On V5 trackers, it has been noted that when a user types some text with apostrophes, accented letters, carriage returns and the like, in a text area displayed in "Text" format, the display is correct, but if the user then switches from the "Text" format to "HTML" format, and back to "Text" format, the accented letters, carriage returns, etc. are inappropriately converted to HTML entities such as é leading to hardly legible text.
How to reproduce:
- In a tracker, type some text with accented letters, carriage returns, etc., in a text area.
- Note that by default, such text areas are displayed with the format selector set on "Text" format.
- Submit the artifact (and stay on the page). Note that the text you typed is displayed correctly.
- Click on the pencil icon next to the text area's caption, and change the format selector from "Text" to "HTML" (no need to change anything in the text itself). Note that carriage returns disappear (this is normal).
- Change the format selector back to "Text" and notice that accented letters are converted to HTML entities, such as é instead of 'é', and that the text is now surrounded by <p> and </p> HTML tags, which is abnormal.