Re: HTMLtext and selectedChunk

2024-11-07 Thread Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode
jbv: > how can I know for certain that the selection is in italic ? > I tried : char 5 to 7 of the HTMLtext of field x > but it returns : "bc " Watch the word order in syntax! Different results. Here's how it works: put the HTMLtext of char 5 to 7 of field x -- or -- put the HTMLtext of the sel

HTMLtext and selectedChunk

2024-11-07 Thread jbv via use-livecode
Hi list, I have a field with a HTMLtext as follows : abc def xyz the content of the field displays like that : abc def xyz with "def" in italic. Now I select "def" ; the selectedChunk returns char 5 to 7 of field x Question : how can I know for certain that the selection is in italic ?

Re: HTMLtext and selectedChunk

2024-11-07 Thread Alex Tweedly via use-livecode
You would normally do something like put the selectedchunk    -> char 5 to 7 of field 1 put the textstyle of the selectedchunk   --> italic if the specified chunk has mixed textstyle, you get an empty result put the textstyle of char 3 to 5 of field 1   -->.