Well that's cool then! This is the kind of tool I was looking for. Thanks!
Jason Merrill Bank of America Learning & Organization Effectiveness - Technology Solutions >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Grden >>Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 8:41 AM >>To: Flashcoders mailing list >>Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] WSIWYG HTML text editor in Flash - follow onquestion >> >>that's not true, it works in Flash 7 just fine - I JUST tried it and I know >>that I've read that in the docs somewhere as well. >> >>On 8/8/06, Merrill, Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> Sorry, this is going back in the thread, but I originally said it had to >>> be Flash 7. This tool requires Flash 8 according to the site. Looks >>> like a great tool though, thanks! >>> >>> Jason Merrill >>> Bank of America >>> Learning & Organization Effectiveness - Technology Solutions >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>-----Original Message----- >>> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- >>> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Grden >>> >>Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 8:28 AM >>> >>To: Flashcoders mailing list >>> >>Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] WSIWYG HTML text editor in Flash - follow >>> onquestion >>> >> >>> >>I know I'm late to the game on this, but maybe this might save you >>> time? >>> >> >>> >>http://www.flashtexteditor.com/in.php >>> >> >>> >>I just used it on a site, and it worked perfectly. It couldn't have >>> been a >>> >>better use of time/money ;) >>> >> >>> >>hth, >>> >> >>> >>jpg >>> >> >>> >>On 8/8/06, Giles Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> I think that replaceSel() acts on the rendered output rather than >>> the >>> >>> code, so it thinks that you want to actually display the text that >>> you >>> >>> entered rather than adding it to the code (hope that makes sense!) >>> >>> >>> >>> You could scan through the textfield.htmlText value (i.e. the code) >>> and >>> >>> relate the selection index in the rendered output to the actual >>> index in >>> >>> the code, then insert your image code in the textfield.htmlText. >>> >>> I have done this previously (for a different reason) by just running >>> two >>> >>> counters as I looped through each character in the code, one counter >>> >>> counts every character and the other ignores characters that are >>> part of >>> >>> a tag. >>> >>> >>> >>> Bit of a pain, but I hope it helps, >>> >>> Giles >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>> Merrill, >>> >>> Jason >>> >>> Sent: 07 August 2006 23:25 >>> >>> To: Flashcoders mailing list >>> >>> Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] WSIWYG HTML text editor in Flash - follow >>> >>> onquestion >>> >>> >>> >>> Oh, and to follow up with some further information: >>> >>> >>> >>> It seems to only encode those HTML entities when I use >>> >>> TextField.replaceSel(). If I just add the <img> tag string on to >>> the >>> >>> htmltext field value, it works: >>> >>> >>> >>> //works: >>> >>> test_txt.htmlText += "<img src=\"mountains.jpg\" width=\"350\" >>> >>> height=\"120\" />"; >>> >>> >>> >>> //fails - shows literal text, and encodes entities: >>> >>> test_txt.replaceSel("<img src=\"mountains.jpg\" width=\"350\" >>> >>> height=\"120\" />"); >>> >>> >>> >>> Am I left with splitting the string in two, inserting the <img> tag, >>> and >>> >>> re-assembling the string? Or is there a way to get replaceSel() to >>> work >>> >>> with HTML tags? >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> >>> >>> Jason Merrill >>> >>> Bank of America >>> >>> Learning & Organization Effectiveness - Technology Solutions >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>-----Original Message----- >>> >>> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [mailto:flashcoders- >>> >>> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason >>> >>> >>Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 5:55 PM >>> >>> >>To: Flashcoders mailing list >>> >>> >>Subject: [Flashcoders] WSIWYG HTML text editor in Flash - follow >>> on >>> >>> question >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >>Getting back to this question I had back on Aug 1, thanks for the >>> >>> ideas. >>> >>> >>I've built a basic HTML text editor in Flash using the TextFormat >>> >>> class. >>> >>> >>Since I need to save the resulting HTML string back to a database, >>> it >>> >>> >>works great. >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >>However, now I need to insert images into the HTML - which isn't >>> >>> >>supported by the TextFormat class. So I was thinking I could just >>> >>> >>insert an img tag string into the textField using >>> >>> >>TextField.replaceSel(), like this: >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >>test_txt.replaceSel("<img src=\"mountains.jpg\" width=\"350\" >>> >>> >>height=\"120\" />"); >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >>So that part works fine, but when I re-render the textField, the >>> image >>> >>> >>> >>> >>does not show (doesn't render as HTML), it shows the literal <img >>> >>> >>scr=...etc. characters in the textField (even though it is an HTML >>> >>> >>textfield). I thought maybe I needed to re-render the textfield, >>> so I >>> >>> >>> >>> >>left the frame and then jumped back to it, and it still shows the >>> >>> >>literal HTML. So in testing the value of the html TextField, I >>> found >>> >>> >>the <> and \" characters I inserted have been changed to encoded >>> >>> >>entities in the HTML string: >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >><img src="mountains.jpg" width="350" >>> >>> >>height="120" /> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >>Why is that and how can I fix this? It would be pretty messy to >>> use >>> >>> >>the XML object to decode those entities - why are they getting >>> >>> rendered >>> >>> >>that way in the first place? >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >>Thanks, >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >>Jason Merrill >>> >>> >>Bank of America >>> >>> >>Learning & Organization Effectiveness - Technology Solutions >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>> >>> >>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [mailto:flashcoders- >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Booth >>> >>> >>>>Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 10:43 AM >>> >>> >>>>To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' >>> >>> >>>>Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] WSIWYG HTML text editor in Flash? >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>>I just did exactly