guardian/scribe

Linking whole content in Firefox does not work

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#118 opened on Apr 24, 2014

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Description

If I open demo in Firefox 28 and, select whole Hello World text and click on "link", text selection disappears and so also the link is not created when I type into the dialog box.

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Understand Firefox quirksBasic knowledge of text selection API
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
25
Research direction
The issue reports a bug where selecting text in Firefox 28 and clicking link causes selection to disappear. Investigate the event handling for 'link' button in Firefox. Check if selection is preserved across dialog open. Look at relevant source files in Scribe's events or selection modules. Identify if there's a workaround or if it's a browser bug that can't be fixed without modern Firefox.