Show hidden characters like MS Word in web text box

[richiwatts]

Hi
Does anyone know if it is possible to show Spaces, Nonbreaking spaces, carrage returns using either CSS or javascript in editable text boxes on a web page?

Doesn't have to be exactly the same but like MS Word does. We just need to see if it is a space, tab or return

some?fonts,?such?as?¶

 

[feherke]

Hi

Not possible with the native HTML [tt]form[/tt] elements.

TinyMCE has a Show/Hide Visual Control Characters button marked with the same paragraph sign ( ¶ ) character as in Word, but it does nothing in the latest FireFox, Chrome and Opera on Linux. Anyway, see the TinyMCE demo, maybe you have more luck.


Feherke.

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