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A formattedtextcontrol is a window control that contains formatted text and is not bound to a database node. (See also formattedtextfield)
The formatted text is always displayed in a multi-line format.
Shortcut Keys Supported
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CTRL+1 - Change paragraph containing cursor into normal text block
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CTRL+2 - Change paragraph containing cursor into header text block
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CTRL+3 - Change paragraph containing cursor into chat frame text block
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CTRL+4 - Change paragraph containing cursor into list block
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CTRL+5 - Change paragraph containing cursor into link list block
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CTRL+B - Bold selected text.
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CTRL+I - Italicize selected text.
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CTRL+U - Underline selected text.
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CTRL+A - Select all text
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CTRL+C - Copy selected text to the clipboard.
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CTRL+J - Join paragraph containing cursor with the following line.
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CTRL+V - Paste text on the clipboard into the control.
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CTRL+X - Copy selected text to the clipboard, and delete the selection.
Internal Representation
Internally, the formattedtextcontrol uses the following XML tags to represent formatting embedded within the text:
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p - Indicates paragraph using normal formatting.
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h - Indicates a paragraph using header formatting.
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frame - Indicates a paragraph using chat frame formatting.
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frameid - Used within the frame tag, immediately following the frame open tag. Indicates the speaker for chat text.
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list - Indicates a list.
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li - Used within the list tag. Supports a numerical indent attribute. Indicates an entry in the list, and contains the text to display for this list item.
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linklist - Indicates a list of shortcut links. (similar to windowreferencecontrols)
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link - Used within the linklist tag. Supports a numerical indent attribute. Indicates an entry in the link text, and contains the text to display next to the link.
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b - Used within p, li or link tags. Indicates that the text within the tags should be bold.
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i - Used within p, li or link tags. Indicates that the text within the tags should be italicized.
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u - Used within p, li or link tags. Indicates that the text within the tags should be underlined.
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table - Indicates a table. Tables can not be created or edited, only accessed via modules created outside of FG.
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tr - Used within the table tag. Indicates a table row.
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td - Used within the tr tag. Supports a colspan attribute, similar to HTML formatting. Indicates a table cell, and the text to display within the cell.
Definition
<formattedtextcontrol name="..."
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<font
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The names of the fonts to use when displaying the formatted text |
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<normal
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...
</normal>
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The font to use for normal text. |
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<bold
>
...
</bold>
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The font to use for bolded text. |
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<italic
>
...
</italic>
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The font to use for italicized text. |
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<bolditalic
>
...
</bolditalic>
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The font to use for bolded, italicized text. |
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<title
>
...
</title>
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The font to use for header text. |
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</font>
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<linkicon
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The names of the icons to use when displaying links. |
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<link
>
...
</link>
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The icon to use when link data exists. |
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<emptylink
>
...
</emptylink>
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The icon to use when link data does not exist. |
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</linkicon>
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<footer
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...
</footer>
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The name of the icon to display beneath the formatted text. |
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<selectioncolor
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...
</selectioncolor>
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The color to use for text selection, in the form '#aarrggbb' |
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<empty
>
...
</empty>
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The text to display when the underlying formattedtext value is empty. |
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</formattedtextcontrol>
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