You can highlight the text using currently supported functionality in Pivot. 
You could attach a decorator to a text area (or wrapping label) that paints a 
rectangle behind the selected text. Alternatively, you could write a decorator 
that paints bold text over the selected text.

I haven't worked with Flying Saucer enough to know what it supports for 
transparency. However, given your specific use case, I think I would try the 
decorator approach first.

On May 14, 2010, at 10:14 AM, JohnRodey wrote:

> 
> My use case is like the latter.  I want to display something like a news
> article and have a find function that will either bold or highlight the
> entered text.  So I guess Flying Saucer is my option.
> 
> So with Flying Saucer I can embed XHTML into a pivot object such as a
> textarea or table cell (which behaves similarly)?
> 
> Will the embedded XHTML support having a transparent background?
> 
> Thanks for the help.
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