413360 - Implement the svg <textarea/> element

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Core :: SVG, enhancement)

Description

[Andreas Neumann]

User-Agent:       Opera/9.50 (X11; Linux x86_64; U; en)
Build Identifier: 

SVG 1.1 had a major gap when it comes to flowtext. Opera and Batik implement the textarea element. This feature is high up on the list of SVG content developers.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
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Actual Results:  
no support for the SVG <textarea /> element

Expected Results:  
support for the SVG <textarea /> element

Comment 1

[Laurent Fournier]

I also need this feature asap.
Can someone work on it ?
Does it exists an XBL until the <textarea> is supported ?

Thanks

Comment 2

[Robert Longson [:longsonr]]

(In reply to comment #1)
> I also need this feature asap.
> Can someone work on it ?

Yes, you! Firefox is open source so feel free to download it and get stuck in.

Comment 3

[Logan Rosen [:Logan]]

I updated the URL to point to the definition of the element in the SVG Tiny 1.2 specification.

Comment 4

[Robert Longson [:longsonr]]

We won't be implementing this per: http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/WG/wiki/SVG2_Requirements_Input#the_textArea_element