[TYPO3-core] RFC: #8720 "Toggle selection" and "Import Selection" in element browser not working in FF3

[Steffen Kamper]

Hi Helmut,

"Helmut Hummel" <typo3 at jhpc.de> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
news:mailman.1.1213539467.10599.typo3-team-core at lists.netfielders.de...
> Hi,
>
> This is an SVN patch request.
>
> Type: Bugfix
>
> Bugtracker reference: http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=8720
>
> Branches: TYPO3_4-2, trunk
>
> The element browser has new features since 4.2 making it possible to
> select and import multiple elements by using checkboxes.
>
> Unfortunately using the buttons "Import selection" and "Toggle selection
> do not work in FF3, as there is a known issue concerning this browser,
> the prototype library and the function getElementsByClassName().
>
> (see: http://ejohn.org/blog/getelementsbyclassname-pre-prototype-16/)
>
> Solution:
> Replace Element.getElementsByClassName() call with it's prototype
> pendant Elment.select() as proposed in the document above.
>
> Remark:
> I tested the patch in FF3, FF2, IE6 and Safari 3.1.1 (on Mac).
>

i see the reason, but is it important after this message?
http://ejohn.org/blog/getelementsbyclassname-in-firefox-3/

vg Steffen