What's New In Version 1.3
Version 1.3 of the HTML Rich Text Area was largely rewritten. The goal was to provide a richer
user interface, more features and improved techniques to allow programmers to interface
with the component. The code is now based on the MSHTML Editing control rather then the DHTML
Editing control. This provides for better integration with more environments.
Interface Change
To improve the HTML Rich Text Area it was necessary to change the programmatic interface. In
version 1.3 the last three parameters were dropped off the constructor and are now
encompassed by the HTMLRichTextAreaFactorySettings.js file. To call the HTML Rich Text Area
V1.3 the follow syntax should be used:
new HTMLRichTextArea([FORM NAME],[WIDTH],[HEIGHT],[DEFAULT HTML]).Draw();
Also be sure to include the HTMLRichTextAreaFactorySettings.js file or a copy of it so that
the HTML Rich Text Area can reference these settings.
<SCRIPT
LANGUAGE="javascript" SRC="../inc/HTMLRichTextArea.js"></SCRIPT> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="javascript" SRC="../inc/HTMLRichTextAreaFactorySettings.js"></SCRIPT>
New and improved features
The following features were introduced in version 1.3:
- Improved support for cascading style sheets
- The insertion of either a <p>/<BR> tags when the user hits Enter or shift-Enter
- Optional status bar reporting on the styles underneath the cursor
- Improved support for multiple HTML RTAs per web page
- Optional dynamic resizing of the width
- Automatic conversion to HTML of text that is pasted
- Powerful features for the programmer:
Read-only feature
GetHTML
Source view
Easily Hook into the HTML Changed event
Custom buttons and example code
- Highly customizable
Turn off or on any button
Borders can be turned off or modified
Colors can be changed
Style of numbered and unnumbered lists can be set
- New Image uploading and image library (This requires ASP or another server-side technology)
- Emoticons and special characters
- Improved Office XP look and feel
- Improved Undo/Redo support
- Insert date and time
- Find and replace
- tcpIQ Site Editor included for free
- Source view features round trip editing
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