No range in selection after inline editor init

[Marek Lewandowski]

Seems that inline editor does not create a (collapsed) range after its (editor) initialization, like it does in case of classic editor. As a result commands, which expects to have a range, will throw exceptions and work incorrectly.

1. open any sample with CKEditor in inline / divarea mode (i.e. samples/inlineall.html)
2. evaluate following code in JavaScript console:

   CKEDITOR.instances.editor1.getSelection().getRanges().length
   

Expected result:
1

Current result:
0

A simple UC which causes the problem would be inserting a link to editor:

1. open sample page with editor
2. execute following code in JavaScript console:

   CKEDITOR.instances.editor1.execCommand( 'link' )
   

3. fill URL field with some random domain
4. click ok

Expected result:
link should be inserted to the editor

Current result:
exception is thrown: Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'collapsed' of undefined

or FF: TypeError: range is undefined

Tested in: Chrome, FF

[Jakub Ś]

Problem can be reproduced from CKEditor 4.0 beta in every browser.

[Piotrek Koszuliński]

It think that it's a bug in link plugin rather than a general think. Link plugin should focus editor before it inserts anything.

[Piotrek Koszuliński]

Actually, it's not a bug that there's no selection in an editor. It's absolutely natural. Therefore, every feature which needs selection must assure that it exists or that it aborts when there's no selection. The link button for instance works just fine - apparently at some point editable is focused.