[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #25281: Unable to add links in WP Editor when using IE 11

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#25281: Unable to add links in WP Editor when using IE 11
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 Reporter:  kip kniskern  |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  3.7
Component:  TinyMCE       |     Version:
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |
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Changes (by azaozz):

 * version:  3.6 =>
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review => 3.7


Comment:

 Confirmed on Win7/IE11 release preview ver: 11.0.9600.16384. The problem
 is IE11 doesn't behave "like a typical IE" any more, even the user agent
 string [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-
 us/library/ie/bg182625(v=vs.85).aspx#uaString doesn't mention MSIE].
 TinyMCE 3.x doesn't detect IE11 as IE which works in most cases (it
 actually crashes if all older IE normalization and hacks are applied).

 One exception is that the editor iframe in IE11 still looses the selection
 and caret position when elements outside of the iframe are focused, so it
 still needs to "store the selection" before the iframe is blurred and
 restore it before manipulating the content of the iframe. That results in
 loosing the selected text and position when inserting links, inserting
 images at the top instead of the last caret position, etc.

 There's no quick fix for this. Cannot set `tinymce.isIE` to true as this
 breaks TinyMCE 3.x in IE11. Been looking through the changes in TinyMCE
 4.0 to see if we can back-port some parts.

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