Index: lemans-lib/locale/trunk/src/js/component/locale/inline-edit-control-textarea.js
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diff -u -r2424 -r2427
--- lemans-lib/locale/trunk/src/js/component/locale/inline-edit-control-textarea.js	(.../inline-edit-control-textarea.js)	(revision 2424)
+++ lemans-lib/locale/trunk/src/js/component/locale/inline-edit-control-textarea.js	(.../inline-edit-control-textarea.js)	(revision 2427)
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     }
 
     getValue() {
-        return this.container.find("input:visible").val();
+        return this.container.find("textarea:visible").val();
     }
 
     postLoad(data) {
Index: lemans-lib/locale/trunk/src/views/locale/textarea.html
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diff -u -r2174 -r2427
--- lemans-lib/locale/trunk/src/views/locale/textarea.html	(.../textarea.html)	(revision 2174)
+++ lemans-lib/locale/trunk/src/views/locale/textarea.html	(.../textarea.html)	(revision 2427)
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
                 readonly
                 style="display: none;"
             {{/if}}
-            type="text"
         >{{defaultValue}}</textarea>
     </div>
     <div class="col-xs-12 text-right">
Index: lemans-lib/locale/trunk/src/views/locale/inline-edit-textarea.html
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diff -u -r2423 -r2427
--- lemans-lib/locale/trunk/src/views/locale/inline-edit-textarea.html	(.../inline-edit-textarea.html)	(revision 2423)
+++ lemans-lib/locale/trunk/src/views/locale/inline-edit-textarea.html	(.../inline-edit-textarea.html)	(revision 2427)
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
 <div id="inlineEditControls"
-    style="
-        {{#if minWidth}}
-            min-width: {{minWidth}}; position: absolute;
-            {{#equals align "right"}}right: 0;{{/equals}}
-            {{#equals align "left"}}left: 0;{{/equals}}
-        {{else}}
-            width: {{origWidth}}px !important;
-            height: {{origHeight}}px !important;
-            position: relative;
-        {{/if}}
-    "
+    style="position: absolute;"
 >
     <textarea
         id="inlineEditField"
Index: lemans-lib/locale/trunk/src/js/component/locale/control.js
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diff -u -r2186 -r2427
--- lemans-lib/locale/trunk/src/js/component/locale/control.js	(.../control.js)	(revision 2186)
+++ lemans-lib/locale/trunk/src/js/component/locale/control.js	(.../control.js)	(revision 2427)
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@
         //Insert the original input into the locale control
         const newInput = $(template(options));
         newInput.find("#original").replaceWith(input[0].outerHTML);
-        if(input.is('textarea')) {
-            newInput.find('.default-input').height(input.height());
-        }
+        //should we really restrict the height on a textarea? commenting this for now
+        // if(input.is('textarea')) {
+            // newInput.find('.default-input').height(input.height());
+        // }
         input.replaceWith(newInput);
 
         const defaultBtn = newInput.find(".locale-btn.english");