textarea.value and javascript modification causes a problem?

[jamiemac2005]

Hey, heres the story, i've been trying to create a "Snippet" inserter through bookmarks for quick edit textareas on forums such as this.

The general method i've been using to do this is:

- Create a bookmark
- Set the location to:

javascript: void(document.getElementById('vB_Editor_QR_textarea').value=document.getElementById('vB_Editor_QR_textarea').value+"text to add goes here");

Which works to an extent, basically it appends the text within the quotes to the end of the textarea.

But (And heres the problem), it almost re-formats the box to remove all the carriage returns within the textArea...

(for anyone with firefox) if you need to visualise the problem add this as a bookmark:

javascript: void(document.getElementsByTagName("textarea")[0].value=document.getElementsByTagName("textarea")[0].value+"Read this thread and follow the instructions: http://www.techsupportforum.com/security-center/hijackthis-log-help/15968-important-read-before-posting-malware-removal-help.html");

And click it whilst on a "quick edit" page.

So my question is this, is there a way (with javascript) to effectively append to a textarea with a set piece of text? without it removing all the carriage returns within the box.

If anyone can help me i'd be very greatful...

Cheers,
Jamey