Multiline Textbox and Internet Explorer 8
Does anyone have any issues with the Multiline Textbox component not going to the next line when it reaches the end of the text box with Internet Explorer 8? Instead it adds a horizontal scoll bar and just keeps on going. I notice that this happens with older projects that I open up but this happens with new projects that I start as well and I can't seem to figure out what's causing it.
I can tell if the Multiline Textbox works if I see the scollbar on the side of the component. We're using Internet Explorer 8.0.6001.18702. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated as it looks really bad when displaying large amount of information on a form and there's a horizontal scrollbar instead of a vertical one.
Not working properly Example (No scollbar on the right-hand side)
Text does not go to new line when it reaches the end of the textbox
Working properly (Scrollbars present)
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Which Workflow version are
Which Workflow version are you using?
7.1
I'm using WF 7.1 but some of the projects were built in 6.5. However if I create a new project sometimes the component without the scrollbar still shows up.
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Spaces !!!
Have you tried entering a normal text containing spaces after which text is normally wrapped?
Doing tests with single long word is useless because such controls usually are not able to split word to syllables and then wrap it to the next line.
It shouldn't matter
It shouldn't matter as the text should still be able to text wrap properly in the control. I've uploaded an image with the same word repeated in the control and it works ok. It seems to be hit and miss with this control and it's fustrating not knowing whether I'll get the one that works properly.
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You're right
I was a bit surprised because I noticed several times such weird behaviour of the textboxes on different versions (6.0, 7.1). I usually blamed missing spaces because only then lines were wrapped. So I've checked this once more time and you're right - I can't reproduce this issue now.
I've compared controls from 6.0 and 7.1 and in 7.1 there is no longer available "Overflow Bevahiour" setting. I've also searched through HTML code generated by 6.0 and 7.1 components and I've found one difference - controls in 7.1 are using mixed CSS and style attribute insted of only style attribute. But I've also noticed lack of any attributes responsile for word wrapping - neither in tags nor in CCS class. Moreover I haven't found where the class "cMultilinetextbox" for 7.1 texbox control is located - neither in application source files nor in "shared\scripts".
In that case control rendering is dependent only on browser engine?
Have any of the default
Have any of the default properties changed on those textboxes? Like the 'Style' or 'Theme Style' located under the Appearance tab? Any Custom Events set on the textboxes? I'm using 7.0 SP3 and haven't seen the issue yet but just wondering if a theme/style setting might be causing it or a custom event possibly.
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Nope
I didn't change a thing, just clicked and dragged the component onto the form and it does it. It's a weird bug.
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I found out
I found out what causes this to happen and it's the SpellCheckComponent. I usually put this on a form if there are textbox components so that is why it's happening. Weird that it works properly in other browsers but not in IE. Is this a bug or is it working the way it's supposed to?
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