Re: Hyperlink Formatting

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Sergey Tkachenko

Posted: 03/31/2002 11:55:17

This is not a trivial task.

You need to store caret position, select urls, apply text style, restore

caret position (taking into account that number of items and item indices

may be changed)

> I am evaluating the TRichView control. And so far it looks really awesome.

I

> am mostly interested in using it for an html type of editor and so far so

> good. However I am trying to figure out how to implement hyperlinks as the

> user types.

>

> I have already studies the demos, and the unit you have URLScan. I would

> like to implement something like this but as the user types.

>

> For example:

>

> The user types a valid web or email address. After he presses the space

key

> or enter key i would like to identify the current item text (this i have

no

> problem) and if it is a valid web address or email address, I would like

to

> set the text style to a URL Style(blue color, underline, etc. This style

> already exists) and set the items string tag to the valid URL or EMail

> address. I have got it working fine on the first item, however whenever i

> have two email addresses or web addresses one following the other they

unite

> into one text style.

>

> So what should look like this

>

> www.yahoo.com www.yahoo.com

>

> ends up looking like this

>

> www.yahoo.com_www.yahoo.com

>

> The space converts itself into the style of the two items. Is there any

> logical way that i can do this.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Robert

>

>