Textarea does not size when it is assigned a default value

[tommedema]

Platforms: Chrome, Firefox, Android browser, probably any

Issue: a textarea is supposed to size automatically, removing the need for a scrollbar. However, it does not size on startup when a default value is assigned to a textarea. It only starts sizing when you type something.

Another issue is that the textarea only increases in size: when text is removed, it does not become smaller again.

Test suite:

<textarea cols="40" rows="8" name="textmsg" id="textmsg">I am text. When you type here, the textarea will start sizing automatically as expected. However it does not do so without typing when a default value is set, like this text. I am text. When you type here, the textarea will start sizing automatically as expected. However it does not do so without typing when a default value is set, like this text.I am text. When you type here, the textarea will start sizing automatically as expected. However it does not do so without typing when a default value is set, like this text.I am text. When you type here, the textarea will start sizing automatically as expected. However it does not do so without typing when a default value is set, like this text.I am text. When you type here, the textarea will start sizing automatically as expected. However it does not do so without typing when a default value is set, like this text.I am text. When you type here, the textarea will start sizing automatically as expected. However it does not do so without typing when a default value is set, like this text.</textarea>

Demo: http://jsbin.com/amofux/5/edit#preview

[toddparker]

Thanks, but this is a duplicate of #509

[tommedema]

@toddparker, I missed that. However, note that it does not address a related issue where the textarea does not shrink in size when text is removed ("Another issue is that the textarea only increases in size: when text is removed, it does not become smaller again.").

[jaspermdegroot]

Issue #2719 is about the textarea not shrinking.