65207 - Deleting text usually leaves trailing "dots".

Status: VERIFIED WORKSFORME

(MailNews Core :: Composition, defect)

Description

[Russell Hoffman]

I don't know if this is a bug per se, but when I'm composing new mail if I type
in a line of text and then delete part of it, a trail of 'dots' is left.  I
cannot reproduce this in the text fields of the browser, so...

I'm using build 2001010901 on Windows 98.

To reproduce, start a new message, type in a string of whatever, like
"l;kajsdlksdjflk", for instance, and then use the backspace key to delete it,
and it should leave a trail of little dots where the characters were.  To make
the dots go away, you can space forward and then delete back to where you were...

Can anyone confirm this?

Comment 1

[Russell Hoffman]

I did a little more 'testing', and found that it is only the letter 'f' that is
causing this problem(?)

Comment 2

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

I can`t reproduce this on win2k / build 2001010620

If non can reproduce this you should try a new driver for your Graphic Board.

Comment 3

[[e-mail] (gone - use [e-mail] instead)]

I'm not seeing this on Windows 2000, build 2001011204.

Comment 4

[Russell Hoffman]

hmm...ok, I wasn't sure if this was a problem with the program or with my
system...I don't have another system here at work to try it on, but I'll try it
on my machine at home tonight...

Comment 5

[jay garcia]

Win98SE - Build 2001011204 

WFM - Suggest installing the latest video driver(s).

Comment 6

[laurel]

I can see what the reporter's talking about using jan12 commercial trunk build
with win98.  The top of the f sticks around in the message compose window
(happens in a blank editor page, too) until a refresh.  It's pretty trivial.

Comment 7

[laurel]

Marking this verified.  It really should be a WONTFIX resolution, but in the
interest of less email notifications, I'm just going to verify it in the
worksforme state.

Comment 8

[[e-mail] (gone - use [e-mail] instead)]

Why shouldn't we fix this?