formatting textarea box 2

[Keendev]

hi guys I have a textarea box for my description field... and I want the textarea to have a formatting text.
how would I do it?

also when saving it on my table, is it ok to have "/" , "<",
">" tags ??

tnks.

 

[NorthStarDA]

if you want the ability to let users put formatted text into a text area then the best way is to put in a javascript wysiwyg editor. my favorite is

http://tinymce.moxiecode.com.

as for your second question, are you asking about saving those values in a database? if you're putting them into a text column then sure you can do it.


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[daNewfie]

i use that as well, works like a charm

 

[Keendev]

wow! i've tried it

thanks a lot. it's great!

 

[TamedTech]

That App looks really neat, i've been thinking about implementing it myself. Whats the deal with configuration? can i add and remove buttons at my own descretion? or do i have to use a predefined 'theme'.

I only have basic requirements for my users, such as 'bold' 'Italic' 'bullets' and choosing a style such as 'p' or 'h1' ... can that be done on TinyMCE or do i have to have the other basic features such as text alignment.

Thanks,

Rob

 

[liark]

You can customise it as you wish. There are standard buttons and you can add and remove as you like.

In the example I've used the advanced option but removed loads of buttons I don't want, and added a date button (plugin).

The docs explain it quite well.

Hope that helps.

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="../jscripts/tiny_mce/tiny_mce.js"></script>

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
tinyMCE.init({
	mode : "textareas",
	theme : "advanced",
	plugins : "insertdatetime",
	theme_advanced_buttons1_add : "insertdate",
	plugin_insertdate_dateFormat : "%d-%m-%Y",
    plugin_insertdate_timeFormat : "%H:%M:%S",
	theme_advanced_disable : "outdent,indent,cut,copy,paste,undo,redo,help,removeformat,
formatselect,fontselect,fontsizeselect,styleselect,forecolor,backcolor,
visualaid,anchor,newdocument,separator"
});
</script>

Liark

 

[TamedTech]

Thanks makes perfect sense, thanks a bunch pal,

Rob

 

[Keendev]

hi again,

just need help on inserting an image on the formating textarea box(tinyMCE). can you help ...how can I use the insert image because file(browse) button does not load up.

any solution on how can I insert/upload image on TINYMCE?

thanks again.