Re: multi-paragraph fields
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 11388
interpreted = N
texte = >I am displaying a WC text field in an HTML form as in
. Some of these fields are several >paragraphs. > >I want to preserve the blank lines in TEXTAREA boxes when you type the >return key for a paragraph break. However, after using this form to >insert a paragraph break, then replacing the record and then reloading >the record, the blank line is gone and the text runs together, though >the paragraph break is still there only invisible. It would be helpful >if the database could preserve this field such that when the field is >reloaded into the TEXTAREA box it shows the blank lines instead (making >it easier to edit). I have noticed one version of Netscape showing a >rectangle in place of the blank line, though another version hides those >too.You can fix this by using the [convertchars] context around the [WC field] tag, but you may also (or maybe not) have to add some more special ASCII character prefs to your WebCatalog Prefs file ... :)Sincerely, Ken Grome ..... ken@iav.com http://usarea.net/home.html
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>I am displaying a WC text field in an HTML form as in
. Some of these fields are several >paragraphs. > >I want to preserve the blank lines in TEXTAREA boxes when you type the >return key for a paragraph break. However, after using this form to >insert a paragraph break, then replacing the record and then reloading >the record, the blank line is gone and the text runs together, though >the paragraph break is still there only invisible. It would be helpful >if the database could preserve this field such that when the field is >reloaded into the TEXTAREA box it shows the blank lines instead (making >it easier to edit). I have noticed one version of Netscape showing a >rectangle in place of the blank line, though another version hides those >too.You can fix this by using the
[convertchars] context around the [WC field] tag, but you may also (or maybe not) have to add some more special ASCII character prefs to your WebCatalog Prefs file ... :)Sincerely, Ken Grome ..... ken@iav.com http://usarea.net/home.html
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