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PurpleParrot
02-04-2006, 01:32 PM
Dear Friends,
Is t possible to make the text loaded into a PP object selectable by the viewer? I can't seem to find anything on this. At least a work around:huh . I want the user to be able to select the text and copy it to clip board but not be able to change the text in the PP object. Any ideas?
RB
Intrigued
02-04-2006, 07:03 PM
PP object?
PurpleParrot
02-05-2006, 01:23 AM
I though that the universal paragraph sign is PP....anyway we are talking about the paragraph object
yosik
02-05-2006, 02:03 AM
You could use the input object instead.

Yossi
PurpleParrot
02-05-2006, 05:30 AM
That's it? There's no better way to do this. Sounds pretty sloppy?
PP
yosik
02-05-2006, 10:40 AM
Without responding to the "sloppy" adjective, let me point out that except for transparent background, Input objects and Paragraph objects behave essentially the same.
In addition, if you want to copy the WHOLE text in a paragraph object, you can use the Paragraph.GetText action and the ClipBoard set of actions to copy it there. If you want only part of the text (highlighted) you are back to using an Input object.

Yossi
Intrigued
02-05-2006, 11:17 AM
Without responding to the "sloppy" adjective, let me point out that except for transparent background, Input objects and Paragraph objects behave essentially the same.
In addition, if you want to copy the WHOLE text in a paragraph object, you can use the Paragraph.GetText action and the ClipBoard set of actions to copy it there. If you want only part of the text (highlighted) you are back to using an Input object.

Yossi

Don't forget with Paragraph objects you can scroll multiple lines, thus lots of data in a small area of a projects window!

This is a point that surely should find itself in the Suggestions area, as well.

:yes

Let me add... you may want to "on-the-fly" (run-time) create a HTML document for now to accomplish this outcome.

Or better yet...

Use a Multiline Input object and make the object "none" and check the Read Only box!
azmanar
02-05-2006, 12:00 PM
Don't forget with Paragraph objects you can scroll multiple lines, thus lots of data in a small area of a projects window!

This is a point that surely should find itself in the Suggestions area, as well.



GOOD IDEA .......I'll second it.




Let me add... you may want to "on-the-fly" (run-time) create a HTML document for now to accomplish this outcome.



Purple,

Using the Web Object as suggested by Intrigue, is a good idea for your purpose.