Custom non-editable tags

I need to add custom tags into an fckedit edit zone, which the user should not be able to modify, but only move/add/delete around the editable area.

Has anybody ran into the same need or seen implemented solutions?

thanks

Sun, 02/19/2006 - 14:36

saul11

Joined: 19/06/2006

Posts: 633

RE: Custom non-editable tags

The placeholder plugin comes close to what you want I think. Clicking the plugin's button hops up a dialog that lets you enter a text. This text will be entered in the editor and it will not be editable directly, but only by doubleclicking to call back the dialog...
The placeholder object is a span with attribute 'contenteditable="false"'. For more info, check the plugin's fckplugin.js file in 'editor/plugins/placeholder/'
But sadly, while fine in IE, the placeholder is editable nevertheless in Firefox... Maybe you can have a look at it a purge out the code you want and fix it for firefox :-/

Good luck

Btw, to be able to use the plugin, unbrake in your fckconfig.js file the line: // FCKConfig.Plugins.Add( 'placeholder', 'de,en,fr,it,pl' ) ; and add a button for it to your toolbarset: ['About','-','Placeholder'] (note the capitacl 'P')

Sun, 02/19/2006 - 23:10

skarbat

Joined: 16/02/2006

Posts: 2

RE: Custom non-editable tags

Hi saul11, it just works like a charm on IE, that's
what I was looking for.

Have been surfing around a bit trying to figure out how to fix the "noneditable" flag on mozilla based browsers, but to no avail. That engine seems to have support for locking the hole document only...

Thanks

Mon, 02/20/2006 - 01:15

saul11

Joined: 19/06/2006

Posts: 633

RE: Custom non-editable tags

But maybe there's a way to intercept the keydown event, to prevent a character being entered into the editor document (when a max of chars is reached of course)