Hey Peter,
Hmm... i see the issue, very weird, probably classifies as a bug,
here's how I got around it:
public function DistributorsForm () :void {
// sets styles ... set size =14 instead of default 16...
StyleFlair.snapOnTextArea(details_ta, {size:14});
details_ta.textField.selectable = false;
var details_ta_overlay:Sprite = new Sprite();
details_ta_overlay.graphics.beginFill(0xFFFFFF, 0);
details_ta_overlay.graphics.drawRect(details_ta.x, details_ta.y,
details_ta.width - details_ta.verticalScrollBar.width,
details_ta.height - details_ta.horizontalScrollBar.height);
details_ta_overlay.graphics.endFill();
addChild(details_ta_overlay);
}
you could even extend TextArea to override the selectable setter to do
this or something, I'm sure there is a better/cleaner way to implement
this , but hey it works right?
Hope this helps.
- Taka
On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 2:14 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> Joel, Ian,
>
> I agree with you, because I thought I was doing it "by the book" (=AS3
> Reference).
>
> Thanks, you are willing to look at the code. Code is included however it is
> extracted from the source files and not a working standalone example.
>
> I extracted everything what is done with the details_ta TextArea-instance.
> The details_ta is on the stage before the code is exectued. I compile all
> code in Flex Builder 3 in a SWC-file which I link in as Library in Flash FLA
> (Flash CS4), if that matters.
>
> Text in the details_ta, when Test movie is executed, can be selected and
> copied. I'll hope the code can help.
>
> Code:
>
> package {
>
> import fl.controls.TextArea;
> import flash.display.*;
> import flash.events.*;
> import flash.text.TextField;
>
> public class DistributorsForm extends ModuleTemplate {
> public var details_ta:TextArea; // for displaying the list
> public function DistributorsForm () :void {
> // sets styles ... set size =14 instead of default 16...
> StyleFlair.snapOnTextArea(details_ta, {size:14});
> details_ta.textField.selectable = false;
> }
>
> // MUTATOR for the information GUI widget...
> public function set detailsWidget(s:String):void {
> details_ta.htmlText = s;
> };
>
> private function showDetails(distributors:Array) : void {
> var s:String = "";
> for each (var d:Distributor in distributors) {
> s = s.concat( htmlFormat(d), "<BR><BR>");
> }
> detailsWidget = s; // display the data
> }
>
> private function htmlFormat(d:Distributor):String {
> var blueColorFont:String = "<FONT COLOR='#99CCFF'>";
> var BREAK:String = "<BR>";
> var endFont:String = "</FONT>";
>
> // format details ...
> var details:String;
> details = "<B>" + d.companyname + "</B>";
> details += d.contactperson + BREAK;
> details += d.address + BREAK;
> details += d.city + BREAK;
> details += d.telephone + BREAK;
> return details;
> }
>
> } // endof class
> } // endof package
>
>
>
> class StyleFlair {
>
> public static function snapOnTextArea(ta:TextArea,
> formatObj:Object=null):void {
> // set default format values, or have them override with formatObj
> var size:uint = 16;
> var color:String = "0xFFFFFF";
> if (formatObj != null) {
> if (formatObj.size != null) size = formatObj.size;
> if (formatObj.color != null) color = formatObj.color;
> if (formatObj.font != null) font = formatObj.font;
> }
> ta.editable = false;
> ta.enabled = false;
> ta.setStyle("marginRight", 1);
> ta.setStyle("marginLeft", 1);
> var format:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
> format.font = font ;
> format.color = color;
> format.size = size;
> ta.setStyle("textFormat", format);
> }
> }
>
> class moduleTemplate is not shown but does do anything with details_ta, or
> formatting components.
>
> Peter
>
> Citeren Joel Stransky <[email protected]>:
>
>> Somehow I doubt that.
>> How about posting your code so there's no confusion.
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 3:36 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Joel,
>>>
>>> Thanks, however that didn't work.
>>> (sorry if I was not clear in my response on Ian's hint, because what you
>>> wrote was exactly what I did)
>>>
>>> Still no joy ...
>>>
>>> Peter
>>>
>>> Citeren Joel Stransky <[email protected]>:
>>>
>>>
>>> Target the TextArea's TextField
>>>>
>>>> details_ta.textField.selectable = false;
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 2:39 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Ian,
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks for replying. Unfortunately noop.
>>>>>
>>>>> I use the htmlText property of the TextArea instance instead of the
>>>>> text
>>>>> prioperty to display text (such as details_ta.htmlText = "<b>text
>>>>> sample</b>"; and details_ta is an TextArea instance on the stage).
>>>>>
>>>>> Could that something have to do with it?
>>>>>
>>>>> Peter
>>>>>
>>>>> Citeren Ian Thomas <[email protected]>:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Try:
>>>>>
>>>>>> textArea.textField.selectable=false;
>>>>>>
>>>>>> HTH,
>>>>>> Ian
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 4:38 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'll have to prevent users to copy text from a TextArea. In Flex I
>>>>>>> saw
>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>> do that bij setting a selectable attribute of the
>>>>>>> mx.controls.TextArea
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> false.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> However, this seems not possible with the fl.controls.TextArea, which
>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>> used in Flash CS4 / AS3.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Does someone has a tip or hint.
>>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> PS. setting editable of the TextArea to false doesn't help, and
>>>>>>> setting
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> enabled attribute of the TextArea to false gives a disabled look and
>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>> the intention.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Peter van der Post
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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