Problem: The problem is a result of a RichTextArea being embedded in a TabPanel.
To Reproduce: In IE8, add a RichTextArea to a TabPanel. Navigate to the Tab containing a RichTextArea. Leave the Tab without "Focusing" on the RichTextArea. The entire app enters a state where TextBoxes, TextAreas, and RichTextAreas cannot get focus. Solution: Set Focus on the RichTextArea when the TabPanel is opened. If the RichTextArea is in the first tab, then a Timer that sets Focus after some short delay will generate the focus event. Focusing on the RichTextArea enables the application to remain in a working state. Thanks, Brett On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 10:14 PM, Brett S. <brett.h.shel...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hello, > > I am at a loss that I can only reproduce with IE8 (both XP and Win7). > I would greatly appreciate any assistance. > > I have a GWT 2.0 application that has several DialogBoxes containing > text boxes, buttons, etc. Everything works fine in Firefox, Chrome, > etc. > > In one DialogBox, I have a TabPanel with three Tabpanels. One of the > tabs has a RichTextArea. The first time I edit text in the TextAreas, > everything is fine. The second or third time, the text area locks > up. The TextArea takes no focus and does not allow editing. Buttons > still work. I can close my DialogBox and open a completely unrelated > DialogBox with a simple TextBox. This TextBox suddenly does not work > either. Once the application goes into the "no focus, no edit" state > for Text Entry Widgets, there is no return. No Text Controls work. > Buttons, Menus, popup windows work fine though. > > In Dev and Production mode, no errors or exceptions are being > thrown. > > I read in some older postings (2008) that TabPanels have trouble > containing TextAreas. So, I removed the TextAreas from the TabPanel. > The problem was not fixed by not having TextAreas in Tab Panels. > > My hope is that someone out there has experienced this problem. Please > let me know if any workarounds exist. > > Thank you! > > Brett > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Web Toolkit" group. > To post to this group, send email to google-web-tool...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<google-web-toolkit%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to google-web-tool...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en.