[development] rich text editor

[Stefan Nagtegaal]

We work with jQuery, so what is better than to cooperate with the guy  
who did this proof of concept with the use of jQuery?
http://batiste.dosimple.ch/blog/posts/2007-09-11-1/rich-text-editor-jquery.html


Stefan

Op 7 feb 2008, om 13:39 heeft Omar Abdel-Wahab het volgende geschreven:

> +1 for RTE support in core.
> I think Gabor is absolutely right, none will make use of this if it's
> not in the core.
>
> I disagree with the fact that input elements are too complex in terms
> of settings. I also think it would do no harm declaring a jQuery
> settings object as opposed to writing special tags in input element
> HTML code.
>
> Few other concerns: RTEs need to be bidi aware (RTL and LTR).
>
> On Feb 7, 2008 2:28 PM, Chris Johnson <cxjohnson at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I think Shai Gluskin makes some excellent points below.  The problem
>> is not just finding the write RTE for a site's users, but configuring
>> it along with input filters and formats to make the whole thing work
>> in an easy and expected way.  To the extent that we can unify and
>> clarify the variety of configuration settings to achieve better ease
>> of use is perhaps where core can help.
>>
>>
>> On Feb 5, 2008 7:37 PM, Shai Gluskin <shai at content2zero.com> wrote:
>>> The hardest part for me is sorting out the relationships between the
>>> following three components:
>>>
>>>
>>> The RTE
>>> Input Filters
>>> Input Formats
>>
>>> Each of these components have their own, sometimes quite
>>> complex, settings. The success can depend on the precise selection  
>>> of
>>> settings. And even then, the successful implementation can be  
>>> broken by
>>> adding further functionality or changing seemingly unrelated  
>>> settings.
>>>
>>> In the realm of RTE, Drupal's power and flexibility lead to  
>>> nightmarish
>>> results.
>>>
>>> How about a dedicated input format, built into core, called  
>>> DrupalRTE? The
>>> hard code would decide, which, if any, input filters would be  
>>> supported in
>>> this input format. The Wysyiwyg interface would be totally tied to  
>>> the
>>> selection of the DrupalRTE input format. Example: If I'm in node/ 
>>> add/story
>>> and I change the input format from DrupalRTE to Filtered HTML, the  
>>> Wysiwyg
>>> will go away.
>>>
>>> I think by closely wrapping the RTE into an Input Format which  
>>> does not
>>> allow the user to select which input filters its supports -- we'd be
>>> significantly lowering the number of variables that contribute to  
>>> really
>>> fussy RTE implementations.
>>>
>>> Shai Gluskin
>>> content2zero
>>>
>>