How do I make the vessel description editor not suck?

[Jodo42]

I like to write 1 or 2 paragraph long mission debriefings for my crafts after a launch, but the degree to which the text editor for vessel descriptions stinks is remarkable. Attempting to write anything even moderately lengthy, or with any meaningful attempt at formatting turns into an immensely frustrating exercise in clicking and arrow key tapping. Inputs register seemingly at random. If you write something too long the interface just gives up entirely and won't let you edit the description anymore.

Are there any mods that fix this? Or is this just something I'm going to have to do outside of the game, with separate text files?