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HTML Editor: Update Tag Merging Notes #8493

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17 changes: 10 additions & 7 deletions concepts/05 UI Components/HtmlEditor/05 Tags and Attributes.md
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Expand Up @@ -23,15 +23,18 @@ The HTML Editor supports the following HTML tags and attributes.

[note]

When the HTML Editor loads its [value](/api-reference/10%20UI%20Components/dxHtmlEditor/1%20Configuration/value.md '/Documentation/ApiReference/UI_Components/dxHtmlEditor/Configuration/#value'), the component merges consecutive inline tags that match and contain identical attributes:
When HTML Editor loads markup (specified in [value](/api-reference/10%20UI%20Components/dxHtmlEditor/1%20Configuration/value.md '/Documentation/ApiReference/UI_Components/dxHtmlEditor/Configuration/#value')), the component merges the following elements:

<!-- from -->
<a href="/">Hello</a><a href="/">World</a>

<!-- to -->
<a href="/">HelloWorld</a>
- All consecutive tables.
- Consecutive inline tags that match and contain identical attributes:

To avoid this behavior, separate identical inline tags with other tags.
<!-- from -->
<a href="/">Hello</a><a href="/">World</a>

<!-- to -->
<a href="/">HelloWorld</a>

To avoid this behavior, separate these elements with tags such as `<br>`.

[/note]

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11 changes: 8 additions & 3 deletions concepts/05 UI Components/HtmlEditor/90 Limitations.md
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Expand Up @@ -6,23 +6,28 @@ The HTML Editor is designed to create rich text and export it in HTML. You can a

- HTML Editor saves only a limited subset of [tags and attributes](/concepts/05%20UI%20Components/HtmlEditor/05%20Tags%20and%20Attributes.md '/Documentation/Guide/UI_Components/HtmlEditor/Tags_and_Attributes/'). All other formatting attributes and features are discarded.

- When the HTML Editor loads its [value](/api-reference/10%20UI%20Components/dxHtmlEditor/1%20Configuration/value.md '/Documentation/ApiReference/UI_Components/dxHtmlEditor/Configuration/#value'), the component removes redundant tags:
- When HTML Editor loads markup (specified in [value](/api-reference/10%20UI%20Components/dxHtmlEditor/1%20Configuration/value.md '/Documentation/ApiReference/UI_Components/dxHtmlEditor/Configuration/#value')), the component removes redundant tags:

<!-- from -->
<p><span>Hello</span><em><span>World</span></em></p>

<!-- to -->
<p>Hello<em>World</em></p>

- The component merges consecutive inline tags that match and contain identical attributes:
- The component merges the following elements:

- All consecutive tables.
- Consecutive inline tags that match and contain identical attributes:

<nbsp>

<!-- from -->
<a href="/">Hello</a><a href="/">World</a>

<!-- to -->
<a href="/">HelloWorld</a>

To avoid this behavior, separate identical inline tags with other tags.
To avoid this behavior, separate these elements with tags such as `<br>`.

- The HTML Editor trims extra space and tab characters passed to the [value](/api-reference/10%20UI%20Components/dxHtmlEditor/1%20Configuration/value.md '/Documentation/ApiReference/UI_Components/dxHtmlEditor/Configuration/#value') option.

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