Paginating in livecode using rich text

[wolfkillshepard]

Hey livecoders,

My application allows users to copy richtext and paste it in the app to later be built into a pdf. In the app I'm storing the rich text in a variable using clipboardData["rtf"] and later calling that variable and placing it into a scrolling field. Right now the way I paginate is pretty jury-rigged but I count the amount of characters in the field and if the amount is larger than the field can accommodate then I put what is left over into the next field, and so on and so on. My problem is that I've upgraded the app to support richtext so I can no longer use this method anymore (because of indentation, bullets, underscores, etc).

My question is if anyone knows a more effective way to paginate my pages using rich text.

Thanks for taking the time to read my post and try to help me out!