Ignor, I will try the clipboardData property. Thanks!
Sent from my iPad On Apr 19, 2013, at 10:58 PM, "Igor de Oliveira Couto-3 [via Runtime Revolution]" <ml-node+s278305n4663674...@n4.nabble.com> wrote: > On 20/04/2013, at 12:34 PM, charles61 <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > Thanks. I am aware of but was wondering how to script this in LiveCode to > > do this automatically. In the past, I have an option menu where the use > > could select font and font size for pasting from an app to a word > > processing document. > > I believe that if you simply use the 'copy' command, it will automatically > copy all of the information - including all of the formatting - into the > clipboard, including font and fontsize (and style, and colour, etc.). > > The user then, in their word processing program, can choose whether to > "Paste" the copied text (which will also paste all of the copied formatting), > or to "Paste and Match Style" (which will paste just the raw text info - no > formatting - and then adjust the formatting to match the style in the user's > document). > > I believe that if you want to make sure that the user will only copy *raw > text* info - without copying any of the formatting - you can use the > "clipboardData" property. > > If you want the user to be able to copy "some" formatting, but not others - > ie., you want them to be able to copy the font and the size, but not the > style or the colour of the text - then you will have to roll out your own > special "Copy" commands. These commands will likely put the selected text > into a variable, 'erase' the unwanted formatting, and then set the > clipboardData with the re-formatted text from the variable. > > I hope these help. > > Kind regards, > > -- > Igor Couto > Sydney, Australia > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [hidden email] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion > below: > http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Paste-Code-to-Match-Existing-Formatting-tp4663668p4663674.html > To unsubscribe from Paste Code to Match Existing Formatting, click here. > NAML -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Paste-Code-to-Match-Existing-Formatting-tp4663668p4663675.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
