When typing text after inserting a link for selected text, link text style is not discontinued
Categories
(Thunderbird :: Message Compose Window, defect)
Tracking
(Not tracked)
People
(Reporter: eagle.lu, Unassigned)
References
Details
Updated•15 years ago
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Comment 1•12 years ago
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Comment 2•9 years ago
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Updated•7 years ago
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Comment 7•6 years ago
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(In reply to Bob Hurt from comment #6)
(In reply to Thomas D. from comment #1)
(In reply to Boying Lu from comment #0)
STR
- Open a compose window
- Type text "google" and highlight it
- Type Ctrl-L, a "Link Properties" window will popup
- Type "http://www.google.com" in the "Link Location" field
- Click "OK" button
5b press cursor right so that cursor is right behind linkified word "google"- Continue to type texts after "google"
6b press END key and then type "somemore"Expected Result:
The texts after "google" should be plain textActual Result:
The texts after "google" becomes part of "Link Text"
for case of 5b - confirming
for case of 6b - you will not see this bugStep 6b ALSO includes the subsequently typed text in the hyperlink IF the
hyperlinked text is at the end of a line. Pressing the END key has ZERO
effect unless the hyperlinked text is not at the end of the line. The
hyperlink of text at the end of a line extends to all text, whitespace
(spacebar), linefeed/carriagereturn (return key) and other characters the
user types after the hyperlinked text on that line end.
I'd vote to close this bug. The "Discontinue Link" function (Crtl+Shift+K) resolves the issue with 5b above (5c click "discontinue link" and subsequent text is not included in the link).
The editor can not without user indication ca not distinguish between an edit to the link text or a new information.
Comment 9•4 years ago
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(In reply to Steve Shaffer from comment #7)
Hi Steve, thanks for commenting.
Everyone please shorten your quotes to keep comments readable.
I'd vote to close this bug. The "Discontinue Link" function (Crtl+Shift+K) resolves the issue with 5b above (5c click "discontinue link" and subsequent text is not included in the link).
Well, it does feel like an avoidable usability bug to me.
The editor can not without user indication ca not distinguish between an edit to the link text or a new information.
The editor is already able to distinguish between an edit to the link text and new information, depending if you're navigating to the start or end of embedded linktext from inside the linktext or from outside. Also, since user has just created the link from explicitly selected text, editor has all reason to assume that for now, the link is done. More so if user presses navigation keys trying to move out of the linktext (cursor right, END, etc.). In fact, Ctrl+End does the trick.
Comment 10•4 years ago
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Notwithstanding the annoyance of this little bug, here are some possible workarounds:
- Create link from scratch using Ctrl+K to enter link text and URL.
- Press Ctrl+End when you're done with your link at the end of message body text (which is a bit easier than remembering Ctrl+Shift+K to finish the link)
- Type another word or even a space after your
linktext
and make sure not to select the space when adding the URL, then press navigation keys to move cursor to the right of that space before you continue writing. (I hate that new behaviour where double-click selects the word and trailing spaces...) - Note that for an existing link between other words, it makes a difference if you reach the "corners" of the link from outside or inside using cursor keys. After navigation coming from inside linktext, it will extend the link text. From outside, it'll create regular text. Try it!
Comment 11•4 years ago
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Hints for fixing this bug:
Technically, after creating a link from selected text at the end of message body, we'd want the cursor to automatically forward to the position just outside the anchor (which is possible as seen with Ctrl+End):
<a href="foo.bar">Linktext</a>|</br>
Wayne, whom can we ask to fix this?
Updated•4 years ago
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Comment 13•4 years ago
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see today's PM 19:49 DE-time on the right strategy of dealing with this type of bug between TB and Core:Editor
Comment 14•4 years ago
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(In reply to Thomas D. from comment #11)
Hints for fixing this bug:
Technically, after creating a link from selected text at the end of message body, we'd want the cursor to automatically forward to the position just outside the anchor (which is possible as seen with Ctrl+End):
<a href="foo.bar">Linktext</a>|</br>
Wayne, whom can we ask to fix this?
Bottom Line, typing a hyperlink in Thunderbird should function precisely like the hyperlink paradigm in Microsoft Word because people worldwide know it and are used to it.
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