Re: [icon-users] Over-type loses emphasis

  • From: Chris Venables <chris.venab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: icon-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:29:34 GMT

In message <406baaad50.martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
          Martin Wuerthner <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In message <50ad49f7b8john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>           John Harrison <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> I can't remember whether this has been said before, but in case not ...

>> A word or words are bold.  You want to replace the first one.  Double click
>> to select it.  Then overype the new word.  The replacement word is not
>> bold, whereas I would expect it to be bold.

>> Is that intended behaviour, or a quirk?

> Both. I think the code works as intended, but the intention is
> questionable. It is industry standard behaviour to preserve the
> emphasis. I have added it to the bug list.

> Martin

Martin

     I have noticed that the same thing happens when one 'copies' 
     a previously 'bold' section to another place in a document 
     (ie. the Bold or Italic changes in the original is lost!). 
     Should this happen?

Chris.


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