Re: WYSIWYG Entry of text fields
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = on 8/8/01 7:57 AM, Michael Davis at admin@network13.net wrote:> Don't see a way to do that. I've played with various javascript > functions and haven't been able to do anything that works across > platforms. > > Mike > > On Tuesday, August 7, 2001, at 12:14 PM, Celeste Paul wrote: > >> what about making a display() function to display the current >> formatting.. and if they still want to edit.. make an edit() function >> that drops them down to the code? if you really want to make it >> simple.. you can use javascript input boxes to gather info (say you >> want texthere to be bolded) and then document.writeln() it to the >> text area with tags around it? >> >> -- celeste >> >> Michael Davis wrote: >> >>> Nope. I'm dealing with internet neophytes who have been >>> (unfortunately) brought through computer 101 by babysitters like AOL >>> and Microsoft Word. They want to be able to select a word in a >>> textarea and then hit a little square button with a B in it and make >>> the word emboldened. When I explain that HTML is not that >>> sophisticated yet, they stare at me with a vapid expression and then >>> bring up some reference to how AOL does it. What I need is a form >>> area where just the basic text editor functions are available. Color, >>> Font, Size, Style. Of course, this would have to interact via post or >>> get with Webcat to store its data, similarly or exactly like a form. >>> It's one of those things that I just can't believe hasn't been done >>> already. >>> Here is what I dream should be in the HTML spec: >>>