Using <html> was an example. If you have <p></p> in an HTML file, the browser will still render the HTML as empty. Of course there are tons of tags will accomplish the same.
And if the HTMLtext is limited to a field, then the field is essentially the entire document. The HTML isn't describing the content of a stack, just the field's content. Both <p></p> and no text at all both count as empty when it comes to *viewing* HTML. So it would seem both are valid as far as HTML is concerned. But the two situations are different when it comes to code. BTW, I'm not proposing LiveCode *should* return <p></p> as a default for empty HTML text, but I think it should be allowed to do so. Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, UX/UI Design On 3/19/14 12:08 PM, "Trevor DeVore" <li...@mangomultimedia.com> wrote: >On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 2:36 PM, Scott Rossi <sc...@tactilemedia.com> >wrote: > >> Maybe it helps (or hinders) to consider the fact the following renders >>as >> empty in a web browser, even though clearly there is code content >>present: >> >> <html> >> <body> >> </body> >> </html> >> > >True. But doesn't <p></p> mean that you have 1 empty paragraph? I think >that the HTML returned by LiveCode (1 empty paragraph) is different than >what is present in the field (nothing). > >Since the htmltext is a property of a field, and no an entire document, >I'm >inclined to say that the htmltext should return empty and not <p></p> when >there is not text present. > >-- >Trevor DeVore >Blue Mango Learning Systems >www.screensteps.com - www.clarify-it.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 _______________________________________________ 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
