Your Thoughts Please

[dgowland]

Not a typical "mail-merge" app more of a standard letter based on inputs.

 

I am working on the following:

 

Load existing docx into a preview panel.

 

Done this stripped xml and wrapped <p></p> around newlines (\n).

 

Highlight text in panel to create field

 

So I use the mouse to highlight text. on release a pop-up arrives and replaces the text with an input from the user for the field-name i.e {{Name}}. This is stored in a grid on another panel.

 

So far this is a standard "mail merge" markup facility.

 

Your thoughts 

 

Within the document there are paragraphs than can be one or the other. (Boolean Field) and (Drop down - Select).

 

All the markup is held in a mySQL database on completion.

 

Now that I have written the post I believe it becoming clearer in my mind. 

 

Any thoughts of doing it differently or is there something similar already.

 

[ignace]

This is doable with a simple textarea with Selection. Using a WYSIWYG may be easier as they may provide the necessary tools and a simple way to get the highlighted text.