HELP: I uploaded the files, now what?

Hello everyone!

I am eager to use the editor for my website, but I do not know how to get it to work properly. I uploaded all files, but I can only get it to work in "demo" mode, which is useless for me since I cannot save anything to my site.

The documentation on the project's homepage is useful only for the "demo", since it says that after uploading the files, you should go to http://<your-site>/FCKeditor/_samples/default.html

Could anyone help me with what else I have to do now?

I am willing to discuss it also via e-mail, asitnik at yahoo dot com

Thanks in advance!

Wed, 10/19/2005 - 10:34

msteudel

Joined: 13/10/2005

Posts: 5

RE: HELP: I uploaded the files, now what?

Start here:

http://wiki.fckeditor.net/

Sun, 10/23/2005 - 19:33

asitnik

Joined: 15/10/2005

Posts: 5

RE: HELP: I uploaded the files, now what?

The documentation is unclear and insufficient. I managed, after much trial and error, to create a page with the editor (with the same features as the first example of the demo). It still does not allow me to save any forms created, and it also tells me that the picture uploader is disabled. I guess it is easier to look for another editor that has more user-friendly documentation and ease of setup, even if i lose some features (a good example of that is the webwiz rich text editor, from http://www.webwizguide.info/asp/sample_ ... cation.asp )

Mon, 10/24/2005 - 06:08

toothandnail

Joined: 24/10/2005

Posts: 2

RE: HELP: I uploaded the files, now what?

There are things I really like about FCKeditor, in some ways I think it is the best product of its kind, and free to boot.

There are some definite areas, however, where it is sorely lacking and documentattion is definitely on the list. I don't consider the Wiki to be sufficient, and obviously I'm not alone in that regard.

Has anyone considered offering paid installation and/or support for this product? In the same way that companies like Red Hat offer paid flavours of Linux that increase acceptance by assuring competent support when needed, offering a version of FCKeditor with professional support options might actually increase its adotpion, and act as a revenue stream to support further development.

Unfortunately, I'm basicallya complete noob with this product, and couldn't begin to offer the level of expertise necessary. But surely there are others who could. Any takers?

Thu, 10/27/2005 - 17:09

asitnik

Joined: 15/10/2005

Posts: 5

RE: HELP: I uploaded the files, now what?

I would consider paid support, but the fee it suggests of $150 Euros for a year is just too much, especially since I would have to pay for this support just to get the program to work - and who knows if the "real-life" works of this program are up to what the demos show? Why can't the programmers assume that this will be used by people with less knowledge of web design and code than they have, and post better documentation?

Thu, 10/27/2005 - 19:54

telebrett

Joined: 28/02/2006

Posts: 36

RE: HELP: I uploaded the files, now what?

asitnik

FCK is not a full CMS system, it is a feature that can be included into your own CMS system.

What web environment are you trying to use. ASP, PHP, perl etc?

Fri, 11/04/2005 - 11:21

asitnik

Joined: 15/10/2005

Posts: 5

RE: HELP: I uploaded the files, now what?

All I want is to create a page that would allow me to create content and upload it to the server, thereby working online and not needing a locally-installed editor. My server supports ASP, ASP.NET, Perl, PHP, CGI-Bin, and FrontPage extensions.

As I pointed out in the link to http://www.webwizguide.info/asp/sample_ ... cation.asp , can I create such a page on the server that would allow me to do the same thing? If so, how can I have FCK also give me the options of changing languages, toolbar options etc in real working mode, not in "demo look-alike" without real functionality?