Using BOLD or UNDERLINE etc.. and Backspace / Delete Causes Cursor Jump

[Chris27]

Hi Guys - My users are reporting an issue. Here is how a user described it. I can duplicate 100% of the time, but can't figure out what's going on.


When typing in an editing window (from Post Reply or Post New Topic, etc):

1. Type some normal text
2. Then, change the style via cmd-b/cmd-i (ctrl on Windows), and then type some more text
3. Hit Delete (Mac)/Backspace (Win)
4. The cursor will jump back to the beginning of the style change.

Best explained via screenshots. Here's an example of some text right before hitting delete:

Screenshot 1 below



And immediately after hitting the delete button:

Screenshot 2 below

[Mark.B]

Could be related to THIS. Is it Chrome by any chance?

[Chris27]

Could be related to THIS. Is it Chrome by any chance?

Happens with Chrome and Safari but not Firefox.

My readers report:

Platforms where I've seen this problem:

Win10-x64 Anniversary update:
Chrome Version 54.0.2840.87 m
Microsoft Edge 38.14393.0.0

MacOS Sierra:
Chrome Version 54.0.2840.87 (64-bit)
Safari Version 10.0.1 (12602.2.14.0.7)

[Mark.B]

Yes it's a related issue to the one I linked to. It occurs in Webkit / Blink based browsers.

It will require a fix to be implemented by Chrome, whether they do so or not is another matter.

Users for whom it's a big problem should switch to the standard editor rather than the WYSIWYG.

[Chris27]

Yes it's a related issue to the one I linked to. It occurs in Webkit / Blink based browsers.

It will require a fix to be implemented by Chrome, whether they do so or not is another matter.

Users for whom it's a big problem should switch to the standard editor rather than the WYSIWYG.

Thanks Mark.

[Chris27]

Yes it's a related issue to the one I linked to. It occurs in Webkit / Blink based browsers.

It will require a fix to be implemented by Chrome, whether they do so or not is another matter.

Users for whom it's a big problem should switch to the standard editor rather than the WYSIWYG.

How can this be a Chrome / Webkit / Blink thing if it happens in Microsoft Edge browser too?

[Mark.B]

How can this be a Chrome / Webkit / Blink thing if it happens in Microsoft Edge browser too?

The version of CKEditor used in vB4 is several years old now, so it could be an incompatibility with newer versions of browsers.

vB4's editor isn't going to be updated, as this would be a major undertaking and development work is focused on vB5 now (which uses a newer version of CKEditor anyway), so the only workaround is to use the standard editor, if it's causing problems.