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Re: HTML inside a CANVAS

Newsgroups comp.lang.javascript
Date 2016-07-25 11:49 -0700
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Subject Re: HTML inside a CANVAS
From "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com>

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On Monday, July 25, 2016 at 1:22:39 PM UTC-5, bit-n...@hotmail.com wrote:
> I know next to nothing about CANVAS, but - say, if I want a form *inside* it, with text boxes and a submit button like normal..... - is that possible? How?
> 
> 
> Thanks.

Implement it yourself, from pixels upwards [1].

In other words, unless you are actively trying to create your own rendering engine and if you're asking such a question, you're probably approaching problem wrong.

Why not simply use HTML and/or SVG?

[1] This would be a very ambitious project to pursue. I've considered it myself on more than one occasion, but is terribly involved. Some people have made some progress in this direction. For example: <http://www.zebkit.com/>

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HTML inside a CANVAS bit-naughty@hotmail.com - 2016-07-25 11:22 -0700
  Re: HTML inside a CANVAS "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2016-07-25 11:49 -0700
    Re: HTML inside a CANVAS bit-naughty@hotmail.com - 2016-07-26 10:56 -0700
      Re: HTML inside a CANVAS "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2016-07-26 16:26 -0700
        Re: HTML inside a CANVAS bit-naughty@hotmail.com - 2016-07-28 07:22 -0700
          Re: HTML inside a CANVAS "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2016-07-28 07:54 -0700
            Re: HTML inside a CANVAS bit-naughty@hotmail.com - 2016-07-31 12:19 -0700
              Re: HTML inside a CANVAS "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2016-08-01 12:16 +0200
                Re: HTML inside a CANVAS Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-08-01 14:51 +0200
  Re: HTML inside a CANVAS bit-naughty@hotmail.com - 2016-07-26 10:57 -0700
    Re: HTML inside a CANVAS "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2016-07-27 00:21 +0200
    Re: HTML inside a CANVAS "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2016-07-26 16:12 -0700
      Re: HTML inside a CANVAS bit-naughty@hotmail.com - 2016-07-28 07:22 -0700

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