IE8 IE9: unable to edit selected text with keyboard (left-click and drag to select text then release left-button outside ckeditor window)

[tri]

In IE8, unable to edit selected text with keyboard when the selection was finished by releasing the left-mouse button outside of the ckeditor box.

[Jakub Ś]

I'm not sure why would someone want to finish selection outside of editor but ok let's try to reproduce the problem.

I have tried your scenario - selected text, finished selection outside of CKEditor, pressed CRTL+B and CRTL+U. Test got bold and underlined.

Have I missed something in my steps?

[tri]

It is very easy for a person to finish selection outside of editor if they are selecting text from bottom-right to top-left. I can now reproduce this every time.

To reproduce:

1. Click outside of the editor so the editor cursor is not flashing
2. Select text and finish selection outside of editor
3. Try to edit text (e.g. delete key on keyboard or any of the format buttons)

[Jakub Ś]

Click outside of the editor so the editor cursor is not flashing

Please note that when cursor is inside editor (flashing)and you will execute point two and three the TC will pass.

Knowing the above I think that this TC is mainly applicable when CKEditor loads some initial text and user waves his mouse to select the text. In most case cursor is inside editor.

Never the less there is a bug which can be reproduced in IE8 and IE9 from CKEditor 3.0. It is easier to reproduce it in IE8 than in IE9.
Please see attached jing video from reproduction in IE9.