can i highlight any text using Javascript other than the textarea and input text element?
<p>using Javascript, it is easy to programatically select the text inside a textarea or input text element.  How about for</p>

<pre><code>&lt;span&gt;The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog&lt;/span&gt;
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<p>is it possible to use JavaScript to select the words "quick brown fox"?  Or select the whole sentence?</p>
