Re: [Gzz] Encapsulating enfilade/string matching in CellTexter?

[Tuomas Lukka]

> That would 
> mean having VStreamCellTexter.setText() match the new string against the 
> old text instead of simply using one *new* text span.

At first, I thought that this would be a great idea...

>     text = cell.t()
>     text = callExternalEditor(text)
>     cell.setText(text)
> 
> Then, cell.t() would have to put in the image spans as special tags 
> (e.g., <<IMAGE:328o78234>> or what-you-like) into the returned string-- 
> that's an interface change.

But this solution is not acceptable.

Also, the problem with using setText() is that you don't really know
where the text came from; you should only use setText if you're setting
it from scratch.

        Tuomas