Open Bug 224660 Opened 21 years ago Updated 3 years ago

copying without carriage returns when attempting to copy text inside a <xmp> tag

Categories

(Core :: DOM: Serializers, defect, P5)

Product:
Core
Component:
DOM: Serializers
Type:
defect

Tracking

()

People

(Reporter: deanprouse, Unassigned)

References

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URL
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Details

(Keywords: helpwanted) 

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624

when i copy the java code from the page (above) in mozilla it pastes without
carriage returns, however, when done so in <shudder>internet explorer</shudder>
it pastes with carriage returns. html code on the page is within <xmp></xmp> tags.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Select text from the page within mozilla
2. ctrl + c
3. open a text editor
4. ctrl + v

Actual Results:  
pasted without carriage returns.

Expected Results:  
pasted with carriage returns.
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Assignee: string → dom-to-text
Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Component: String → DOM to Text Conversion
Ever confirmed: true
Keywords: helpwanted
OS: Windows XP → All
Hardware: PC → All
Assignee: dom-to-text → nobody
QA Contact: dom-to-text

Bulk-downgrade of unassigned, >=3 years untouched DOM/Storage bug's priority.

If you have reason to believe this is wrong, please write a comment and ni :jstutte.

Severity: minor → S4
Priority: -- → P5
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