Code Snippets?

[jenellea1]

Similar question regarding XML code snippets in RH5 HTML Help topics: cutting and pasting from compiled help (or from source files) into any text editor....sometimes in the <codesample>, RH has (without rhyme or reason) added kadov "stuff" for some of the &nbsp (but not others). I think these "ghosts" cause havoc when cutting and pasting snippets from compiled help (it's worse if I do it from the raw topic)--the only thing I can figure is that kadov characters don't display, but they do cause problems with any text editor (Notepad, Wordpad, UltraEdit).

Does anyone have a solution for making code samples copy friendly? Is there a script that I can include so readers can click a button/hyperlink to copy/save code sample without any artifacts? The solution has to work on multiple browsers.

[Peter Grainge]

Insert a text box and put the code in that.

See this article on my site and note how I use a text box for this purpose. The ability for the user to click inside the text box and have the code highlighted needs a small tweak to the code. User View Source when viewing my article and you will see the bit of code you need to add. Come back if stuck.

http://www.grainge.org/pages/authoring/twisty/twisty.htm

[Peter Grainge]

You need to add this to the code RH creates.

onFocus="select()"