Firefox: Clicking a placeholder inside a contenteditable element does not focus the element
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Description
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Research direction
Open the linked reproduction at w3c.github.io/editing/repros/502.html in Firefox and inspect the contenteditable placeholder interaction. Compare the click behavior with the expected focus behavior; done means clicking the placeholder focuses the contenteditable element.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- html
- Domain
- web-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100