183646 - ::-moz-selection does not work in form controls (input[type=text], input[type=password], textarea)

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: Layout: Text and Fonts, defect)

Description

[John Keiser (jkeiser)]

The :moz-selection selector does not appear to work in textareas.  Specifically,
an attempt to change the background color of the selection fails.

Comment 1

[John Keiser (jkeiser)]

Attachment: Testcase

Comment 2

[Hixie (not reading bugmail)]

See also:
   http://www.hixie.ch/tests/adhoc/css/selectors/selection/mozilla/004.xml

Comment 3

[David Baron :dbaron: (⌚️UTC-4, no longer working on Mozilla)]

See also bug 167068 comment 27 and bug 167068 comment 28.

Comment 4

[David Baron :dbaron: (⌚️UTC-4, no longer working on Mozilla)]

*** Bug 211883 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 5

[Anne (:annevk)]

Attachment: using ::-moz-selection

Current test case doesn't work at all in Moz1.5RC1. Probably because
:-moz-selection is used instead of ::-moz-selection. This test case does work
(selected text turns yellow), but the bug for the textarea still exists.

Hixie,
Since it is now :-moz-selection your test cases don't work either.

Comment 6

[Hixie (not reading bugmail)]

testcases updated

Comment 8

[Emil Ivanov]

Attachment: detailed testcase

Includes some form elements and contenteditable one, form elements fails.

Comment 9

[Masayuki Nakano [:masayuki] (he/him)(JST, +0900)(sickish, maybe slower respose)]

I'll post a patch for input/textarea element. This blocks bug 556694's reftest...

Please file some new bugs for other elements, selection is rendered by each element if the element doesn't use nsTextFrame (e.g., <img>, <select>).

Comment 10

[Masayuki Nakano [:masayuki] (he/him)(JST, +0900)(sickish, maybe slower respose)]

Attachment: Patch v1.0

I think that nsTextFrame should refer the binding parent's style if the content is in anonymous sub tree.

Comment 11

[Masayuki Nakano [:masayuki] (he/him)(JST, +0900)(sickish, maybe slower respose)]

Attachment: Patch v1.0.1

fix a nit

Comment 12

[David Baron :dbaron: (⌚️UTC-4, no longer working on Mozilla)]

Comment on attachment 436819 [details] [diff] [review]
Patch v1.0.1

r=dbaron, though I think in the longer term we should redesign ::-moz-selection to work one of the ways I described in http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008Oct/0268.html

Comment 13

[Masayuki Nakano [:masayuki] (he/him)(JST, +0900)(sickish, maybe slower respose)]

http://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/8e6ef255d9d6