[whatwg] Request for implementer feedback: multiple Ranges per Selection
Glenn Maynard
glenn at zewt.org
Fri Jan 28 14:40:41 PST 2011
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 10:59 AM, Aryeh Gregor
<Simetrical+w3c at gmail.com<Simetrical%2Bw3c at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 1) Are there real-world use-cases for multiple Ranges per Selection,
> or was it just an attempt to be as general as possible?
>
> 2) Have WebKit or Opera run into any websites that depend on being
> able to use multiple Ranges per Selection?
>
For what it's worth, the only thing I've noticed this used for is hijacking
copy events and adding ads to copied text (by appending a hidden div to the
selection), which is infuriating. Unfortunately, methods of doing this
without ranges do exist; this just makes it easier...
--
Glenn Maynard
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