BTW, is there a way of determining the default highlight colour? When I select some text in a field it highlights to a light blue color, but I can’t find where that color is set.
Thanks Mark > On 13 Jul 2023, at 11:01 pm, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > On 7/12/2023 6:21 PM, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode wrote: >> I have a LC9 field object - just a scrolling field (not a list field) with a >> lot of text. The user selects some text and then click a button near the >> field. I want the selection to remain highlighted, but when you click >> outside the field the highlight goes away. >> > Thanks to Richmond, Mark, and Jacque for your responses. > > So, I actually need to note the position of the selected (i.e. char x to y) > rather than the selected text itself. > > Indeed, if you have text highlighted in a lock, scrolling text field > (autohilite on) and click a button, the highlight does not go away. However, > if you click on another field it does. I need a solution where the highlight > appears to remain in the primary "Content" field no matter what else the user > clicks on in terms of other UI actions. > > So, it still seems the "best" way to do this is using the on selectioChanged > message and getting the selectedChunk and if not empty and word 2 is not > > word 4 (insertion point), then save word 2 as the start and word 4 as the end > and change the background color of the selected range to the highlight color, > clearing another of background color > > This makes it appear that the selection remains, updates it when the use > makes a new selection, but sacrifices any other use of background color for > the text in the field (which I can live with) > > Thanks all, > > _______________________________________________ > 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
