The "JavaScript Integration Module" is the client side option to include FCKeditor in your web pages. It is quite easy to use and configure.
Suppose that the editor is installed in the /FCKeditor/ path of your web site. The first thing to do is to include the "JavaScript Integration Module" scripts inside the <HEAD> of your page, just like this:
<script type="text/javascript" src="/FCKeditor/fckeditor.js"></script>
Now the FCKeditor class is available and ready to use. There are two ways to create an FCKeditor in you page:
Method 1: The inline method (preferred): Go to the body of your page, in the place you want the editor to be (usually inside a form) and place the following script:
<script type="text/javascript">
var oFCKeditor = new FCKeditor( 'FCKeditor1' ) ;
oFCKeditor.Create() ;
</script>
Method 2: The TEXTAREA replacement method: In the "onload" method on your page, add the following code to replace a existing TEXTAREA in the page:
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
window.onload = function()
{
var oFCKeditor = new FCKeditor(
'MyTextarea' ) ;
oFCKeditor.ReplaceTextarea() ;
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<textarea id="MyTextarea"
name="MyTextarea">This is <b>the</b> initial
value.</textarea>
</body>
</html>
The editor is now ready to be used. Just open the page in your browser to see it at work.
This is the main class used to create an instance of FCKeditor in a web page.
FCKeditor( instanceName[, width, height, toolbarSet, value] )
| instanceName | The unique name that represents the editor instance. |
| width | the width of the editor in pixels or percents. (Optional, Default: "100%"). |
| height | the height of the editor in pixels or percents. (Optional, Default: "200"). |
| toolbarSet | the name of the Toolbar set to use. (Optional, Default: "Default"). |
| value | the initial value (HTML) of the editor. (Optional) |
Example:
var oFCKeditor = new FCKeditor( 'FCKeditor1' ) ;
InstanceName
The name of the this editor instance.
Width
The width of the editor in pixels or percent. Numeric values are handled as pixels.
Default Value: "100%"
Examples:
oFCKeditor.Width = 400 ; // 400 pixels oFCKeditor.Width
= "250" ; // 250 pixels oFCKeditor.Width =
"80%" ; // 80 percent
Height
The height of the editor in pixels or percent. Numeric values are handled as pixels.
Default Value: "200"
Examples:
oFCKeditor.Height = 400 ; // 400 pixels oFCKeditor.Height
= "250" ; // 250 pixels oFCKeditor.Height =
"100%" ; // 100 percent
ToolbarSet
The Toolbar set to use. Refers to the configurations set at the fckconfig.js file.
Default Value: "Default"
Example:
oFCKeditor.ToolbarSet = "MyToolbar" ;
Value
The initial value (the HTML) to show in the editor at startup.
Default Value: <empty>
Example:
oFCKeditor.Value = "<h1>Testing</h1>This is a
<b>sample</b>." ;
BasePath
The path used by the editor to find its code base. In other words, the directory where the editors package has been installed in your site.
Default Value: "/fckeditor/"
Example:
oFCKeditor.BasePath = "/Components/FCKeditor/" ;
Remarks:
Avoid using relative paths. It is preferable to set the base path starting from
the root (/). Always finish the path with a slash (/).
CheckBrowser
Tells this class instance to check the browser compatibility when rendering the editor.
Default Value: true
Example:
oFCKeditor.CheckBrowser = true ;
Remarks:
This option could be useful if the check was made at the server side.
DisplayErrors
Tells this class instance to show error messages on errors while rendering the editor.
Default Value: true
Example:
oFCKeditor.DisplayErrors = false ;
Config[ key ] = value
This collection holds all configurations set in the editor instance.
Example:
oFCKeditor.Config[ "AutoDetectLanguage" ] = false ;
oFCKeditor.Config[ "DefaultLanguage" ] = "pt-BR" ;
Create()
Builds and outputs the editor in the exact place where its called.
Example:
oFCKeditor.Create() ;
ReplaceTextarea()
Replaces an existing <TEXTAREA> in the page with the FCKeditor instance. The Textarea must has its "id" set to the editor InstanceName. The the "id" is not found, the editor uses the TEXTAREA "name" for the replacement.
Example:
window.onload = function()
{
var oFCKeditor = new FCKeditor( 'MyTextarea ' ) ;
oFCKeditor.ReplaceTextarea() ;
}
...
<textarea id="MyTextarea" name= "MyTextarea">This is
<b>the</b> initial value.</textarea>
If you are intended to post the editor contents throw a form (the most obvious use of the editor), you must set the "name" attribute of the TEXTAREA. It is useful, to not get confused, to use the same value used in the "id" attribute.