>> strip them out and replace with what >>you need for the corresponding styles for your site....
Right, if I follow you, that's similar to what I have tried, but I can't get the textfield to re-render the HTML tag - it shows the tag literally if I use replaceText() or replaceSel(). Or how would you do it? Have a code example? thanks. Jason Merrill Bank of America Learning & Organization Effectiveness - Technology Solutions >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Rhodes >>Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 10:23 AM >>To: Flashcoders mailing list >>Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] WSIWYG HTML text editor in Flash? >> >>i've made some simple ones for css sites, that get their copy out of a >>db. i used textformats back in the flash 6 days, then in the output >>string, once you've applied the formatting in the "editor" text field, >>you look for the textformat tags, strip them out and replace with what >>you need for the corresponding styles for your site.... >> >>with 7 and the stylesheets support maybe it's even easier than that. I >>just remember having to keep things simple in terms of editor >>functionality, basically one button for each possible style.... >> >>Merrill, Jason wrote: >>> Two related questions. In a nutshell, trying to make a WSIWYG HTML text >>> editor for Flash 7. >>> >>> Question 1: >>> >>> Has anyone created an HTML text editor component or class of some kind >>> in Flash? Basically, having a textfield containing a paragraph of text >>> the user can apply bold, size, font, etc. to - I assume it would use >>> something like: >>> >>> textfield.replaceText(Selection.getBeginIndex(),Selection.getEndIndex(), >>> theNewString) >>> >>> or something to that effect. >>> >>> So to my second question, I was able to get the above working, but the >>> html Textfield would not apply the new HTML tags, it would show them >>> literally when replaceText was used. Initially, I set the text with >>> textField.htmlText = myText and renders fine with the bolding, but >>> textField.replaceText() seems to not allow the textfield to show the >>> bold tags applied - it shows the literal tag. Any ideas? >>> >>> Basically, would like to create a WSIWYG HTML text editor (flash 7), but >>> from what I read in the archives, it's a lot harder than it sounds and >>> maybe not even possible in Flash right now, but I don't want to give up >>> too early. It seems that all the basic methods are available, there are >>> just some quirks to work out with the Textfield class. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Jason Merrill >>> Bank of America >>> Learning & Organization Effectiveness - Technology Solutions >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>> To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >>> Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>> Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>> http://www.figleaf.com >>> http://training.figleaf.com >>> >>> >>> >> >> >>-- >> >>__________________________________ >> >>Tom Rhodes - Developer / Composer >>Wheelhouse Creative Ltd, 2 Albion Place, >>Hammersmith, London. W6 0QT >>Tel: 020 8748 4466 Fax: 020 8748 4850 >>www.wheelhousecreative.co.uk >>__________________________________ >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >>Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>http://www.figleaf.com >>http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
