Can't change HTML editor

[fdgsogc91]

I followed the instructions in FarCry user manual 3.0 (the 4.0 manual is pretty scarce on instructions here). Basically, I don't like the TinyMCE. I went to Admin>Config Files>General>RICKTEXTEDITOR field. It was blank. The instructions say that TinyMCE is the default editor. So I entered FCKeditor. But there was no effect when I went back to edit my HTML pages. The reason I don't like TinyMCE is because it's too tiny. It doesn't have basic features like changing font size or font color. Or the ability to setup styles. The Styles drop down is empty. I did some reading on the TinyMCE config parameters. It says that if "content_css : "/css/main.css"," is included in the config file, then, "Any CSS classes defined in your CSS file will show up in the styles dropdown lists". But this is not the case. I have a /css/main.css in my www folder of my FarCry project. Can anyone help me out here?

[modius]

On Apr 4, 4:11 am, fdgsogc91 <fdgsog...@...> wrote:
> I followed the instructions in FarCry user manual 3.0 (the 4.0 manual is
> pretty scarce on instructions here).  Basically, I don't like the TinyMCE.
> I went to Admin>Config Files>General>RICKTEXTEDITOR field. It was blank.
> The instructions say that TinyMCE is the default editor.  So I entered
> FCKeditor.  But there was no effect when I went back to edit my HTML pages.
>
> The reason I don't like TinyMCE is because it's too tiny. It doesn't have
> basic features like changing font size or font color. Or the ability to
> setup styles.  The Styles drop down is empty.

It actually has all of these options.  Changing font size and face is
considered very poor practice with respect to modern CSS designs, and
so is turned off by default.  The style menu needs to be populated
specifically for your project.

> I did some reading on the TinyMCE config parameters.  It says that if
> "content_css : "/css/main.css"," is included in the config file, then, "Any
> CSS classes defined in your CSS file will show up in the styles dropdown
> lists".  But this is not the case.  I have a /css/main.css in my www folder
> of my FarCry project.
>
> Can anyone help me out here?

Changing the rich text editor in 4.0 is completely different to 3.0.
The only reason the options are left in there at all is for backwards
compatibility for 3.0 users referencing the old ui elements.

Read this page:
http://docs.farcrycms.org/display/FCDEV40/richtext

Once you get through that, let me know what doesn't make sense and
I'll try and fill in the gaps :)

-- geoff
http://www.daemon.com.au/

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[Jake Churchill-2]

Geoff,

I've read that a dozen times and getting CSS into tinyMCE is still a mystery.  Could you fill in the gaps on my account?  I've been asked on several occasions how to make the bg of the editor match that of the site and how to add classes to the styles dropdown and in FC 3 it was very simple.  I'm not seeing how in FC 4 but I'm sure I'm overlooking something.

Jake Churchill

On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 7:39 PM, modius <modius@...> wrote:

On Apr 4, 4:11 am, fdgsogc91 <fdgsog...@...> wrote:
> I followed the instructions in FarCry user manual 3.0 (the 4.0 manual is
> pretty scarce on instructions here).  Basically, I don't like the TinyMCE.
> I went to Admin>Config Files>General>RICKTEXTEDITOR field. It was blank.
> The instructions say that TinyMCE is the default editor.  So I entered
> FCKeditor.  But there was no effect when I went back to edit my HTML pages.
>
> The reason I don't like TinyMCE is because it's too tiny. It doesn't have
> basic features like changing font size or font color. Or the ability to
> setup styles.  The Styles drop down is empty.

It actually has all of these options.  Changing font size and face is
considered very poor practice with respect to modern CSS designs, and
so is turned off by default.  The style menu needs to be populated
specifically for your project.

> I did some reading on the TinyMCE config parameters.  It says that if
> "content_css : "/css/main.css"," is included in the config file, then, "Any
> CSS classes defined in your CSS file will show up in the styles dropdown
> lists".  But this is not the case.  I have a /css/main.css in my www folder
> of my FarCry project.
>
> Can anyone help me out here?

Changing the rich text editor in 4.0 is completely different to 3.0.
The only reason the options are left in there at all is for backwards
compatibility for 3.0 users referencing the old ui elements.

Read this page:
http://docs.farcrycms.org/display/FCDEV40/richtext

Once you get through that, let me know what doesn't make sense and
I'll try and fill in the gaps :)

-- geoff
http://www.daemon.com.au/

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[fdgsogc91]

modius, I'm sorry for being so dense. I have read through the link you provided below. I cannot see how to activate the Styles dropdown box in the TinyMCE editor. My main problem right now is that users can only edit font family, font size and font colour with the Formatting drop downs. I want access to all the CSS styles in main.css. But I don't know how to activate that in TinyMCE. I'm surprised that it's not activated by default. Can you provide some detailed instructions on how to ensure that the styles in main.css are availabe to the TinyMCE editor?

modius wrote:

On Apr 4, 4:11 am, fdgsogc91 wrote: > I followed the instructions in FarCry user manual 3.0 (the 4.0 manual is > pretty scarce on instructions here). Basically, I don't like the TinyMCE. > I went to Admin>Config Files>General>RICKTEXTEDITOR field. It was blank. > The instructions say that TinyMCE is the default editor. So I entered > FCKeditor. But there was no effect when I went back to edit my HTML pages. > > The reason I don't like TinyMCE is because it's too tiny. It doesn't have > basic features like changing font size or font color. Or the ability to > setup styles. The Styles drop down is empty. It actually has all of these options. Changing font size and face is considered very poor practice with respect to modern CSS designs, and so is turned off by default. The style menu needs to be populated specifically for your project. > I did some reading on the TinyMCE config parameters. It says that if > "content_css : "/css/main.css"," is included in the config file, then, "Any > CSS classes defined in your CSS file will show up in the styles dropdown > lists". But this is not the case. I have a /css/main.css in my www folder > of my FarCry project. > > Can anyone help me out here? Changing the rich text editor in 4.0 is completely different to 3.0. The only reason the options are left in there at all is for backwards compatibility for 3.0 users referencing the old ui elements. Read this page: http://docs.farcrycms.org/display/FCDEV40/richtext Once you get through that, let me know what doesn't make sense and I'll try and fill in the gaps :) -- geoff http://www.daemon.com.au/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "farcry-user" group. To post to this group, send email to [e-mail] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [e-mail] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/farcry-user?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---