Even better, instead to go forward and backward through the document,
try to use Element.getStartOffset() and Element.getEndOffset()
functions. Of course 'Element' is the one you've found under the caret.

I didn't try it. It's just an idea.

Nenad


On Thursday 10 of June 2004 13:40, Nenad Pandzic wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Glad I helped you .
>
> Please, take a look on the caretUpdate() function in the
> HtmlEditorKit class to see how we find document attributes under
> caret. When you know the position of the caret, you can go forward
> and backward through the document to find where those attributes will
> change. Of course, the places where document attributes change are
> actually the markers of your selection.
>
> Best,
>
> Nenad
>
> On Thursday 10 of June 2004 06:38, Daniel Gaytan wrote:
> > Nenad,
> > Thanks a lot for your function, it worked at the first try.
> > I dont want to abuse, but, can you give me some pointers on how to
> > correct a weird behavour in the applet?
> >
> > ill try to explain what is happening now:
> >
> > lets suppose we write the following:
> >
> > "This is a Link composed of several words and this is the rest of
> > the text"
> >
> > if we add an external link to "Link composed of several words"
> >
> > the final document when we save it would be:
> >
> > "This is a Link composed of
> > several words and this is the rest of the text"
> >
> > and "Link composed of several words" would display with a blue
> > underline in the editor.
> >
> > right?
> >
> > now, i have noticed that if you double click on any of the words
> > "Link", "composed", "of", "several", "words" or even on the spaces
> > between them. the pop-up window to edit the properties will appear,
> > and after you close that window only the word where you clicked
> > would be selected.
> >
> > for instance:
> >
> > we have the following:
> >
> > "This is a Link composed of
> > several words and this is the rest of the text"
> >
> > and "Link composed of several words" would display with a blue
> > underline in the editor.
> >
> > if i double click on the word "composed" the pop up window to edit
> > the properties will appear, i close it, but only the word
> > "composed" would be selected instead of the whole "Link composed of
> > several words".
> >
> > can you please give me some pointers on how to make that after
> > editing some element the whole element would be selected and not
> > only the word i clicked on?
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > And thanks a lot for your help.

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