#593 Start the editor in Source modea patch
window.onload = function()
{
if (fileExists)
{
var oFCKeditor = new FCKeditor('file') ;
oFCKeditor.BasePath = '/javascripts/fckeditor/' ;
oFCKeditor.Config["CustomConfigurationsPath"] = oFCKeditor.BasePath+"dyconfig.js";
oFCKeditor.ToolbarSet = 'Text' ;
oFCKeditor.ReplaceTextarea() ;
}
}
<form action="/file/save/<%= params[:id] %>" method="post"> <div> <textarea name="file" rows="30" cols="80" style="width: 100%; height: 400px"><%= @file %></textarea> </div> <br /> </form>
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Re: Using FCKeditor as a text editor
FCKeditor in source mode is just a textarea, and I don't see any of the buttons that you mention enabled in source mode. Only select All, Save, New, Preview and fullscreen
Re: Using FCKeditor as a text editor
http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/158
http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/849