FormatedTextEdit always disabled.

Question

Using Netweaver 7.1 SP4:
I am trying to get the FormatedTextEdit to work in a web dynpro form but it is always disabled.  I have tried various things but here is the basic problem.
I set up a calculated Context Attribute:
formatedText (of type com.sap.ide.webdynpro.uielementdefinitions.FormattedText)
Added the following code:
String formatedTextValue = "This is <strong>strong</strong> text, <br />" +
                           "this is <em>emphasized</em>, <br />" +
                           "and <strong><em>combined</em></strong>";
public com.sap.tc.webdynpro.progmodel.api.IWDFormattedText getFormatedText(IPrivateEventCRUD.IContextElement element)
    //@@begin getFormatedText
       IWDFormattedTextFactory instance = (IWDFormattedTextFactory) WDHelperFactory.getInstance(IWDFormattedTextFactory.class);
       IWDFormattedText formtext = instance.valueOf(formatedTextValue);
       return formtext;
    //@@end
FormatedTextEdit and FormatedTextView Controls on the layout of a View.  Both are bound to the context attribute. Both are enabled.  The FormatedTextView displays the text correctly.  The FormatedTextEdit is displayed as if it were disabled with no text value.  I can not add text in the box and there is no text displayed either formated or unformatted.
Has anyone else experienced this problem or is there a solution or is this a known CE bug?
Thanks in advance,
Doug Culnane

Answer 1

I found the problem.
This is a Firefox IE problem.  The only FormatedTextEdit works with IE!