[4.1.3] NS_ERROR_FAILURE in Firefox when having HtmlEditor in hidden Container

[Fredric Berling]

REQUIRED INFORMATION


Ext version tested:

• Ext 4.1.3

Browser versions tested against:

• FF17

Description:

• If htmleditor is placed in a container with hidden:true then Ext throws: NS_ERROR_FAILURE: Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [nsIDOMHTMLDocument.execCommand]

Test Case:

 var win = Ext.create('Ext.Window', {
            layout:'fit',
            width:300,
            height:300,
            items: [
                {
                    xtype: 'container',
                    hidden: true,
                    items: [
                        {
                            xtype: 'htmleditor'
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ]
        }).show();

Operating System:

• MacOSx 10.8.2

[mankz]

Known FF issue, docs:

http://docs.sencha.com/ext-js/4-1/#!...eld.HtmlEditor

An Editor is a sensitive component that can't be used in all spots standard fields can be used. Putting an Editor within any element that has display set to 'none' can cause problems in Safari and Firefox due to their default iframe reloading bugs.

[mitchellsimoens]

Thanks for the report! I have opened a bug in our bug tracker.

[Fredric Berling]

Known FF issue, docs:

http://docs.sencha.com/ext-js/4-1/#!...eld.HtmlEditor

Ahh. It was even documented. Thanks for information.