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Hello, I am producing a very long pub which will require the search function. That is ok, my question is how do I make the search to highlight the word when is found in the text.
Do I make any sense? I hope so.
Any help will be appreciated.
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Hi Koala,

On my website, under iZones / Opus features is a plexus publication that shows and example of highlight specific words if you click on them. This could easily be adapted to highlight specific words when found.

Mack

http://www.interaktiv.co.uk/izones/func ... ctions.htm

Mack, thank you for pointing to this example but:
1-How this is done?
2-How to incorporate this into a search, so when people click on the chapter or page containing the word the are searching for, this word or phrase will be highlited in the text on the respective page.

Back to square one...any more takers???
Any help will be appreciated.

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Koala,

Thinking out loud... (more imagination than experience)
If you skip the Launch Search and do it all in script, then it becomes "phases".

Create a function to do a OpenSearch()... and then related "firstkeyword" and "firstpage".... "next keyword" etc. [am uncertain here how much has to be indexed... but I think it's req'd].

Then once on a Page, either User would have to click a button for "Highlight", or you'd have to have set a flag somehow (that searching was active) and use that as a trigger for highlighting script/action.
1) this would be achieved as FindText(XXXXX) type functions. Pick-up the keyword parameter from above.
2) to point the FindText to a textobject, I guess you'd have to go through certain NextChild() gyrations on each particular page.
3) then get into SetSelection.... Set__selection__Style, and the ShadowColour to do the highlighting. Of course, you have to release or reset the styling when moving on to 'next'.

Whew!! I don't envy you.

Then there's the Blonde solution. Send them a Neon-Yellow highlighter pen with each download of the Pub.

Lar, after that explanation, I think I need a couple of beers!
I had this feeling this will not be easy task!
Thank you very much!
Any more takers with some other suggestions?
The best solutions wins a bottle of the most prestigious Australian Wine:
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Koala,
If you get in the neighborhood, I'll buy you those beers.

I know an Opus pub would be worth a million words, but that depth of scripting is not something I could hope to tackle. Good luck. Maybe you'll find an option check-box in Opus that will just turn that on.

>>>somebody please take Koala's wine prize!

Hi Koala,

The last page of the functions example contains a download link for the publication for anybody to explore as they wish.

If it was me, I'd probably store the search term in the variable and then run the find and highlight script as each page is shown.

Mack

Edit. I'm also pretty sure that there is a new script command called findword (or something similar that might be a better option for you. I'll have a look this afternoon.

Hi Koala,

Had a closer look at this and the solution isn't all that complicated.

I've attached an example. Enter your search term and browse through the following pages - the term will be highlighted on each page. It basically works like this.

Enter the search term and store this to a variable
load a page containing a text box
call highlight function on load.
read though the text box looking for the search term
check for whole word - can be removed!
if term is found, select word and use backgroundcolour to highlight.

Mack

Hi guys, I just login in and found out your replies. I'll test your suggestions tomorrow.
Family day today you know....PC FREE ZONE! my wife said!
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