User tag is not getting highlighted in IE8

• Type: Bug
• Status: Verified
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 2.1.X CE, 2.0.4 EE GA2
• Fix Version/s: None
• Component/s: Social Office Dashboard, Social Office Dashboard > Microblogs, Social Office Site > Site Look & Feel
• Labels: None
• Environment: Tomcat 7.0.27 + MySQL 5. IE8. Portal 6.1.20 EE GA2. ; Plugins 6.1.x EE GIT ID: e2729db7af521ed1342daf1cf4f78fc2a4c0a0c1b7.
• Fix Priority: 3
• Affects Portal Version/s:
  6.2.0 CE GA1, 6.1.30 EE GA3, 6.1.20 EE GA2
• Similar Issues: Show 5 results ; ;

  SOS-1418	User Tag highlight in Microblogs is improperly formatted when using Firefox
  SOS-1354	Can't click the edit icon for tags in profile in IE8
  SOS-1897	Get an error message when connecting/following/Block a user in FF and Chrome
  SOS-807	Adding User Tags to User Profile Page
  SOS-38	Allow Users to be Tagged

User tag is not getting highlighted in IE 8.

1. Add a new SO user
2. Add the new SO User as a connection
3. In Microblogs, type @
4. Type in the first letter of the new user's name and select the name from the dropdown
5. After the name is selected, hit space.

The user name should be highlighted but currently isn't.

Failed manual testing.

I see double after a name gets highlighted. Before the highlight, the text looks weird - almost like it is in bold. IE 7 and 8 both show this issue, but IE 9 looks fine.

Reproduced on:
Tomcat 7 + MySQL 5. Portal 6.1.20 EE GA2 GIT ID: a4e4deb86cd53686a028af844196c2abce0389e7.
Plugins 6.1.20 EE GIT ID: 5a88950db9a5ee21e73612512f52609827cef9a5.

[Ken Duenwald]

Reproduced on:
Tomcat 7.0.42 + MySQL 5. Portal 6.2.0 CE GA1.
Plugins 6.2.x CE GIT ID: 114a1dc3c560282cdccf1e11ff92e2eba7222a76.