How do you set the cursor position in an inline CKEDITOR instance?

As stated in the subject, I'm looking to set the cursor position in an inline CKEDITOR instance. I would like to be able set it to a numerical value.

Something like

// Don't copy this code, it is just an illustrative example
CKEDITOR.setCursorPos(31);

Does such a feature exist in any respect? Is there any way to accomplish this? Of course, the answer should be cross-browser compatible (well, at least back to IE 8).

Thanks!

Pete

Thu, 12/20/2012 - 21:28

skelly

Joined: 07/12/2012

Posts: 47

I think this stackoverflow

I think this stackoverflow page sums it up: "There is no mechanism for moving the mouse via JavaScript."

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1208729/jquery-set-mouse-position-not-cursor-position

CKE or otherwise.

Fri, 12/21/2012 - 15:57

piperpam27

Joined: 19/12/2012

Posts: 8

My bad, I was not referring to the mouse. I meant the "caret" (formerly called the cursor--in the days of DOS), or the "blinking text entry point." I know that this is possible (via the use of ranges) with both contenteditable elements and textareas, etc. I'm wondering if the CKeditor has a method specifically for this. I looked into the API documentation, but while they have a method list it was unclear to me what did what.

Any ideas? Thanks!

Pete