Hi Allen,
Thanks, Allen. I think sorting out the editor situation will be a huge
usability improvement in Roller. I've been using text mode because I
tried one or two of the editors in the list, had problems, and gave up.
One working wysiwyg editor is significantly better than one working
editor hidden amongst 4-5 broken ones.
Since you (a Roller expert!) seem to think that the rte one is the best,
I'm now trying it out.
I also think it would be a good idea to use radio buttons (checkboxes
for the admin page) and a human readable name and short description of
each editor rather than:
editor-ekit.jsp,editor-text.jsp,editor-dhtml.jsp,editor-text-js.jsp,editor-wiki-js.jsp,editor-rte.jsp
something like:
(*) Default editor with styles more info (link)
( ) Plain text and/or raw HTML editor more info (link)
( ) Java-applet style editor more info (link)
etc...
Allen Gilliland wrote:
Okay, this is what I propose for the editors ...
1. The only editors enabled by default in new installations will be the "text" and
"rte/dhtml" editors.
This is a good idea. And if the wysiwyg editor works well enough it
should probably be the default.
Why do you say "rte/dhtml" like they are the same thing? One requires
IE, which as a Mac/Firefox user rules me out. Do they have a common
heritage?
2. I recommend we remove/consolidate the midas, dhtml, text-js, and rte editors
into a single javascript/dhtml editor. The look will be based on the rte/dhtml
editors. Assuming time permits, we would update this editor to contribute
better html.
Is anyone aware of any better alternatives out there that could be
incorporated?
-- Sean
