On 12/19/12 10:53 AM, Rob wrote: > WaltS <wls15...@removeyahoo.com> wrote: >> On 12/19/2012 01:11 PM, Rob wrote: >>> WaltS <wls15...@removeyahoo.com> wrote: >>>> On 12/19/2012 10:30 AM, Rob wrote: >>>>> I found by accident that the 2.14.1 version we are using now has >>>>> a nasty bug in the message composition mode. >>>>> >>>>> When composing in HTML, and after setting a custom font size in >>>>> the options for message composition (default is medium, set to >>>>> small or large for example) the composer peppers a lot of nested >>>>> <font size="x"> </font> tags in the message. Many more than >>>>> are required. It is not clear to me when it inserts a new one, >>>>> maybe after backspacing or similar. I saw messages with 20 >>>>> or more nested font tags. >>>> >>>> >>>> Sounds related to this bug. >>>> >>>> <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756984> >>> >>> No, that is something else. I think 812638 is closer. >>> >> >> You may be correct. Both are Core, Editor bugs. > > I hope it will be fixed quickly. Sometimes I hate the fact that we > have to update because of security notices and then find that > arbitrary changes have been made that introduce problems that never > existed before (or have existed before and then been fixed). > > I understand that where there is development there always will be > mistakes, but sometimes it looks like there is an ongoing train > of development rushing forward without checking what blows off at > the back. Fixing bugs introduced in a new version should be done > before continuing into yet another new one. > > (I know I should join the development team instead of criticize, > however while I have done a lot of C programming in the past this > project is simply too large for me. I tried finding the location > of a bug before, but even knowing what I was looking for I could > not locate the sourcefile where the function that I was looking > for was being performed...) >
However, the problem is easily resolved by composing only ASCII-formatted messages. -- David E. Ross <http://www.rossde.com/> Anyone who thinks government owns a monopoly on inefficient, obstructive bureaucracy has obviously never worked for a large corporation. © 1997 by David E. Ross _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
