I also tested this using latest trunk version (#25268), using same browser version (IE 8.0.6001) on Windows XP (icepc4).
First, there is a JS error when loading component-showcase app (JIRA-7134 has been created for this issue).
When clicking on Rich Text link an error message is displayed in a popup: "TypeError: Object doesn't support this property or method", error details are bellow.
If closing this JS error message, Rich Text does not display its content on the page (there is no Input Rich Text). If clicking a second time on Rich Text nothing changes on the page.
Navigating away from Rich Text to another component works fine, but when selecting again Rich Text the JS error pops up again.
Webpage error details
User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/4.0; GTB7.1; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0; MDDS; .NET4.0C)
Timestamp: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:51:44 UTC
Message: Object doesn't support this property or method
Line: 1924
Char: 5
Code: 0
URI: http://localhost:8080/component-showcase/javax.faces.resource/icepush.js.jsf
Message: Object expected
Line: 14352745
Char: 1
Code: 0
URI: http://localhost:8080/component-showcase/showcase.jsf
Carmen says:
I reproduced the issue (following the steps bellow) in IE 8.0.7600 on Windows 7, and IE 8.0.6001 on Windows XP (icepc4), using ICEfaces 2.0.2 code version deployed locally on tomcat7. This happens only if setting focus in the Input Rich Text.
IE browser crashes when navigating away from Rich Text to any other component in IE 8.0.6001.
IE browser crashes when navigating back to Rich Text from any other component in IE 8.0.7600.
Screen shots attached.