id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc
6577	selection error when editor element is hidden	David Wipperfurth		"Low Priority

Firebug Error: ""q is null""
stack trace:
""createBookmarks()ckeditor.js (line 119)
q(A=Object { _=Object, elementMode=1, more...})ckeditor.js (line 89)
isArray()ckeditor.js (line 9)
[Break On This Error] A.setStart(B.$,z.startOffset);A.setEnd...u=s&&s[1];if(t)q.attributes.width=t;""
(ah the joys of compiled code)

This error occurs after all my code has finished running.  I'm guessing from farther down in the onLoad queue?

It has something to do with the offending ckeditor being attached to a completely empty and hidden(as in a parent tag has the 'display:none' property set) textarea.  If I put some initial text inside the textarea tag, OR make the textarea visible the error doesn't occur.

My application is complex, and I haven't been able to reproduce the error yet in a simplified form yet.  When/if I can, I'll post it.

This error only occurs in FireFox and SeaMonkey.  It does not occur in Safari, Opera, IE, or Chrome.  All tested on Windows XP with fairly recent versions."	Bug	closed	Normal	CKEditor 3.5.1	General	3.0	fixed	Firefox