Make a ContentEditable div read-only?

Question

So I want the features of a contenteditable div (text selection via keyboard being the main one), but I don\'t want to allow the user to edit the text - I presumed a r

Answer 1

To make all controls within a div locked or unlocked, try this :

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lockDiv = function(lockIt){
    if(lockIt){    
        $('#lockableDiv :input').attr('readonly', true);
    }else{
        $('#lockableDiv :input').removeAttr('readonly');
    }
}