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Re: getSelection - method of document or window?

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From Dr J R Stockton <reply1128@merlyn.demon.co.uk>
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Subject Re: getSelection - method of document or window?
Date Sat, 16 Jul 2011 18:53:25 +0100
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In comp.lang.javascript message <b108c664-9f71-4519-98c9-216429f42a73@m3
g2000pre.googlegroups.com>, Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:22:21, RobG
<rgqld@iinet.net.au> posted:

>A general method for getting the selected text in a document (other
>than inside input and textarea elements) is:

If you should later wish to extend to using textarea, recall that there
is at least one version of at least one browser in which it was
necessary for "readonly" to be not set at the exact moment of executing
the test grab.   Web  <http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/js-props.htm> E&OE.

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getSelection - method of document or window? RobG <rgqld@iinet.net.au> - 2011-07-14 21:22 -0700
  Re: getSelection - method of document or window? RobG <rgqld@iinet.net.au> - 2011-07-14 22:41 -0700
  Re: getSelection - method of document or window? Dr J R Stockton <reply1128@merlyn.demon.co.uk> - 2011-07-16 18:53 +0100

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