The formatted mouseline?

[Mark Schonewille]

Mark,

I uploaded a demo to RevOnline. User name Mark, category 
General. The name of the stack is Reading Guide Strip.

Best,

Mark


Mark Swindell wrote:
> I'm looking for the location of the formatted line, or its coordinates 
> relative the field, so that I can place a graphic (an underline or 
> somesuch) under the text of that formatted line.  This has to be derived 
> from the mouse position relative to the formatted line position as this 
> graphic will move based on where the mouse is.
> 
> Imagine a younger child reading a book with a strip of guide paper which 
> she slides down the page to help with focus.  That's the idea.
> 
> The mouseline would give the information needed, except that the text 
> wraps, thus the need for the formatted mouse line.  Tracking the 
> mouseloc would work, except the user has to be able to click on 
> hypertext in the lines and move the mouse horizontally without it 
> graphic underline following it and wiggling around.  Does this make sense?
> 
> The field becomes scrolling only when its formatted contents exceed its 
> height, which is rarely.
> 
> Thanks for your interest,
> Mark

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