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Selectable non-edittable text?

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Old 01-10-2006   #1 (permalink)
RyanLeeSchneider
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Selectable non-edittable text?


What control should I use to contain selectaable, copyable but read only text?

Basically I have a couple lines of databound text that I want the user to
be able to select and copy, but not edit, e.g.:

Username: Ryan
Member Of: Developers

I've tried <TextFlow> with <Section> and <TextBlock>, and can display it
properly but can't find a way to make the text selectable.

Do I have to use a read-only <TextEdit>? I'd like to use Rich tesxt if at
all possible.
Old 01-10-2006   #2 (permalink)
Drew Marsh
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Re: Selectable non-edittable text?

RyanLeeSchneider wrote:

> What control should I use to contain selectaable, copyable but read
> only text?
>
> Basically I have a couple lines of databound text that I want the
> user to be able to select and copy, but not edit, e.g.:
>
> Username: Ryan
> Member Of: Developers
> I've tried <TextFlow> with <Section> and <TextBlock>, and can display
> it properly but can't find a way to make the text selectable.
>
> Do I have to use a read-only <TextEdit>? I'd like to use Rich tesxt
> if at all possible.


Did you try a TextBox with IsReadOnly="true"?

HTH,
Drew

___________________________________
Drew Marsh
Chief Software Architect
Mimeo.com, Inc. - http://www.mimeo.com
Weblog - http://blog.hackedbrain.com/


Old 01-10-2006   #3 (permalink)
RyanLeeSchneider
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Re: Selectable non-edittable text?


Sorry, I meant <TextBox> not <TextEdit>. Like I said, it can't render rich
text so it a far less than deal choice.

"Drew Marsh" wrote:

> RyanLeeSchneider wrote:
>
> > What control should I use to contain selectaable, copyable but read
> > only text?
> >
> > Basically I have a couple lines of databound text that I want the
> > user to be able to select and copy, but not edit, e.g.:
> >
> > Username: Ryan
> > Member Of: Developers
> > I've tried <TextFlow> with <Section> and <TextBlock>, and can display
> > it properly but can't find a way to make the text selectable.
> >
> > Do I have to use a read-only <TextEdit>? I'd like to use Rich tesxt
> > if at all possible.

>
> Did you try a TextBox with IsReadOnly="true"?
>
> HTH,
> Drew
>
> ___________________________________
> Drew Marsh
> Chief Software Architect
> Mimeo.com, Inc. - http://www.mimeo.com
> Weblog - http://blog.hackedbrain.com/
>
>
>

Old 01-11-2006   #4 (permalink)
Dennis Cheng [MSFT]
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Re: Selectable non-edittable text?

Have you tried RichTextBox?


"RyanLeeSchneider" <RyanLeeSchneider@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:65880132-C37B-4B41-9683-80A92AAB4561@microsoft.com...
>
> Sorry, I meant <TextBox> not <TextEdit>. Like I said, it can't render
> rich
> text so it a far less than deal choice.
>
> "Drew Marsh" wrote:
>
>> RyanLeeSchneider wrote:
>>
>> > What control should I use to contain selectaable, copyable but read
>> > only text?
>> >
>> > Basically I have a couple lines of databound text that I want the
>> > user to be able to select and copy, but not edit, e.g.:
>> >
>> > Username: Ryan
>> > Member Of: Developers
>> > I've tried <TextFlow> with <Section> and <TextBlock>, and can display
>> > it properly but can't find a way to make the text selectable.
>> >
>> > Do I have to use a read-only <TextEdit>? I'd like to use Rich tesxt
>> > if at all possible.

>>
>> Did you try a TextBox with IsReadOnly="true"?
>>
>> HTH,
>> Drew
>>
>> ___________________________________
>> Drew Marsh
>> Chief Software Architect
>> Mimeo.com, Inc. - http://www.mimeo.com
>> Weblog - http://blog.hackedbrain.com/
>>
>>
>>



Old 01-11-2006   #5 (permalink)
RyanLeeSchneider
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Re: Selectable non-edittable text?


No, but that's exactly what I was looking for, can't believe I missed that.

Thanks,

Ryan

"Dennis Cheng [MSFT]" wrote:

> Have you tried RichTextBox?
>
>
> "RyanLeeSchneider" <RyanLeeSchneider@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:65880132-C37B-4B41-9683-80A92AAB4561@microsoft.com...
> >
> > Sorry, I meant <TextBox> not <TextEdit>. Like I said, it can't render
> > rich
> > text so it a far less than deal choice.
> >
> > "Drew Marsh" wrote:
> >
> >> RyanLeeSchneider wrote:
> >>
> >> > What control should I use to contain selectaable, copyable but read
> >> > only text?
> >> >
> >> > Basically I have a couple lines of databound text that I want the
> >> > user to be able to select and copy, but not edit, e.g.:
> >> >
> >> > Username: Ryan
> >> > Member Of: Developers
> >> > I've tried <TextFlow> with <Section> and <TextBlock>, and can display
> >> > it properly but can't find a way to make the text selectable.
> >> >
> >> > Do I have to use a read-only <TextEdit>? I'd like to use Rich tesxt
> >> > if at all possible.
> >>
> >> Did you try a TextBox with IsReadOnly="true"?
> >>
> >> HTH,
> >> Drew
> >>
> >> ___________________________________
> >> Drew Marsh
> >> Chief Software Architect
> >> Mimeo.com, Inc. - http://www.mimeo.com
> >> Weblog - http://blog.hackedbrain.com/
> >>
> >>
> >>

>
>
>

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