A fix for simple HTML display in Silverlight [HtmlTextBlock bug fix for Silverlight 2 RTW!]

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Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:07:45 GMT

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Silverlight Cream for November 12, 2008 -- #426

Community Blogs — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:16:05 GMT

In this issue: Silverlight Girl, Mehdi Slaoui Andaloussi, David Anson, Cheryl, Justin Angel, Kathy Kam

re: A fix for simple HTML display in Silverlight [HtmlTextBlock bug fix for Silverlight 2 RTW!]

davidjjon77 — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:42:16 GMT

Thank you very much for sharing this control David.

One of the serious issues with Silverlight is SEO. It seems to me that one way of effectively handling SEO is to have an invisible web site of html that only the search bots see - Silverlight could use a control like HtmlTextBlock to read and display appropriate portions of each invisible html page. Anyway, that's what I am implementing.

I would really support a production level version of HtmlTextBlock becoming a permanent part of the Silverlight Toolkit.

David Roh

JK@SilverlightAzure.com

hello, please help me!

kangta198588 — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:04:37 GMT

Thank you for your control,it's very good.I have a quesstion,can you turn the "htmltextblock" to a "htmltextbox"?

Because I need the text to be selected by the cursor.The "textblock" doesn't support it.

re: A fix for simple HTML display in Silverlight [HtmlTextBlock bug fix for Silverlight 2 RTW!]

Delay — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:36:13 GMT

kangta198588,

I'm afraid this transition would probably be quite a bit of work. That's not to say it's not possible to write a RichTextBox for Silverlight (search the web - others have done it!), but just to say that I don't see an easy path from my HtmlTextBlock sample to an HtmlTextBox.

Hope this helps!

re: A fix for simple HTML display in Silverlight [HtmlTextBlock bug fix for Silverlight 2 RTW!]

kangta198588 — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:21:56 GMT

Delay,

thank you for reply so quickly.I have already downloaded the RichTextBox,but it doesn't support to translate html.Actually,it's not necessary for me to change an HtmlTextBlock to an HtmlTextBox ,I just want to select the text by the cursor in an HtmlTextBlock.Can it be achieved ?

re: A fix for simple HTML display in Silverlight [HtmlTextBlock bug fix for Silverlight 2 RTW!]

Delay — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:53:42 GMT

kangta198588,

Not easily, I'm afraid...

re: A fix for simple HTML display in Silverlight [HtmlTextBlock bug fix for Silverlight 2 RTW!]

antonmaju — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:00:06 GMT

Hi Delay,

The source code link seems to be broken. Could you reupload the source code?

Thanks

re: A fix for simple HTML display in Silverlight [HtmlTextBlock bug fix for Silverlight 2 RTW!]

Delay — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:39:40 GMT

antonmaju,

Sorry for the trouble! My web site hoster seems to be having issues - I've contacted them now to report the problem and ask about a resolution. Please check back a few times over the next few days as I hope to have the issue resolved fairly quickly.

If it's urgent, please use the "Email" link at the upper-right of the page to contact me and I'll send you the files in email for now. :)

Thanks!

re: A fix for simple HTML display in Silverlight [HtmlTextBlock bug fix for Silverlight 2 RTW!]

jongalloway — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:46:02 GMT

What's the license for this code? MsPl? And... any thoughts about putting it up at CodePlex or MSDN Code Gallery?

re: A fix for simple HTML display in Silverlight [HtmlTextBlock bug fix for Silverlight 2 RTW!]

Delay — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:33:14 GMT

Jon,

Pretty much everything on my blog is Ms-PL (I've got a link to that effect in the sidebar, but I agree it's not super-obvious). In particular, HtmlTextBlock *is* Ms-PL and you're welcome to use it however you'd like! :)

re: A fix for simple HTML display in Silverlight [HtmlTextBlock bug fix for Silverlight 2 RTW!]

Delay — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:35:37 GMT

Jon,

I forgot to address the second part of your comment. :( Yes, I occasionally consider putting my stuff up on some public code site, but whenever I do, the overhead of that process just seems excessive for the benefit folks will get out of it. If you have particular opinions on the matter, I'd be happy to chat more - just contact me via the "Email" link in the sidebar.

Thanks for your help!