Use popup windows from other JavaScript frameworks

Hi!

I would like the editor to be able to use popup window functionaly from other frameworks. Fx. using the windows from ExtJS ([url]extjs.com[/url]).

/JohnF

Sun, 02/10/2008 - 13:01

alfonsoml

Joined: 31/12/2006

Posts: 3737

Re: Use popup windows from other JavaScript frameworks

I doubt that you can manage to do it easily, as usually other frameworks aren't oriented for rich text editing, so they might not take into account all the subtle details needed to make it work properly in this situation.

On the other hand, you can test the new dialogs: http://www.fckeditor.net/nightly/fckedi ... fault.html

Sun, 02/10/2008 - 20:55

johnf

Joined: 09/02/2008

Posts: 30

Re: Use popup windows from other JavaScript frameworks

I haven't looked into FCKEditor API in-depth, but I'm sure it could be possible somehow. Maybe have an event 'beforewindow' or something like that that could use an internal 'getWindowContentAsHTML' to retrieve the inner-HTML (it should also take into account that some windows might have tabs etc.) and I could then use that to insert into another framework's window content. It should also be possible to get the list of events that could occur so that I could attach those to my windows.

FCKEditor has some nice popups, but if I wan't to integrate FCKEditor into something like ExtJS then I need to be able to use those windows instead.

Sun, 02/10/2008 - 21:57

alfonsoml

Joined: 31/12/2006

Posts: 3737

Re: Use popup windows from other JavaScript frameworks

As I said, the problem that I foresee is that usually other frameworks dialogs aren't designed to work from inside the FCKeditor frames and do everything properly.
But you could adjust the skin to match your site, so you don't need to use any other dialog system.

Mon, 02/11/2008 - 16:48

fredck

Joined: 19/01/2007

Posts: 898

Re: Use popup windows from other JavaScript frameworks

The idea is not bad, an makes a lot of sense. The implementation is a bit more complex though, and it sounds it would be difficult to have a totally generic way to do that.

What I see instead is the possibility of having plugins that integrate FCKeditor with other libraries, like ExtJS. I mean, having a specific plugin for ExtJS, for example, that knows about the ExtJS hooks, satisfying all FCKeditor needs at the same time.

We have intentions to have a closer integration with those libraries. Let's see how to properly do that, possibly involving their communities in the ODE too.

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Mon, 02/11/2008 - 21:01

johnf

Joined: 09/02/2008

Posts: 30

Re: Use popup windows from other JavaScript frameworks

Thanks Frederico,

I'm certain that this is possible... even without a lot of work for you.

I don't blame FCKEditor for having bad popups. I just want to use the most open API's and integrate them the way that I think is the best way of doing things. I will (probably) never do anything to change the styles of FCKEditor popups... better use what I know and then learn how to use the core editor functionalities from FCKEditor.