HTMLtext and selectedChunk

[jbv at souslelogo.com]

Hi list,

I have a field with a HTMLtext as follows :
   <p>abc <i>def</i> xyz</p>

the content of the field displays like that :
   abc def xyz
with "def" in italic.

Now I select "def" ; the selectedChunk returns
   char 5 to 7 of field x

Question : how can I know for certain that the
selection is in italic ?

I tried : char 5 to 7 of the HTMLtext of field x
but it returns : "bc "

Thank you in advance.
jbv