Hello All, Problem domain: WebView based ePub format reader need text highlights which are accessible via JavaScript methods (ie turn em on, turn em off, save them email them, etc)
Anyone in the know, please correct me if I'm wrong: During text selection on a WebView -- Basically we are handed a TextView overlay (WebTextView) which is IN NO WAY attached to the underlying html other than visually (nice job on lining it all up and making it seamless, btw), on which we perform the TextSelectionActionMode and the ClipboardManager is supplied with the results... So in order to make this behavior work in 3.1+, I have two possible plans going forward to implement my own selection on a WebView -- this is the part where I'm wondering if I cannot see out of my corner :) -- 1) capture MOTION_DOWN of the long click which initiates selection mode, override the built in TextSelection ActionMode( to provde the clients branding -- the way I found to do so is so hackish it hurts) watch the drag, capture MOTION_UP position, map these coords onto the WebView, and make my selection based on the coords (while comparing the text to that captured by the ClipboardManager) 2) create my own "WebTextView" (whole lotta work lol) and not-so- hackishly create my own ActionMode and do all of the above These are the options I see, hopefully my proximity and frustration with this have blinded me to a simpler (read that as built-in) solution or two. Thanks again for your time. Peace, Dan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
