viewer questions

dhunter · 04-02-2012, 05:02 PM

Is it possible to get the position or the reference (paragraph number) of a book's selectedText?

Also, is it possible to get the text of the paragraph that the selectedText is located within?

Also, i'd like to be able to highlight the selectedText in a different color, and have that persist while the book is open. My assumption is that i would have to insert a <span></span> around the selectedText. Would this be something I'd do via Qt or javascript?

davidfor · 04-02-2012, 11:39 PM

An indirect answer to your question...

The viewer has a "Reference Mode" that can be turned on with the icon that looks like a tin of paint. When it is on and you put the cursor over a paragraph, it highlights the text and then displays a hint with the paragraph number. The code behind that should answer part of your question.

kovidgoyal · 04-03-2012, 12:09 AM

Alll these things are possible using javascript, just google for how to do them and you will find plenty of hints. And you can change selection color using a special selection CSS selector, again googling will tell you how.

04-02-2012, 05:02 PM	#1
dhunter Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: none	viewer questions Is it possible to get the position or the reference (paragraph number) of a book's selectedText? Also, is it possible to get the text of the paragraph that the selectedText is located within? Also, i'd like to be able to highlight the selectedText in a different color, and have that persist while the book is open. My assumption is that i would have to insert a <span></span> around the selectedText. Would this be something I'd do via Qt or javascript?

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04-02-2012, 11:39 PM	#2
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	An indirect answer to your question... The viewer has a "Reference Mode" that can be turned on with the icon that looks like a tin of paint. When it is on and you put the cursor over a paragraph, it highlights the text and then displays a hint with the paragraph number. The code behind that should answer part of your question.

04-03-2012, 12:09 AM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,601 Karma: 28548974 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Alll these things are possible using javascript, just google for how to do them and you will find plenty of hints. And you can change selection color using a special selection CSS selector, again googling will tell you how.