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| Subject | Re: How get windows FIND() to work? |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.computer, comp.lang.javascript, sci.electronics.design |
| References | <kv3WG.33452$RN.31186@fx13.iad> <mg6WG.247317$eN2.214699@fx47.iad> |
| From | Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> |
| Message-ID | <VAgWG.100527$Vp4.97068@fx44.iad> (permalink) |
| Date | 2020-08-04 10:06 -0700 |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
Clifford Heath wrote: > On 4/8/20 12:13 pm, Robert Baer wrote: >> Environment: Win7.1 Firefox 78 >> >> Sample line used: >> <a href="downhole-measurements.html?find=able">Downhole Measurements</a> >> >> At least execution transfers from the calling HTML to the desired >> destination HTML. >> >> BUT. the keyword does NOT get underlined or highlighted in any way. >> It would be particularly nice if all the keywords got highlighted >> and the first keyword was presented on the screen (think loong >> document and keyword was in middle). > > You won't get highlighting without adding Javascript. > > I suggest you use a fragment identifier: > > <a href="downhole-measurements.html#able">Downhole Measurements</a> > > because that gets passed to the browser, which will scroll to the > matching <a name="able"> tag. The fragment string is also available to > Javascript by using > > var fragment = location.hash; // Returns '#able' > > You could use that to highlight the appropriate text. > > Clifford Heath. Does not that require EVERY instance of "able" in every document to be tagged? Or at minimum, the first instance to be tagged? MUCH easier and saner to (somehow) get the browser FIND() to do its thing; even IE8 dew that. Thanks
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How get windows FIND() to work? Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2020-08-03 19:13 -0700
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2020-08-04 04:49 +0200
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2020-08-04 02:11 -0700
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2020-08-04 12:02 +0200
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2020-08-04 20:06 -0700
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2020-08-05 07:55 +0200
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2020-08-03 19:55 -0700
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2020-08-05 08:35 +0200
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2020-08-05 11:19 -0700
Highlighting text (was: How get windows FIND() to work?) Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2020-08-06 02:15 +0200
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2020-08-04 15:22 +1000
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2020-08-04 10:06 -0700
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2020-08-04 19:42 +0200
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2020-08-04 20:13 -0700
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2020-08-05 19:56 +1000
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2020-08-05 13:54 +0200
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2020-08-05 21:55 +1000
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2020-08-05 15:40 +0200
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2020-08-06 12:27 -0700
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2020-08-07 14:09 +0200
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2020-08-06 12:24 -0700
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2020-08-06 12:23 -0700
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2020-08-06 12:16 -0700
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2020-08-04 09:10 +0200
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2020-08-04 23:46 +0200
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2020-08-04 20:21 -0700
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2020-08-05 07:56 +0200
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2020-08-06 11:40 -0700
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2020-08-07 14:26 +0200
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2020-08-05 08:59 +0200
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2020-08-06 01:11 +0200
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2020-08-06 11:36 +1000
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2020-08-06 12:24 +0200
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2020-08-06 12:40 -0700
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2020-08-07 10:27 +0200
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2020-08-08 04:39 +0200
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2020-08-07 18:46 +1000
Highlighting text (was: How get windows FIND() to work?) Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2020-08-05 08:32 +0200
Re: Highlighting text (was: How get windows FIND() to work?) "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2020-08-05 21:59 -0700
Re: Highlighting text (was: How get windows FIND() to work?) Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2020-08-08 04:22 +0200
Re: Highlighting text Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2020-08-06 12:06 -0700
Re: How get windows FIND() to work? "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2020-08-06 12:40 -0700
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