[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #36637: Inline linking inserts `_wp_link_placeholder`

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#36637: Inline linking inserts `_wp_link_placeholder`
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 Reporter:  walbo         |       Owner:  azaozz
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  4.5.2
Component:  Editor        |     Version:  4.5
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch     |     Focuses:  javascript
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Comment (by KPeregrine):

 I am putting this comment here because Comments #6, #8, #9 and #10 speak
 to this issue.

 Inline link box doesn't go away:  Well, it will... but it requires
 additional mousing. Not user-friendly.

 I avoid using the mouse & prefer the keyboard.  To create a link I visit
 the page-to-link and copy the URL (CtrlC).  Then I highlight the text in
 the blog post, mouse-click on the link tool, and paste (CtrlV) the link in
 the box.  To confirm the link I hit Tab and then Enter (instead of mouse-
 clicking the blue confirmation arrowhead).

 Then the inline link box just sits there & will not go away.  To make the
 box go away I must mouse-click on any other place in the blog post.
 Annoying.

 By the way, 90% of my links are external. I don't like chewing up time
 while WP searches for internal links so I rarely use the settings/options
 gear.  When I do use that option, it's even more mousey that my normal
 method.

 (I don't use any link-related plug-ins)

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