LinkManager does not work as expected in IE8

[rez]

Hello all,

I am using IE8.

I have the following lyperlink in the editor:

<a href="http://www.yahoo.com">http://www.yahoo.com</a>

I want to modify it using the LinkManager so the result will be as follows:

<a href="http://www.someotherwebsite.com">http://www.yahoo.com</a>

To do so, I selected the link and loaded the LinkManager. Then, I simply changed the URL to [http://www.someotherwebsite.com] and clicked OK (linkmanager1.jpg). Surprisingly, the markup still points to http://www.yahoo.com (linkmanager2.jpg).

This is working as I expect in IE7. Do you have any idea how can I fix this in IE8?  I am using Telerik version 2009.3.1314.35.

Thanks,
Rez

[Rumen]

Hello Rez,

The observed behavior is by design. The reason for it is because the Rich Text Editing engine of IE will automatically update the URL of the edited link if the link text starts with www.. You can see the following video for more information: http://screencast.com/t/VRUrdqziBII.

You could see how to workaround this IE browser behavior in the following video: http://screencast.com/t/xd6nKtt0cC.
The rule is to not start the Link Text value with http://www. and it will update the link.

All the best,
Rumen
the Telerik team