gistfile1.js

      e.preventDefault();
      
      var doc = e.delegateTarget;
      
      var selection = window.getSelection();
      
      if (!selection.rangeCount) return;
      
      var range = selection.getRangeAt(0);
      var content = $(range.cloneContents()).text();

      if (!content.length) return;

      var precursor = document.createRange();
      precursor.setStart(doc, 0);
      precursor.setEnd(range.startContainer, range.startOffset);
      var preContent = $(precursor.cloneContents()).text();

      selection.removeAllRanges();
      var start = preContent.length;
      var end = start + content.length;

      var highlight = {
          'id' : new Date().getTime(),
          'start': start,
          'end': end,
          'content': content,
          dateCreated: moment(new Date()).format(Highlight.dateFormat),
          color: this.getHighlightColor(),
          user_id: this.getCurrentUser().id
      };
      
      doc.innerHTML = Bitmarq.Highlighter.AddElemHighlight(doc, highlight, {
        className: this.selectedClass,
        style : {
          "background-color": "#" + this.getHighlightColor()
        },
        data: {
          cid: 'c12'
        }
      });

      var selectedEl = this.$('.' + this.selectedClass);
      var highlight = new Highlight(highlight);
      
      // create the context action menu view
      selectedEl.append(this.contextActionMenuTemplate());
      this.createContextActionMenu(selectedEl, highlight);
      
      // decorates the selected text
      this.currentHighlight.trigger("change:color");
      this.model.get('highlights').create(this.currentHighlight);
      
      // add the current document to the history
      Dispatch.trigger('addCurrentDocumentToHistory');

      return false;