[TYPO3-core] FYI: Fixed bug #14996: htmlArea RTE: Clicking in drop down boxes should mark text

[Stanislas Rolland]

Hi Helmut,
>>
>> Problem:
>> When you click on the text in a drop down box and then type a letter,
>> the letter is put inside the currently displayed text. Thus the
>> auto-complete feature does not work correctly.
>
> Great you are at this.
>
>> Solution:
>> Clicking in the drop down should mark the text and typing the first
>> letter should delete it. This works correctly, when clicking on the
>> arrow at the right edge of the drop down.
>>
>> The attached patch modifies the configuration of all drop downs.
>
> This does not work for me in Safari 5.
It does for me. Make sure to clear the RTE cache after applying the 
patch or updating from trunk.
>
> I also think that it would be best usabilitywise if clicking in the text
> would behave like klicking the arrow (that's how selectboxes work actually).
>
You mean that the dropdown should expand?

Stanislas