How to disable elements selection and resizing in contenteditable div?

Question

E.g. I have the following layout:

Answer 1

This post was critical when solving this issue for me (works in tinyMCE):

How to Remove Resize handles and border of div with contentEditable and size style

By placing a contenteditable DIV within a non contenteditable DIV the handles do not appear in IE or FF but you can still edit the content

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