Table Guides in Layers?

[holmescreek]

I was wondering if someone knows how to turn on table guides in a DHTML layer?

[jofa]

table guides = ?

[holmescreek]

Yeah, I've developed a WYSIWYG editor that uses a DHTML layer for editing the content.

I'd like to be able to display guides for the tables that are inserted, not the borders themselves. I've seen other WYSIWYG editors do this.

Attached is a snapshot from one of these editors with the guides toggled on.

[jofa]

So, this is not what you want?

function toggle(objTable)
{
(objTable.getAttribute("border") == "0") ? objTable.setAttribute("border", "1") : objTable.setAttribute("border", "0");
}

[jofa]

Maybe you could create layers with the same positions and sizes as the table cells and make them visible/hidden?

[MarcusJT]

I suspect that you're using the MSHTML IE5+ DHTMLEdit control - if so, then do this (where EditLayer is the name of your WYSIWYG control):

function ToggleShowBorders()
{
	EditLayer.ShowBorders = !EditLayer.ShowBorders;
}

[jofa]

Originally posted by M@rco
...the MSHTML IE5+ DHTMLEdit control

Looks interesting - more info?

[holmescreek]

Originally posted by M@rco
I suspect that you're using the MSHTML IE5+ DHTMLEdit control - if so, then do this (where EditLayer is the name of your WYSIWYG control):

function ToggleShowBorders()
{
	EditLayer.ShowBorders = !EditLayer.ShowBorders;
}

I'll give it a try!

[MarcusJT]

Here you go Jofa! (and others?)

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