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  1. Confluence Data Center
  2. CONFSERVER-95067

Instructional Text button does not work as expected

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    • Bug
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • Low
    • None
    • 7.19.20, 8.8.1
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    Description

      Issue Summary

      This is reproducible on the Data Center: yes

      Steps to Reproduce

      Scenario 1:

      1. Go to the space and select Space tools > Content Tools from the bottom of the sidebar
      2. Choose Templates > Create new template.
      3. Add a name to the Template
      4. Now click on the "Instructional Text button"

      Expected Results

      The cursor should become italic and the text written afterwards should be light gray with a light gray shadow

      Actual Results

      Nothing happens

      Scenario 2

      1. Go to the space and select Space tools > Content Tools from the bottom of the sidebar
      2. Choose Templates > Create new template.
      3. Add a name to the Template
      4. Now add a new Line
      5. Now click on the "Instructional Text button"

      Expected Results

      The cursor should become italic and the text written afterward should be light gray with a light gray shadow

      Actual Results

      The instructional text box appears after the text and typing pushes the box forward. Cannot move the typing icon to type in the box.

      Scenario 3

      1. Go to the space and select Space tools > Content Tools from the bottom of the sidebar
      2. Choose Templates > Create new template.
      3. Add a name to the Template
      4. Now add a new Line
      5. Now click on the "Instructional Text button"
      6. Press Enter , this will give "Instructional Text box" on the new line
      7. Now add some text to the box
      8. Add a new line after this box
      9. Save the template
      10. Now try to create a new Page using the above created template
      11. Once the page is created , start tying in the instructional text box

      Expected Results

      The cursor should become italic and the text written afterward should be light gray with a light gray shadow

      Actual Results

      When writing in the instructional text box, the line gets deleted completely and the written text is at the beginning of the next line

      Workaround

      1. Install "Confluence Source Editor" add-on
      2. Go to Space Tools > Content Tools > Templates or go to     > General Configuration > Global Templates and Blueprints
      3. Locate/Create the template to which you would like to add the instructional text
      4. Click on "Edit"
      5. Click on "<>"
      6. Add instructional text between <ac:placeholder> tags. i.e:
        <ac:placeholder>Some Instructional Text</ac:placeholder>  
      1. Save the template

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            d51fc966722f Shivangi Nayak
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