Evil Tests: Wrapping TEXTAREA

Wrapping TEXTAREA

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Prerequisites

Browsers that are subjected to this test should support the HTML TEXTAREA element and the CSS3 white-space property.

IMPORTANT: At the start of each section there is a control paragraph. If those paragraphs do not render as they say they should, then this test is untestable in your browser, and in the submission form, you should select "white-space not supported".

1. Normal

This is the control paragraph. 
It should wrap like a normal paragraph.
If it doesn't,
and if       this       is      spaced     out, then
your browser
does not
support  white-space.

In the TEXTAREA below, text you insert should wrap. Also, multiple whitespace characters should be collapsed. This probably means that it should be impossible to insert paragraph breaks, however browser makers can get around this problem by inserting "\A" CSS generated content into the content model when you hit ENTER.

2. Nowrap

This is the control paragraph. It should NOT wrap like a normal paragraph. If it does, or if this is spaced out, then your browser does not support white-space.

In the TEXTAREA below, text you insert should not wrap. However, multiple whitespace characters should still be collapsed. This means that it should not be possible to insert three spaces in a row, but it should be possible to insert line breaks.

3. Pre

This is control paragraph. It should not wrap like a normal paragraph. If it does, and if this is not spaced out, then your browser does not support white-space.

In the TEXTAREA below, text you insert should not wrap. In addition, multiple whitespace characters should not be collapsed. This means that it should be possible to insert three spaces in a row, and it should be possible to insert line breaks.

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Last updated in January 1999.