Is there any way to track selection range in iframe's designMode?

Hi,

I've been experimenting with this for a while but didn't get anything working well — is there any way to track mouseups and selections in iframe's designMode, preferably in a cross-browser compatible mode?

From stackoverflow

• Here's a small snippet of code I found here, hope it helps:

  function setRange(rte) {
      //function to store range of current selection
      var oRTE;
      if (document.all) {
          oRTE = frames[rte];
          var selection = oRTE.document.selection;
          if (selection != null) rng = selection.createRange();
      } else {
          oRTE = document.getElementById(rte).contentWindow;
          var selection = oRTE.getSelection();
          rng = selection.getRangeAt(selection.rangeCount - 1).cloneRange();
      }
      return rng;
  }
  

  Seems like you can use the selection attribute on the document object, and then use the createRange() method. The if-else is probably for cross-browser support.

• Here's a great Introduction to Range from Quirksmode. A great overview for getting text selections safely cross-browser.