Re: TOhtml - select without linenr

On Thursday, May 10, 2012 10:30:21 PM UTC-5, Ben Fritz wrote:
> On Thursday, May 10, 2012 5:24:29 PM UTC-5, Tarlika Elisabeth Schmitz wrote:
> > The output is placed in a <table>, and the line numbers are in a
> > separate <td>. Consequently, it is possible to select the output code
> > without grabbing line numbers.
> >
>
>
> This brings up the other main problem with the table method. Dynamic folding
> relies on looking up a single element by ID in a javascript event, and then
> modifying the class of that on the fly to show/hide the element. This single
> element must therefore span parts of the foldcolumn, the entire line number,
> and the entire line text. Doing this would not be possible in the table
> layout.
>
> Perhaps, we can look it up by class instead of by ID. Or prepend a prefix
> like LineText_ and LineNr_ and FoldC_ to the ID for each section. That is
> certainly something to think about. It may be tricky but I think having
> individual columns might be the best way to go forward.
>
> The other difficulty, however, is in the fact that wrapping may be turned
> on. I can not think of a good way to get text wrapping to work in the table
> so that the line numbers continue to align with the beginning of their
> respective line. It might be possible to simply declare that unselectable
> areas only work for non-wrapping text, but that would mean 2 completely
> separate output methods. I would like to avoid that if possible.
>

Also, I'd like to optionally make the fold text and diff filler uncopyable. But only if the chosen method readily supports it. The main problem is line numbers and fold column, I can live without fold text and diff filler.

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