id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc
8996	Pasting into styled content results in multiple style tags instead of just one	Teresa Monahan		"To reproduce:

- Open the replacebyclass sample and place the cursor between the words 'sample' and 'text'. Note that these words have a bold styling applied.
- Open the 'Paste as plain text' dialog and type some content.
- Click Ok. 
- Switch to source mode to see the HTML content.

Problem: The bold styling is split into 3 different strong tags. It should be merged into one single tag.

Actual Result:

{{{
<strong>sample </strong><strong>pasted text </strong><strong>text</strong>
}}}

Expected Result:

{{{
<strong>sample pasted text text</strong>
}}}

This issue is also mentioned in ticket #8908.

It also happens if styled text is pasted into styled content in the editor using Ctrl+V e.g. select the word text in the above sample, place the cursor inside the word sample and use Ctrl+V. There will now be 3 different strong tags for this content.
"	Bug	closed	Normal		General	3.5	fixed	IBM	Damian Satya Minnekanti