Using Chrome 19.0.1061.1 dev-m (and many previous versions) Chrome had a related bug (http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=106551) dealing with the final newline in the paste buffer that they fixed (https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=79305), but they say the second part is a WebKit issue and has always been that way. However, no other browser works this way. On a form where an INPUT TYPE=TEXT field is pasted into, the final newline is converted to a space and other browsers I tested truncate it. Given a paste buffer of "A[newline]B[newline]C[newline]" the results of the paste into the TEXT field in various browsers is: FireFox: "A B C" IE: "A B C" Chrome/WebKit: "A B C " (trailing space after C) This is most noticeable when copying text from a MS Excel field. If the TEXT field is a password field (***) you won't even see the trailing space to know to remove it with a quick backspace.
Created attachment 168164 [details] Patch
Comment on attachment 168164 [details] Patch Looks sane to me.
Comment on attachment 168164 [details] Patch Clearing flags on attachment: 168164 Committed r131032: <http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/131032>
All reviewed patches have been landed. Closing bug.