[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #6451: In html form, WP adds (/p) instead of (br /)

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#6451: In html form, WP adds (/p) instead of (br /)
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 Reporter:  PozHonks  |       Owner:  anonymous          
     Type:  defect    |      Status:  new                
 Priority:  normal    |   Milestone:  2.5.1              
Component:  General   |     Version:  2.5                
 Severity:  normal    |    Keywords:  html form rendering
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 In a form, when there should be a line break, instead of
 adding "<br />", WP adds "</p>". But
 there is no beginning "<p>". So, the layout of the form is a mess! But,
 I think it is a bit more complicated, sometimes there is a <br/ >
 See picture here:
 <http://demo21.ovh.com/5bfed4cf73c151b9fc0f6b5e71f4bc87P/?see=rendering-
 form-RC3.png>
 After "name:" there should be a line break, the checkbox should be in
 a new line, etc.

 Excerpt of the genuine code displayed in the wordpress admin area
 (with the good line breaks):
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 {{{

 <form action="/cgi-bin/mail.cgi" method="post">
 <label><strong>Name:</strong></label>
 <input maxlength="80" name="name" size="40" type="text" /> * <span
 style="color: #006633; font-size: small;">required</span>

 <label><strong>E-mail:</strong></label>
 <input maxlength="80" name="email" size="40" type="text" /> * <span
 style="color: #006633; font-size: small;">required</span>

 <input name="confirmation_message" type="checkbox" value="1"
 /><strong>Receive a copy of this message to your e-mail
 address</strong>.

 <label><strong>Subject:</strong></label>
 <input maxlength="80" name="subject" size="40" type="text" /> * <span
 style="color: #006633; font-size: small;">required</span>

 <label><strong>Message:</strong></label>
 <textarea style="width:450px;" cols="55" rows="15"
 name="message"></textarea>

 <input style="font-size:1.5em;" name="submit_form" type="submit"
 value=" SEND IT " />
 </form>
 }}}

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 Now, the html code interpreted by WP 2.5 :
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 {{{
 <form action="/cgi-bin/mail.cgi" method="post">
 <label><strong>Name:</strong></label></p>
 <input maxlength="80" name="name" size="40" type="text" /> * <span
 style="color: #006633; font-size: small;">required</span></p>
 <p><label><strong>E-mail:</strong></label></p>
 <input maxlength="80" name="email" size="40" type="text" /> * <span
 style="color: #006633; font-size: small;">required</span></p>
 <input name="confirmation_message" type="checkbox" value="1"
 /><strong>Receive a copy of this message to your e-mail
 address</strong>.</p>

 <p><label><strong>Subject:</strong></label></p>
 <input maxlength="80" name="subject" size="40" type="text" /> * <span
 style="color: #006633; font-size: small;">required</span></p>
 <p><label><strong>Message:</strong></label><br />

 <textarea style="width:450px;" cols="55" rows="15"
 name="message"></textarea></p>
 <input style="font-size:1.5em;" name="submit_form" type="submit"
 value=" SEND IT " />
 </form>
 }}}

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 If some </p> after </label> are replaced by <br>, everything should be
 fine.

 Using WP 2.5, Firefox 3.0b4, Mac 10.5.2.
 Safari 3.1 displays a better result by fixing this bug, interpreting
 the lonely </p> as a <br />, but the source code, is still wrong.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/6451>
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