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kovidgoyal · 03-27-2015, 10:57 PM

hit_test_result is a QWebHitTestResult. You can use the enclosingFrame().page() method to get a QWebPage and then use selectedText() on the QWebPage.

Alternately, in customize_ui() store a reference to the ui object in your plugin. The do self.ui_ref.document to get a reference to the QWebView.

03-27-2015, 10:57 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,430 Karma: 27757236 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	hit_test_result is a QWebHitTestResult. You can use the enclosingFrame().page() method to get a QWebPage and then use selectedText() on the QWebPage. Alternately, in customize_ui() store a reference to the ui object in your plugin. The do self.ui_ref.document to get a reference to the QWebView.