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Fri, 11/18/2005 - 12:52

ybf2u

Joined: 10/11/2005

Posts: 8

How to change Default Automatic Text Color

Excuse the multiple posting, but I wasn't sure which forum is best for this question:

Does anyone know how to change the default Automatic Text Color? I have multiple users editing a document using different text colors. Right now, they have to keep setting the Text Color everytime they want to write something. If it were possible to change the default color just once and have it stay that color for the duration of their editing, they would not have to repeatedly go into the TextColor dialog box. Ideally, it would be good if there were a way for the users to change the color on the fly as they needed it.

Fri, 11/18/2005 - 09:45

ybf2u

Joined: 10/11/2005

Posts: 8

RE: How to change Default Automatic Text Color

Thanks. I've never created a plugin (though I've used a couple), so am not sure what's involved. Any pointers on where to begin, or existing plugins with similar functionality that I might look at? Catching the keystrokes will come later. Thanks again.

Fri, 11/18/2005 - 10:01

alfonsoml

Joined: 31/12/2006

Posts: 3735

RE: How to change Default Automatic Text Colo

I think that maybe the SpellWord can be an easy plugin in order to understand how to put just a new button.
Replace the Execute contents with alert( 'Hello world' ) ;
and once it works try to call this function FCK.ExecuteNamedCommand ( commandName, commandParameter )
with the proper parameters (don't know right now which ones for color change)

Fri, 11/18/2005 - 10:14

alfonsoml

Joined: 31/12/2006

Posts: 3735

RE: How to change Default Automatic Text Colo

http://wiki.fckeditor.net/Developer%27s ... n/Plug-ins

Fri, 11/18/2005 - 11:40

ybf2u

Joined: 10/11/2005

Posts: 8

RE: How to change Default Automatic Text Color

Oh, I see why the plugin would be a good intermediate step (one click before you start writing and you have your color). I overlooked what you had said in your message. So now I do have to face the hard part.

Fri, 11/18/2005 - 11:34

ybf2u

Joined: 10/11/2005

Posts: 8

RE: How to change Default Automatic Text Color

OK. Step one was easy. I have a button that generates alert( 'Hello world' ) ; I guess the hard part is figuring out how to make that button change the text color setting, and then create a shortcut key to effect that change. One thing I do not understand is why not just work on a shortcut key that changes the text color directly (without having to create a plugin)?

Fri, 11/18/2005 - 12:16

alfonsoml

Joined: 31/12/2006

Posts: 3735

RE: How to change Default Automatic Text Colo

http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/auth ... andids.asp
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/auth ... ecolor.asp

Fri, 11/18/2005 - 09:22

alfonsoml

Joined: 31/12/2006

Posts: 3735

RE: How to change Default Automatic Text Colo

The automatic Text color comes from the EditorAreaCss file, so if several users are changing the same document it's not useful for you.

What you can try to do is make it easier for them to change the color, for example create a plugin that calls the command to change the color with their color instead of having to pick it up from the palette (one step less for them), and from there go ahead and try to create a key binding like Ctrl+key that automatically executes the color change function. (although currently there's no onKeyDown event you can see in a previous post from a few days ago how to do it, I've begin using just to catch the Esc key and it works)

Regards and good luck.

Fri, 11/18/2005 - 12:52

ybf2u

Joined: 10/11/2005

Posts: 8

RE: How to change Default Automatic Text Colo

That's it! It works! Thank you so much. I'm ninety percent of the way there. I can now look at the keystroke solution more leisurly. I am very grateful to you. Thanks.