Re: Text box edit

On 26 Oct 2012 Jess Hampshire wrote:

> In message <e5e2bae452.ricp@user.minijem.plus.com>
> Richard Porter <ricp@minijem.plus.com> wrote:

>> Yes, there are long-standing problems with editing in a textarea,
>> especially if you try to cut and paste text. The cursor sits on the
>> line below where the text would go, which is most confusing if you're
>> not prepared for it. There is also a nasty gotcha where if you drag a
>> text file into the textarea NS just opens the file in the main window
>> thereby losing the form that you were completing.

> It seems a bit of a waste of effort to make the editor really
> polished, when system editors already offer the required
> functionality.

Yes...but. It seems a bit clumsy to have to use another application to
edit the contents of a textarea, especially if you have to copy the
existing text into the editor to start with. There would need to be a
quick means of doing it.

That said I sometimes use Edit to compose the text in case there's a
problem with the web site and it gets lost. Also it gives me the
option of trying another browser.
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Richard Porter http://www.minijem.plus.com/
mailto:ricp@minijem.plus.com
I don't want a "user experience" - I just want stuff that works.