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

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.