         
     /**
      *  @private
-     *  Persist the edit manager so that any formatting that was set is 
-     *  maintained.
+     *  Persist the edit manager.
      */
     private var _editManager:TextViewEditManager = null;
     

    private function get selectionManager():ISelectionManager
    {
        var selectionManager:ISelectionManager = new SelectionManager();
        initInteractionManager(selectionManager);
        return selectionManager; 
    }


            
    /**
     *  @private
     *  This object is determined by the CSS styles of the TextView
     *  and is updated by createTextFlow() when the hostFormatsInvalid flag
     *  is true.
     */
