Ah, I should have checked that myself. Jagan, is the goal to have a non-editable text display component that supports selection? It could be as simple as subclassing RET and setting editable=false. Or is RET too heavy and the hope is RichText with selection added will be lighter?
Also, do you really need RichText or would a selectable Label be better? -Alex On 7/7/13 11:47 PM, "OmPrakash Muppirala" <bigosma...@gmail.com> wrote: >Jagan, > > >RichEditableText already implements IEditableText which >extends IDisplayText. Which explains why RichEditableText has all the >methods of IDisplayText. > >In other words, what you asked seems to be already available. > >Thanks, >Om > >On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 11:26 PM, Jagan Langa Sami Durai ><jaga...@sybrant.com >> wrote: > >> And I forget to say YES to the following question >> >> "It is best to describe the minimal thing you are looking for. Is it >>just >> adding selectable text to RichText?" >> >> My skinners are going for RichEditableText just for selectable text. >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 11:53 AM, Jagan Langa Sami Durai < >> jaga...@sybrant.com >> > wrote: >> >> > Hi Alex, >> > >> > IDisplayText interface does not have anything else other than the >> > following declarations, >> > >> > function get text():String; >> > function set text(value:String):void; >> > function get isTruncated():Boolean; >> > >> > except TextInput and TextArea other text based components like Label, >> > RichText, RichEditableText have the definitions for declarations >>found in >> > the IDisplayText interface. And in depth TextInput and TextArea uses >>the >> > "IEditableText" interface as its skinpart, which in tern extends the >> > "IDisplayText". So it is not a big deal to add "isTruncated()" >>definition >> > in these two components. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 10:58 AM, Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com> wrote: >> > >> >> Having RichEditableText implement IDisplayText so it can be used in >> Labels >> >> and other places would also require some other work to shutdown some >>of >> >> the editing capabilities. >> >> >> >> It is best to describe the minimal thing you are looking for. Is it >> just >> >> adding selectable text to RichText? >> >> >> >> On 7/7/13 10:13 PM, "Jagan Langa Sami Durai" <jaga...@sybrant.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >Hi All, >> >> > >> >> >My Requirement is bit different, >> >> > >> >> >I'm creating a custom component where i have to show a text in it as >> part >> >> >of the component. Skinning team will create n-number of skin's for >>that >> >> >component based on the user requirement. There they might use any >>text >> >> >based components. So I prefer to use an interface as the SKIN_PART. >>As >> I >> >> >examined IDisplayText is the only interface which have very (very) >> >> >minimal >> >> >method declarations which suits the purpose. (Note: IMHO I thought >>It >> >> will >> >> >be better if all the text based components implements at least one >> common >> >> >interface.) >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 8:08 PM, Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com> wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> Please file a bug about clickable links in RichText and we'll see >>if >> we >> >> >> can find a cheaper way of handling it. I doubt it will happen in >> this >> >> >> next release. >> >> >> >> >> >> Are you trying to display HTML or is the source text already in >> >> TextFlow >> >> >> format? Depending on the HTML, you can use TextField as the >>display >> >> and >> >> >> it should allow for clickable links. >> >> >> >> >> >> On 7/5/13 12:31 AM, "Jagan Langa Sami Durai" <jaga...@sybrant.com> >> >> >>wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >I believe user cannot select the text in the RichText. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> >On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 12:14 AM, jude <flexcapaci...@gmail.com> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> I don't believe RichText supports hyperlinks. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 1:06 PM, Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > On 7/4/13 4:45 AM, "Jagan Langa Sami Durai" < >> jaga...@sybrant.com> >> >> >> >>wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >Hi All >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > >if the *RichEditableText *also implements *IDisplayText >> >> *interface >> >> >> >>as * >> >> >> >> > >TextBase* class, It will be very handy while creating a >>custom >> >> >> >>component >> >> >> >> > >(which may have any kind of text based controls ) for >>skinning. >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > >P.S. RichEditableText class have all the method definitions >>for >> >> >>the >> >> >> >> method >> >> >> >> > >declarations found in the IDisplayText interface. >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > >can we expect this change in the upcoming sdk version ? >> >> >> >> > Can I ask about the use case? IDisplayText was intended for >> >> >> >>non-editable >> >> >> >> > text display. Is there something RichEditableText can do that >> >> >>RichText >> >> >> >> > cannot? >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> >-- >> >> >> >* >> >> >> >Regards, >> >> >> >S. 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