Rich text input fields are broken when using Google Gboard Keyboard on Android

[antonsmetanin]

• Gitea version (or commit ref): 1.11.4

• Git version: N/A

• Operating system: N/A

• Database (use [x]): N/A

  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MSSQL
  • SQLite

• Can you reproduce the bug at https://try.gitea.io:

  • Yes (any issue page)
  • No
  • Not relevant

• Log gist:

• Android version: 6.0.1

• Chrome version: 77.0.3865.92

• Gboard version: 8.6.10.266015648-release-armeabi-v7a

Description

Rich text input field used to write issue comments (and probably in other places, too) is broken when using Gboard. The entered text keeps getting copied over and over whenever you're typing new characters, deleting the old ones, or even just tapping somewhere else. This makes Gitea web interface pretty much unusable unless you switch to another keyboard.

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[silverwind]

SimpleMDE has a lot of issues, #10729 will eventually fix it.

[zeripath]

Press the last button in the toolbar - the plain black file button - it will turn off simple mde and revert to a simple textare

[antonsmetanin]

@zeripath Thanks, this helped. Still, I've read the linked issue, and I agree that SimpleMDE probably needs to be replaced.

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[jswolf19]

I get a similar issue when using the file editor to create a new file. I'm using Windows 10's Japanese IME in Firefox, Gitea 1.12.2. The text becomes doubled for certain inputs. While Japanese doesn't seem to get duplicated, alphanumeric strings do.

Editing issues and pull requests does not have the same problem for me.

[TheEvilSkeleton]

I get the same issue on Bromite (browser) and OpenBoard (keyboard).

[zeripath]

on the toolbar there is a page icon in the far right click that to make SimpleMDE disappear and return to a simple textarea.

[corneliusroemer]

Why is the simple textarea not the default on mobile if SimpleMDE is so buggy on mobile?

[jolheiser]

Why is the simple textarea not the default on mobile if SimpleMDE is so buggy on mobile?

There has not been a PR to introduce such a thing. You are welcome to make one. 🙂

As you've noted in other issues, the long-term fix will ideally be #10729. Until that is accomplished, as noted by zeripath above there is a workaround.
Regardless of whether that workaround is subjectively sufficient or not, none of us are paid to work on this project and so we cannot force anyone to take on the work.

[wxiaoguang]

Can you try it on https://try.gitea.io ? The editor is using contenteditable mode now.

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I did some tests on mobile (Android), it seems that in some cases the contenteditable mode is still buggy. In most cases, it seems usable (better than before?)

[silverwind]

Fixed with #23876