[Solved] BUG(?): Automatic hyperlinking behaves differently between IE8, IE9, and FF4

[AJI]

Build 2011.1.405. Also repros on http://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-mvc/editor
1. Type 'http://www' in the editor.
2. Examine the behavior.

In IE9: Automatic hyperlinking works correctly.
In IE8: Only 'http://w' (including the first 'w') is converted into hyperlink.
In FF3 and 4: No automatic hyperlinking.

Expected:

• Automatic hyperlinking behaves consistently across browsers.
• Or, a way to disable automatic hyperlinking.

[Alex Gyoshev]

Hi Aji,

Thank you for reporting this issue. We have fixed the bug that broke the IE8 auto-linking in the attached build.

Since the auto-linking cannot be stopped under IE8 and below, our only option for consistent behavior is to have automatic hyperlinking - I have logged this as a feature request in our issue tracking system.

All the best,
Alex Gyoshev
the Telerik team

[AJI]

Hi Alex,
I have tried a later build (414), and found it's fixed in IE8, but not FF4. Is this expected? Also, a minor issue: the automatic hyperlinking happens when the user presses <Space> but not <Enter>. Thanks.

[Alex Gyoshev]

Hi Aji,

Yes, the automatic hyperlinking will work in IE for now, and we will be implementing it for Firefox at a later time (it is logged in the issue tracking system). The "<Space> but not <Enter>" functionality is the default in IE.

Best wishes,
Alex Gyoshev
the Telerik team