Merge pull request #1943 from smblott-github/do-not-move-selection-in-textareas

Disable position-at-end in text areas.

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/lib/dom_utils.coffee b/lib/dom_utils.coffee
index ee7d415f..027188bf 100644
--- a/lib/dom_utils.coffee
+++ b/lib/dom_utils.coffee
@@ -223,15 +223,16 @@ DomUtils =
       handlerStack.bubbleEvent "click", target: element
     else
       element.focus()
-      # If the cursor is at the start of the element's contents, send it to the end. Motivation:
-      # * the end is a more useful place to focus than the start,
-      # * this way preserves the last used position (except when it's at the beginning), so the user can
-      #   'resume where they left off'.
-      # NOTE(mrmr1993): Some elements throw an error when we try to access their selection properties, so
-      # wrap this with a try.
-      try
-        if element.selectionStart == 0 and element.selectionEnd == 0
-          element.setSelectionRange element.value.length, element.value.length
+      if element.tagName.toLowerCase() != "textarea"
+        # If the cursor is at the start of the (non-textarea) element's contents, send it to the end. Motivation:
+        # * the end is a more useful place to focus than the start,
+        # * this way preserves the last used position (except when it's at the beginning), so the user can
+        #   'resume where they left off'.
+        # NOTE(mrmr1993): Some elements throw an error when we try to access their selection properties, so
+        # wrap this with a try.
+        try
+          if element.selectionStart == 0 and element.selectionEnd == 0
+            element.setSelectionRange element.value.length, element.value.length