Is there any fix for textarea cr/lf in ie? [solved]

I tried both "\n" and "\r" and combinations. Also "<br>".

Again, works fine in other browsers... :-(

It just looks bad with all the text smooshed together. Have I mentioned I hate IE?

Hi gemlog,

Try using nl2br in the OnSubmit Before box

<?php
$input_name = JRequest::getString('input_name', '', 'post);
$input_name = nl2br($input_name);
JRequest::setVar('input_name', $input_name);
?>

Bob

That's a new one on me, for sure, but this is about text that is pre-set in the form as a value and then shows as smooshed only in IE.

You can see the difference here if you enter a1a1a1 as a postal code:
[deleted/fixed]
In ff it has nice breaks. In IE it is all pushed together. I've tried some things to no avail.

Hi gemlog,

Sorry I misunderstood the question. Try adding <br /> tags to the preloaded text and see if that works.

Bob

br tags make IE choke when I do the search and replace on the mp's name. I did try that. Also \n and \r etc. including 'wrap="x"'.

Here's my old line and the fix:

el_mail_body.innerHTML = s.replace('zz_mp_name_zz', full);
//fix:
el_mail_body.innerText = s.replace('zz_mp_name_zz', full);

Not a 'real' property, but it works and Firefox must use quirks mode to get around it as it looks the same in FF as well still.

Update. My bad, I was so focused on the white space thing that I didn't notice the substitution hadn't been done in Firefox. Here's the quick fix for that:

    function isIE() {
        return /msie/i.test(navigator.userAgent) && !/opera/i.test(navigator.userAgent);
    }

    function confirm1() {
        var full = document.getElementById('mp_fullname').innerHTML;
        $('mp_info').setStyle('display', 'none');
        $('step_one').setStyle('display', 'none');
        $('step_two').setStyle('display', 'block');
        var el_mail_body = document.getElementById('mail_body');
        var s = document.getElementById('mail_body').value;
        if (isIE()) {
            el_mail_body.innerText = s.replace('zz_mp_name_zz', full);
        } else {
            el_mail_body.innerHTML = s.replace('zz_mp_name_zz', full);
        }
    }

IE strikes again :-/