jnull Posted January 22, 2008 Posted January 22, 2008 Hi ... anyone have suggestions for a rich text editor that can be embedded into a form so that folks can type in information that is then saved to a MySQL dB? Something similar to a Wordpress blog when creating a post would be wonderful? Quote
TCH-Bruce Posted January 22, 2008 Posted January 22, 2008 Check out FCKEditor. And there's TinyMCE. Quote
jnull Posted January 22, 2008 Author Posted January 22, 2008 Thank you for the fast reply... I'll check them out! Quote
pagoda Posted January 23, 2008 Posted January 23, 2008 Greetings, Hi ... anyone have suggestions for a rich text editor that can be embedded into a form so that folks can type in information that is then saved to a MySQL dB? Something similar to a Wordpress blog when creating a post would be wonderful? FCKEditor and TinyMCE are both great. I use them both depending on the feature-set I wish to have available. I also use an RTE called Cross-Browser Rich Text Editor (CBRTE). CBRTE is great for some of my clients where I do not want/need a full CMS (like Joomla) but that I wish to allow client edits to certain web pages on the site. CBRTE is also great for clients that do not wish to pay me for a full CMS but who do wish to maintain content on their websites. CBRTE uses the designMode functionality of your browser(s). One of the nice things about CBRTE is the ease of use with normal HTML/XHTML documents, ASP, PHP, ASP.NET, ColdFusion and JSP. I also love the fact that one can bypass the editor if one wishes and simply use HTML for more control over the input - this makes it pretty flexible. Multiple instances of CBRTE can also be embedded in the same web page. CBRTE has been used by some big names like MySpace, IBM, Neopets and other, so is well tested, robust and easy to use being as it is aimed at the lowest common denominator (non-programming savvy users). CBRTE is licensed using Creative Commons (of May 2006). The free version of CBRTE ships with compressed JavaScript. CBRTE is very configurable as is, using parameters set when the instance of CBRTE is created upon page load. If you are a developer (as I am) and wish to be able to edit the uncompressed JavaScript for maximal flexibility (beyond the parameters used when embedding CBRTE into a web page) then you can purchase a Source Code license for $50 (includes lifetime free upgrades). I generally do not like to pay for such software - but in this case it was definitely money well spent for my purposes as a designer. The main web page, including FAQs, demos, etc. for CBRTE is: http://www.kevinroth.com/rte/ And a great matrix showing browser compatibility and available features per browser is at: http://www.kevinroth.com/rte/feature_matrix.asp I highly recommend that you first try using CBRTE to see if it fits your needs prior to purchasing a developer license. That said, I have been very happy with this cost-effective, feature-rich intermediary between a client's site content and their existing knowledge of editors - some folks eye's glaze over when you discuss HTML/XHTML/ASP/PHP, etc. (mine certainly did when I started) but people are very comfortable with an editor that looks like they expect with pull down menus, bold/italic, etc. buttons and more. Also, as a designer this solution is nice since it costs very little in terms of time to pop into a web page and to maintain (I've found that FCKEditor, while more feature-rich than most other RTEs is a bit more complex to implement on a site... IMHO). Hope this is useful, Patrick Quote
jnull Posted January 23, 2008 Author Posted January 23, 2008 Just an update ... after snooping at the various options I selected tiny_mce to test drive. I now have an application in place using tiny_mce and am very pleased. Thank you for the leads! Quote
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