in all cases 3 things have to be present
- javascript event handler in field
- javascript changes value of another field
- css other than default applied to field

Comment 8

[Bob Firth]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 131978 ***