[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #14259: ASCII encoded characters are decoded when switching between HTML & Visual editors

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#14259: ASCII encoded characters are decoded when switching between HTML & Visual
editors
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 Reporter:  Gnopps        |       Owner:                            
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new                       
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review           
Component:  Editor        |     Version:  3.0                       
 Severity:  minor         |    Keywords:  ASCII-codes, Visual editor
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 ''If ASCII-codes instead of characters are entered in the HTML editor and
 then saved the resulting page is also stored with these codes. However, if
 the codes are entered first in the HTML editor and then you switch to
 Visual editor and back to HTML editor the codes have been decoded and
 instead their representative characters are shown and stored in the
 resulting code.
 ''

 '''Example'''

 In HTML-editor enter

 {{{
 <a href="m&#97;ilto:&#97;&#64;&#98;&#46;&#99;&#111;&#109;?subject="
 title="">&#65;&#66;</a>
 }}}

 and save. Show the page created and in its source you will see the ASCII-
 codes above have been saved just as they were entered.

 Now with the codes visible switch to the Visual editor and then switch
 back to HTML editor. You will now see that the ASCII-codes are gone and
 instead you will see


 {{{
 <a href="mailto:a at b.com?subject=">AB</a>
 }}}

 The bug here is that the editor(s) transform the ASCII-codes instead of
 saving them as they are typed.

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