From 5ff0ea1fcf17410e5ee1dc5cebaaaf6d81fc4c82 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Helen Hou-Sandi <helen@git.wordpress.org>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 13:58:09 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] wpLink: Make the text editor experience the same as in the
 visual editor.

props azaozz.
fixes #31890.


git-svn-id: https://develop.svn.wordpress.org/trunk@32242 602fd350-edb4-49c9-b593-d223f7449a82
---
 src/wp-includes/js/wplink.js | 19 +++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/wplink.js b/src/wp-includes/js/wplink.js
index 14361a26db..31489f8357 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/wplink.js
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/wplink.js
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ var wpLink;
 		},
 
 		refresh: function() {
+			var text = '';
+
 			// Refresh rivers (clear links, check visibility)
 			rivers.search.refresh();
 			rivers.recent.refresh();
@@ -149,8 +151,21 @@ var wpLink;
 			if ( wpLink.isMCE() ) {
 				wpLink.mceRefresh();
 			} else {
-				inputs.wrap.removeClass( 'has-text-field' );
-				inputs.text.val( '' );
+				// For the Text editor the "Link text" field is always shown
+				if ( ! inputs.wrap.hasClass( 'has-text-field' ) ) {
+					inputs.wrap.addClass( 'has-text-field' );
+				}
+
+				if ( document.selection ) {
+					// Old IE
+					text = document.selection.createRange().text || '';
+				} else if ( typeof this.textarea.selectionStart !== 'undefined' &&
+					( this.textarea.selectionStart !== this.textarea.selectionEnd ) ) {
+					// W3C
+					text = this.textarea.value.substring( this.textarea.selectionStart, this.textarea.selectionEnd ) || '';
+				}
+
+				inputs.text.val( text );
 				wpLink.setDefaultValues();
 			}