I need to implement a significant set of custom functionality on top of a Wysiwyg editor. The basic concept is to allow the user to select text and then press a button to define that text as a "pull quote" which is then stored and can be used for special display purposes. I will maintain a list of icons on the side, one for each defined pull quote, and clicking on one will highlight that pull quote within the textarea. There are many other details, but I think that's the basic relevant idea and you can imagine what other details may be involved, such as making sure pull quotes don't overlap etc. :)
I am trying now to determine which Wysiwyg editor to begin with, on top of which I will add the custom features.
I was thinking of using Wysiwyg API ( http://drupal.org/project/wysiwyg ) with jWYSIWYG because I would ideally like to use jQuery, but the requirements for the Wysiwyg for this project are:
* Bold * Italic * Underline * Bulleted List * Indent
I haven't run a test yet, but it seems jWYSIWYG may not have indent.
Can anyone who knows a bit more about Wysiyg editors than me provide any suggestions? Is Wysiwyg API the way to go or perhaps another Wysiyg tool like FCKeditor directly in Drupal without Wysiwyg API?
Thank you.
Hershel,
I use FCKEditor for all my Drupal sites and it does not need any other Module besides the FCKEditor and the FCK application that you must download from FCK to plug into the editor. I am not sure what you mean by Pull Quotes but FCK does let you define custom styles and buttons so I am sure it can do everything you need.
Hope all is well.
Thanks, Steve
Steve Kessler Denver DataMan 303-587-4428
-----Original Message----- From: Hershel Robinson [mailto:hershelsr@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 1:16 PM To: support@drupal.org Subject: [support] Question Regarding Wysiwyg Usage
I need to implement a significant set of custom functionality on top of a Wysiwyg editor. The basic concept is to allow the user to select text and then press a button to define that text as a "pull quote" which is then stored and can be used for special display purposes. I will maintain a list of icons on the side, one for each defined pull quote, and clicking on one will highlight that pull quote within the textarea. There are many other details, but I think that's the basic relevant idea and you can imagine what other details may be involved, such as making sure pull quotes don't overlap etc. :)
I am trying now to determine which Wysiwyg editor to begin with, on top of which I will add the custom features.
I was thinking of using Wysiwyg API ( http://drupal.org/project/wysiwyg ) with jWYSIWYG because I would ideally like to use jQuery, but the requirements for the Wysiwyg for this project are:
* Bold * Italic * Underline * Bulleted List * Indent
I haven't run a test yet, but it seems jWYSIWYG may not have indent.
Can anyone who knows a bit more about Wysiyg editors than me provide any suggestions? Is Wysiwyg API the way to go or perhaps another Wysiyg tool like FCKeditor directly in Drupal without Wysiwyg API?
Thank you.
I use FCKEditor for all my Drupal sites and it does not need any other Module besides the FCKEditor and the FCK application that you must download from FCK to plug into the editor. I am not sure what you mean by Pull Quotes but FCK does let you define custom styles and buttons so I am sure it can do everything you need.
Thanks.
Hershel