Re: selection in form-field

PHP is a server side language, you need a DHTML web based editor.. try this exellent FREE editor http://www.interactivetools.com/products/htmlarea/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michiel van Heusden" <michiel@aemulatio.nl> To: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 9:46 AM Subject: [PHP] selection in form-field > i have quite an easy question: > > is there a way in PHP to trace the selection in a certain form-field? > i need this for building a simple html-edit application, > which allows a user to select his/her text within a field, and then click > 'bold' for instance..the PHP should insert <b> before the selection, and > </b> after the selection. > > 1) should i use PHP or is this a typical JavaScript-thing? (or a > combination?) > 2) if you could help with a function or small script I would me most > grateful > > grace > michiel > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >