How to go back and forth between plain text and html

Hello,
In my database I have some plain text(consent form displayed in text area)and some html(displayed as part of a web page). Will FCKeditor be able to distinguish between the two or do I have to tell it which type it is editing and how to save it? Many thanks in advance. I would appreciate any helpful input.

Fri, 02/15/2008 - 19:29

alfonsoml

Joined: 31/12/2006

Posts: 3735

Re: How to go back and forth between plain text and html

No, you are the one that must choose between using a plain textarea or FCKeditor for each text.

Fri, 02/15/2008 - 21:01

ryy705

Joined: 11/02/2008

Posts: 12

Re: How to go back and forth between plain text and html

I think you are misunderstanding. Some of the entries in the database are plain text that show up as text in a disabled text area for the visitors to read. Other entries in the database hold html that generate the website. Both kind of entries need to be edited by the admin using FCKeditor. Will FCKeditor be able to distinguish between the two types of data?

Fri, 02/15/2008 - 21:50

alfonsoml

Joined: 31/12/2006

Posts: 3735

Re: How to go back and forth between plain text and html

No, FCKeditor doesn't have magic abilities that allow it to guess where you will be placing some text. You are the one that knows it and you are the one that should use the proper widget [textarea|FCKeditor] for that content.

Mon, 02/18/2008 - 02:35

ryy705

Joined: 11/02/2008

Posts: 12

Re: How to go back and forth between plain text and html

Let me rephrase the question. FCKeditor seems to save text as html. Can it edit .txt files? If so, how can I tell it do so using php code?