Why Doesn't The Document.execcommand Work When I Click On A Div?

Both the button and the div have the same 'onclick' code, yet the execCommand only seems to work on the button. Is there any way I can make it work when pressing the div? Here's my

Solution 1:

You need to prevent the mousedown event on your div because it steals the focus:

Updated fiddle

Solution 2:

See this fiddle :- http://jsfiddle.net/ZzL8y/4/ This is not the complete answer but these links might help you:-

1> set execcommand just for a div

2> select all text in contenteditable div when it focus/click

Solution 3:

For Firefox, it's necessary to set contenteditable = true before execCommand.

For IE it is not necessary.