For how to do it with javascript, start here: http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/range_intro.html
http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/w3c_range.html I don't know of any plugins that help with this. - Richard On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 10:57 AM, Brian Ronk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I know that it's possible, but I'm wondering if there is something in > jQuery that will return the data or index of what a user has selected > with a mouse (or shift button). > > I'd like to have a way to create a note on a page about a certain > selection that the user defines. So, maybe I'd like to add a note > about my first paragraph. I would be able to highlight it, and click > a button, and then write a note to tell myself "it's (not) possible". > (which would be stored in the backend with the location of the note. > > Internally, I want to add a [note] type of BBCode to the text that is > highlighted. > > Does this make sense? If so, anyone know how? Thanks. >