this, a couple of days ago. I created a >>> class >>> >>> that >>> >>> >>can >>> >>> >>>>apply any kind of supported HTML formatting. The idea seemed >>> >>> daunting >>> >>> >>at >>> >>> >>>>first, but the class is relatively small. You can assign/remove >>> >>> >>textfields >>> >>> >>>>that it should "watch". I don't have it here with me right now, >>> but >>> >>> >>here's >>> >>> >>>>the basics: >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>>It doesn't use replaceText at all. >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>>I have a switch statement for the various textformat options >>> (some >>> >>> are >>> >>> >>>>Boolean (bold, italic, etc) and some have arguments (leading, >>> size, >>> >>> >>etc). >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>>When the textfield has focus use an interval to get the >>> beginIndex >>> >>> and >>> >>> >>>>endIndex. You can clear the interval onkillFocus. >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>>Then in your setFormat function >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>>Public function setFormat (type, arg):Void { >>> >>> >>>> var temp_fmt:TextFormat = >>> currentField.getTextFormat(beginIndex, >>> >>> >>>>endIndex); >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>> switch (type) >>> >>> >>>> { >>> >>> >>>> case "bold": >>> >>> >>>> case "italic": >>> >>> >>>> case "underline": >>> >>> >>>> //etc... >>> >>> >>>> { >>> >>> >>>> temp_fmt[type] = temp_fmt[type] == false ? >>> true >>> >>> >>: >>> >>> >>>>false; >>> >>> >>>> break; >>> >>> >>>> } >>> >>> >>>> case "leading": >>> >>> >>>> case "align": >>> >>> >>>> case "size": >>> >>> >>>> //etc... >>> >>> >>>> { >>> >>> >>>> temp_fmt[type] = arg; >>> >>> >>>> break; >>> >>> >>>> } >>> >>> >>>> } >>> >>> >>>> currentField.setTextFormat(beginIndex, endIndex, temp_fmt); >>> } >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>>This should give you a head start. >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>>- James >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>> >>> >>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>> >>> >>Merrill, >>> >>> >>>>Jason >>> >>> >>>>Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 10:11 AM >>> >>> >>>>To: Flashcoders mailing list >>> >>> >>>>Subject: [Flashcoders] WSIWYG HTML text editor in Flash? >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>>Two related questions. In a nutshell, trying to make a WSIWYG >>> HTML >>> >>> >>text >>> >>> >>>>editor for Flash 7. >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>>Question 1: >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>>Has anyone created an HTML text editor component or class of >>> some >>> >>> kind >>> >>> >>>>in Flash? Basically, having a textfield containing a paragraph >>> of >>> >>> >>text >>> >>> >>>>the user can apply bold, size, font, etc. to - I assume it would >>> use >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>something like: >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>textfield.replaceText(Selection.getBeginIndex(),Selection.getEndInde >>> >>> x( >>> >>> >>), >>> >>> >>>>theNewString) >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>>or something to that effect. >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>>So to my second question, I was able to get the above working, >>> but >>> >>> the >>> >>> >>>>html Textfield would not apply the new HTML tags, it would show >>> them >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>literally when replaceText was used. Initially, I set the text >>> with >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>textField.htmlText = myText and renders fine with the bolding, >>> but >>> >>> >>>>textField.replaceText() seems to not allow the textfield to show >>> the >>> >>> >>>>bold tags applied - it shows the literal tag. Any ideas? >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>>Basically, would like to create a WSIWYG HTML text editor (flash >>> 7), >>> >>> >>but >>> >>> >>>>from what I read in the archives, it's a lot harder than it >>> sounds >>> >>> and >>> >>> >>>>maybe not even possible in Flash right now, but I don't want to >>> give >>> >>> >>up >>> >>> >>>>too early. It seems that all the basic methods are available, >>> there >>> >>> >>are >>> >>> >>>>just some quirks to work out with the Textfield class. >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>>Thanks, >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>>Jason Merrill >>> >>> >>>>Bank of America >>> >>> >>>>Learning & Organization Effectiveness - Technology Solutions >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>> >>> >>[email protected] >>> >>> >>To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>> >>> >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >>Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>> >>> >>Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>> >>> >>http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> [email protected] >>> >>> To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>> >>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >>> >>> >>> Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>> >>> Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>> http://www.figleaf.com >>> >>> http://training.figleaf.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> [email protected] >>> >>> To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>> >>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >>> >>> >>> Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>> >>> Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>> >>> http://www.figleaf.com >>> >>> http://training.figleaf.com >>> >>> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>-- >>> >>[ JPG ] >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>> >>[email protected] >>> >>To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>> >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >> >>> >>Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>> >>Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>> >>http://www.figleaf.com >>> >>http://training.figleaf.com >>> _______________________________________________ >>> [email protected] >>> To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >>> Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>> Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>> http://www.figleaf.com >>> http://training.figleaf.com >>> >> >> >> >>-- >>[ JPG ] >>_______________________________________________ >>[email protected] >>To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >>Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>http://www.figleaf.com >>http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
