HOW DO I LOAD AND DISPLAY FORMATTED HTML IN TEXTAREA

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  • Richard
    #1

    HOW DO I LOAD AND DISPLAY FORMATTED HTML IN TEXTAREA

    I am filling a TEXTAREA with text and links from a database. I need to
    display the <a href....> code in the TEXTAREA as a clickable link with
    _blank targetting.

    I realise I could simply use a TD but a closed table design and
    limited space require me to scroll the data loaded from the database.

    I need to avoid LAYERS for the sake of cross browser compatability
    (some 3rd world users) so would really like to stick to the TEXTAREA.

    Is there a way to manipulate a TEXTAREA using JAVASCRIPT to reach the
    results I want??

    Thanks to anyone with constructive ideas.....:-)
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    • kaeli
      #2
      Re: HOW DO I LOAD AND DISPLAY FORMATTED HTML IN TEXTAREA

      In article <be39f0a3.03101 50444.df683e6@p osting.google.c om>,
      richardtinkler@ yahoo.com enlightened us with...[color=blue]
      > I am filling a TEXTAREA with text and links from a database. I need to
      > display the <a href....> code in the TEXTAREA as a clickable link with
      > _blank targetting.
      >[/color]

      As far as I know, that isn't possible.

      Any reason an IFRAME won't do as you require?


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        • Lasse Reichstein Nielsen
          #3
          Re: HOW DO I LOAD AND DISPLAY FORMATTED HTML IN TEXTAREA

          richardtinkler@ yahoo.com (Richard) writes:
          [color=blue]
          > I am filling a TEXTAREA with text and links from a database. I need to
          > display the <a href....> code in the TEXTAREA as a clickable link with
          > _blank targetting.[/color]

          Don't use a textarea then. Textareas contain only unformatted text.
          [color=blue]
          > I realise I could simply use a TD but a closed table design and
          > limited space require me to scroll the data loaded from the database.[/color]

          The put a scrollbar on your td.
          <td style="height:4 00px;overflow:a uto;">Big Bad Content</td>
          [color=blue]
          > I need to avoid LAYERS for the sake of cross browser compatability
          > (some 3rd world users)[/color]

          The word "layer" has so many meanings in HTML that it should be avoided.
          I would have assumed that you meant the Netscape 4 tag <layer>, but then
          3rd world users would be *more* likely to support it, so you must mean
          something else.

          That blows away the overflow:auto idea though, since that requres a
          moder browser.
          [color=blue]
          > so would really like to stick to the TEXTAREA.[/color]

          All you want from the textarea is the scrolling. If you want formatted
          content, you must use something else and make it scroll.
          [color=blue]
          > Is there a way to manipulate a TEXTAREA using JAVASCRIPT to reach the
          > results I want??[/color]

          No.

          If you want to support as different browsers as Netscape 4 and
          Netscape 7 (two completely unrelated browsers) and IE, you will
          probably have to go for a combination of solutions. Use a <layer> (or
          a positioned div) for Netscape 4, and use modern techniques for modern
          browsers, and then use Javascript to make sure only one solution is
          in effect at a time.

          /L
          --
          Lasse Reichstein Nielsen - lrn@hotpop.com
          Art D'HTML: <URL:http://www.infimum.dk/HTML/randomArtSplit. html>
          'Faith without judgement merely degrades the spirit divine.'

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            • Drew McLellan
              #4
              Re: HOW DO I LOAD AND DISPLAY FORMATTED HTML IN TEXTAREA

              Richard wrote:
              [color=blue]
              > I realise I could simply use a TD but a closed table design and
              > limited space require me to scroll the data loaded from the database.
              >
              > I need to avoid LAYERS for the sake of cross browser compatability
              > (some 3rd world users)[/color]

              It would appear that your page design does not fit your functional
              requirements. The only satisfactory solution is going to be to address
              the page design, imho.


              drew mclellan

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                • Markus Ernst
                  #5
                  Re: HOW DO I LOAD AND DISPLAY FORMATTED HTML IN TEXTAREA

                  "Richard" <richardtinkler @yahoo.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
                  news:be39f0a3.0 310150444.df683 e6@posting.goog le.com...[color=blue]
                  > I am filling a TEXTAREA with text and links from a database. I need to
                  > display the <a href....> code in the TEXTAREA as a clickable link with
                  > _blank targetting.
                  >
                  > I realise I could simply use a TD but a closed table design and
                  > limited space require me to scroll the data loaded from the database.
                  >
                  > I need to avoid LAYERS for the sake of cross browser compatability
                  > (some 3rd world users) so would really like to stick to the TEXTAREA.
                  >
                  > Is there a way to manipulate a TEXTAREA using JAVASCRIPT to reach the
                  > results I want??
                  >
                  > Thanks to anyone with constructive ideas.....:-)[/color]

                  I think you will have to use a frameset for what you want to do.

                  --
                  Markus


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                    • Richard
                      #6
                      Re: HOW DO I LOAD AND DISPLAY FORMATTED HTML IN TEXTAREA

                      Thanks everybody for your help.....It looks as though I'll have to use
                      a combination of solutions to satisfy the ancient browser problem.

                      All the best, R

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