66816 - Selection collapses in Editor when cursor exits table from left or right border

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

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

Description

[Blake Ross]

Build ID: new trunk (tip)

Stay with me here...

(1) Go to http://www.mozilla.org/
(2) File | Edit Page (Ctrl+E)
(3) If the Composer window is maximized, restore it so it's just a square in 
the middle of the screen (not necessary to reproduce, but makes the bug easier 
to see/understand)
(4) Select some text.
(5) While drag-selecting, move the cursor outside the window by going to the 
left or right.
(6) Move the cursor back inside the window.

Result: the old selection disappears.  A new one is started from the left or 
right side of the window.

I don't see this when I just paste a large block of text, so it might be 
specific to tables or something else...

Comment 1

[Blake Ross]

It's worth noting that it's not when the cursor exits the window, but rather 
when it exits the editor; the selection disappears the second you mouseover the 
scrollbar.

Comment 2

[Nathan]

Actually, I've been able to do it by just going out of the table.
I'll attach a testcase.

Comment 3

[Nathan]

Attachment: Simple table with some text

Comment 4

[Blake Ross]

Ah, you're right--the selection becomes discontiguous when you leave the table 
(left or right, still).  Thanks!

Comment 5

[Akkana Peck]

I don't see this with a 1/26 Linux build.  Is it perhaps new on the 27th, or Win
ME specific?

Comment 6

[Nathan]

It does this in Win98SE too build 2001.01.27.08
Mozilla 0.7 exhibits the same behavior.

Comment 7

[rubydoo123]

assigning to anthony, moving to moz0.9.1

Comment 8

[anthonyd]

moving to 0.9.2

Comment 9

[rubydoo123]

using a current build -- 2001052020, I do not see this happening anymore, Blake 
can you try this again and see if you can dup this?

Comment 10

[Blake Ross]

I still see this in 200152104, Windows 2000.

Comment 11

[rubydoo123]

moving this out to 1.0

Comment 12

[anthonyd]

this is also a wierd one.

anthonyd

Comment 13

[anthonyd]

selection
-->mjudge

Comment 14

[Asa Dotzler [:asa]]

Bugs targeted at mozilla1.0 without the mozilla1.0 keyword moved to mozilla1.0.1 
(you can query for this string to delete spam or retrieve the list of bugs I've 
moved)

Comment 15

[Vedran Miletic]

retargeting

Comment 16

[Jens Stutte [:jstutte]]

Bulk-downgrade of unassigned, untouched DOM/Storage bug's priority.

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

Comment 17

[u597032]

Can no longer be reproduced