Tickets :: [#10933] cannot select message text in dynamic view in IE

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Summary	cannot select message text in dynamic view in IE
Queue	IMP
Queue Version	Git master
Type	Bug
State	Resolved
Priority	1. Low
Owners	slusarz (at) horde (dot) org
Requester	vilius (at) lnk (dot) lt
Created	01/19/2012 (4917 days ago)
Due
Updated	08/29/2012 (4694 days ago)
Assigned
Resolved	01/20/2012 (4916 days ago)
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Patch	No

08/29/2012 12:28:09 PM	Git Commit	Comment #9	Reply to this comment
Changes have been made in Git (master): commit feebcbad59516b3915ef42a00ab29ac20c91eba6 Author: Michael M Slusarz <slusarz@horde.org> Date: Thu Jan 19 19:40:52 2012 -0700 ~~Bug #10933~~: Workaround IE limitations to disable text selection only when dragging a Drag object. horde/js/dragdrop2.js \| 10 +++++++++- 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) http://git.horde.org/horde-git/-/commit/feebcbad59516b3915ef42a00ab29ac20c91eba6

01/20/2012 02:42:21 AM	Michael Slusarz	Comment #8 Assigned to Michael Slusarz State ⇒ Resolved Priority ⇒ 1. Low	Reply to this comment
So naturally the workaround comes to me when I am not even thinking about it while running around the lake.

01/20/2012 02:41:23 AM	Git Commit	Comment #7	Reply to this comment
Changes have been made in Git for this ticket: ~~Bug #10933~~: Workaround IE limitations to disable text selection only when dragging a Drag object. 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) http://git.horde.org/horde-git/-/commit/faae6bb8a64e5903e4df0f66d84171272a65778a

01/20/2012 12:18:22 AM	Michael Slusarz	Comment #6	Reply to this comment
OK. Can this ticket be changed to New Enhancement then? If I won't have time or skill to improve this, then maybe others will. No - not until I have confirmation that this can be fixed in IE. As it stands now, this is impossible on IE so an enhancement request is pointless. (Just because jquery does it is irrelevant - they might be doing things another way that prevents other functionality from being useful). Again - not a high priority. The code has been this way for at least 4 years, and this is the first time someone has complained about it.

01/19/2012 11:48:11 PM	vilius (at) lnk (dot) lt	Comment #5	Reply to this comment
OK. Can this ticket be changed to New Enhancement then? If I won't have time or skill to improve this, then maybe others will.

01/19/2012 11:35:00 PM	Michael Slusarz	Comment #4	Reply to this comment
I still cannot see why this has been marked as "Not a bug" because IE has a large user base, and this blocks fundamental functionality. Sure I can blame the IE, but this doesn't win my users to migrate to more advanced dynamic interface or even Horde 4 at all. It's not a bug because it is the expected behavior. Bug = unexpected behavior. I'm sure there are workarounds for this. At least jQuery Draggable plugin works without a problem. Patches would be great. I don't find this feature important and thus am not going to devote time to this unless someone funds it.

01/19/2012 11:28:35 PM	vilius (at) lnk (dot) lt	Comment #3	Reply to this comment
I still cannot see why this has been marked as "Not a bug" because IE has a large user base, and this blocks fundamental functionality. Sure I can blame the IE, but this doesn't win my users to migrate to more advanced dynamic interface or even Horde 4 at all. I'm sure there are workarounds for this. At least jQuery Draggable plugin works without a problem.

01/19/2012 10:45:13 PM	Michael Slusarz	Comment #2 State ⇒ Not A Bug	Reply to this comment
Blame IE. You can only disable text selection at the page level (as opposed to other browsers where you can disable on the element level). We need to disable text selection when using drag/drop elements or else all text on the page is selected once an element begins to be dragged.

01/19/2012 09:53:51 PM	vilius (at) lnk (dot) lt	Comment #1 Priority ⇒ 2. Medium Type ⇒ Bug Summary ⇒ cannot select message text in dynamic view in IE Queue ⇒ IMP Milestone ⇒ Patch ⇒ No State ⇒ Unconfirmed	Reply to this comment
When using IE8 or IE9 message text selection doesn't work. Clicking the mouse and scrolling carret along the text does completely nothing. This blocks such actions as copy/paste. When message is opened in separate window selection works. Other browsers also seem to work.