Copy Text - Non Editable Fields & Shockwave

 

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This behavior, when placed on a NON-EDITABLE filed will allow the user to select and copy the text to the clipboard. This also works in Shockwave.

--Copyright 1999 Chuck Neal --chuck@mediamacros.com --If you find this code helpful, send me an e-mail and let me know. :-) property spriteNum, startChar, endChar global currentField on mouseDown me   sendAllSprites(#clearSelection)   cursor 1   currentField = spriteNum   startChar = the mouseChar   endChar = the mouseChar   (the actorList).add(me) end on stepFrame me   if endChar <> the mouseChar then     endchar = the mouseChar     if endChar > startChar then       sprite(spriteNum).member.char[startChar..endChar].hilite()     else if endChar < startChar then       sprite(spriteNum).member.char[endChar..startChar].hilite()     else       theLines = sprite(spriteNum).member.line.count       sprite(spriteNum).member.line[theLines + 1].hilite()     end if   end if end on mouseUp me   cursor -1   if endChar > startChar then     sprite(spriteNum).member.char[startChar..endChar].hilite()   else if endChar < startChar then     sprite(spriteNum).member.char[endChar..startChar].hilite()   else     theLines = sprite(spriteNum).member.line.count     sprite(spriteNum).member.line[theLines + 1].hilite()   end if   if (the actorList).getOne(me) <> 0 then     (the actorList).deleteOne(me)   end if end on mouseUpOutside me   cursor -1   if endChar > startChar then     sprite(spriteNum).member.char[startChar..endChar].hilite()   else if endChar < startChar then     sprite(spriteNum).member.char[endChar..startChar].hilite()   else     theLines = sprite(spriteNum).member.line.count     sprite(spriteNum).member.line[theLines + 1].hilite()   end if   if (the actorList).getOne(me) <> 0 then     (the actorList).deleteOne(me)   end if end on copySelected me   if startChar < endChar then     theSelection = sprite(spriteNum).member.char[startChar..endChar]   else     theSelection = sprite(spriteNum).member.char[endChar..startChar]   end if   --create temp member   tempMember = new(#field)   tempmember.text = theSelection & " "   copyToClipboard tempMember   erase tempMember end on clearSelection me   theLines = sprite(spriteNum).member.line.count   sprite(spriteNum).member.line[theLines + 1].hilite() end on endSprite me   if (the actorList).getOne(me) <> 0 then     (the actorList).deleteOne(me)   end if end on getBehaviorDescription me   describe = "This behavior alows non-editable field members to copy text to the clipboard. This is not a variable, it actually writes to the Mac/Windows clipboard so the data is available to other fields as well as other programs." & return   describe = describe & "Note- this will only work with field members, not text members. Also note that using command/Ctrl + C in authoring mode will not work, as Director will intercept these events."   describe = describe & return & "Call the copy function using... sendSprite(x, #copySelected)"   return describe end