FormatUsingInternalSelectionAPI Property

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Description

Enables or disables formatting using internal Selection API commands vs. Chromium Commands.

Property type

Read-write property

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Property FormatUsingInternalSelectionAPI As Boolean

Remarks

The internal Selection API is a proprietary interface for the providing additional editing and formatting functionality to WebKitX control when used as HTML5 Editor. The API was designed in order to offer better control over Undo / Redo functionality and for consolidating formatting of subsequent elements.

Formatting with Selection API is experimental.

Example

Example (Visual Basic)
Example (C#)

Private Sub WebKitX1_OnBrowserReady()
    
    On Error Resume Next
    
    ' Restore focus to WebKitX after a command is executed (form a menu or context menu)
    WebKitX1.ExecCommandSetFocus = True
    
    ' Enable mobileFX formatting vs. CEF3 formatting (Recommended)
    WebKitX1.FormatUsingInternalSelectionAPI = True
    
    ' Allow JavaScript download (sometimes scripts such as parallax mess with HTML5 styles)
    WebKitX1.DownloadScripts = False
    mnuDownloadScripts.Checked = False
    
    ' Initial HTML to show (optional)
    
    If LoadFile <> "" Then
        WebKitX1.Open LoadFile
        LoadFile = ""
    Else
        WebKitX1.HTML = "<html><body></body></html>"
    End If
    
    'WebKitX1.Open "file:///my_path/index.html"
    
End Sub

private void WebKitXCEF31_OnBrowserReady(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    WebKitXCEF31.ExecCommandSetFocus = true;
    WebKitXCEF31.FormatUsingInternalSelectionAPI = true;
    WebKitXCEF31.DownloadScripts = false;
    menuItemDownloadScript.Checked = false;
    if (LoadFile != "")
    {
        WebKitXCEF31.Open(LoadFile);
        LoadFile = "";
    }
    else
    {
        WebKitXCEF31.HTML = "<html><body></body></html>";
    }
}