Comments on: That Weird IE8 Textarea Bug http://grantovich.net/posts/2009/06/that-weird-ie8-textarea-bug/ Overusing semicolons since 2007 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:30:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Drew Diller http://grantovich.net/posts/2009/06/that-weird-ie8-textarea-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-481 Drew Diller Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:30:08 +0000 http://grantovich.net/?p=336#comment-481 I have stumbled upon this scenario as well. The fix in my case was to not only use the fix outline in this post, but to also apply an explicit height style. ...Awesome. I have stumbled upon this scenario as well. The fix in my case was to not only use the fix outline in this post, but to also apply an explicit height style.

…Awesome.

]]> By: Bruce Stoner http://grantovich.net/posts/2009/06/that-weird-ie8-textarea-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-468 Bruce Stoner Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:50:14 +0000 http://grantovich.net/?p=336#comment-468 Internet Explorer 8 seems to be better than any previous version of IE. IE8 is very stable and rarely crashes or cause blue screens. ```````` Internet Explorer 8 seems to be better than any previous version of IE. IE8 is very stable and rarely crashes or cause blue screens.
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]]> By: Wikidot.com blog: That Weird IE8 Bug http://grantovich.net/posts/2009/06/that-weird-ie8-textarea-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-459 Wikidot.com blog: That Weird IE8 Bug Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:14:22 +0000 http://grantovich.net/?p=336#comment-459 [...] found the other problem (skipping cursor on larger pages), which was - surprise - another IE8 bug. this thread on grantovich.net explains [...] [...] found the other problem (skipping cursor on larger pages), which was – surprise – another IE8 bug. this thread on grantovich.net explains [...]

]]> By: Ross http://grantovich.net/posts/2009/06/that-weird-ie8-textarea-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-456 Ross Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:12:47 +0000 http://grantovich.net/?p=336#comment-456 Discovered a workaround for this by simply setting the COLS value to a very large number, e.g. <code><textarea style="width: 100%" rows="50" cols="5000"></code> This seems to prevent the IE engine from calculating the scroll position based on the wrapping of text. Discovered a workaround for this by simply setting the COLS value to a very large number, e.g.

<textarea style="width: 100%" rows="50" cols="5000">

This seems to prevent the IE engine from calculating the scroll position based on the wrapping of text.

]]> By: Skuggan http://grantovich.net/posts/2009/06/that-weird-ie8-textarea-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Skuggan Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:24:08 +0000 http://grantovich.net/?p=336#comment-85 Needs to be fixed yes, or maybe we should start looking at using other browser software. I'm not going to use that min-max width on my forums, I have another workaround that is in effect. Needs to be fixed yes, or maybe we should start looking at using other browser software. I’m not going to use that min-max width on my forums, I have another workaround that is in effect.

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