FYI, adding the formatting commands in a variable and then setting the HTMLtext will be *much* faster than formatting by setting styles in a field.
On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 7:39 AM, Paul Dupuis <p...@researchware.com> wrote: > Text in a variable (i.e "verse_line") can not be styled, at least in the > same what you style text in a field (i.e. setting the textStyle property) > > To style text in a script, you either need to create the styling in a > variable as htmlText or in an array as the styledText. I think for what > you want htmlText is easier. > > You example becomes something like the code below to set the 3rd item of > every lien to italics > > put empty into tHTMLText > repeat for each line verse_line in field "original text" > > put "<i>"& item 3 of verse_line &"</i>" into item 3 of verse_line -- > makes item 3 "italic" > put "<p>"& verse_line &"</p>" after tHTMLText > > end repeat > set the htmlText of field "original text" to tHTMLText -- or you could put > the styled version in a new field if you want > > > > On 11/10/2015 1:16 AM, Nicolas Cueto wrote: > >> Have you looked up the "HTMLText" in the dictionary. > > Yes. Thanks, though. > > > > I know LC objects can be styled. However, within a script itself? For > > example: > > > > put line verse_number of field "original text" into verse_line > > set the textStyle of item 3 of verse_line to "italic" > > > > Not that simple? > > > > > > On 10 November 2015 at 14:53, <dunb...@aol.com> wrote: > > > >> Hi. > >> > >> > >> Have you looked up the "HTMLText" in the dictionary. > >> > >> > >> If I understand, this should help. > >> > >> > >> Craig Newman > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Nicolas Cueto <nicon...@gmail.com> > >> To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > >> Sent: Mon, Nov 9, 2015 9:24 pm > >> Subject: styling text within an LC script > >> > >> > >> I've a script that combines tab-delimited text. Next, how to modify my > >> script so > >> that parts of the combined text become italicized (or bold, or > >> underlined, or > >> ...)? > >> > >> The tab-delimited text is: > >> > >> ----------------------------- > >> Paradiso.01 1 > >> La gloria di colui che tutto move The glory of the One who > >> moves all > >> things > >> Paradiso.01 2 per l’universo penetra, e risplende permeates the > >> universe > >> and glows > >> Paradiso.01 3 in una parte più e meno altrove. in one part > >> more and in > >> another less. > >> ----------------------------- > >> > >> This text > >> becomes: > >> > >> -------------------------- > >> La gloria di colui che tutto move 01.1 > >> per > >> l’universo penetra, e risplende > >> in una parte più e meno altrove. > >> The glory > >> of the One who moves all things > >> permeates the universe and glows > >> in > >> one part more and in another less. > >> ------------------------------ > >> > >> Can an LC > >> script italicize the Italian while leaving the English as is, so > >> that the > >> resulting multi-styled combined text can be copy-pasted from an LC > >> text-object > >> to another doc? > >> > >> Grazie mille. > >> > >> -- > >> Nicolas > >> Cueto > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
