Looking for a wysiwyg

[franky20]

Hey all, I'm looking for a wysiwyg editor for my website. I can't seem to be able to find what I'm looking for: a basic rich-text tool-bar that go's at the top of the screen and controls all the textareas on the page. I also need to be able to dynamically call it in with javascript.

Does anybody know of such a wysiwyg editor out there for free? or would it just be easier for me to make my own? (If making my owns the only option does anybody know of a good tutorial on how to do this?)

Please let me know asap, thanks in advance.

[djr33]

There are several scripts in the DD library. Take a look.

however, the global controls idea is interesting. I'm not quite sure how it would work, bit it's a cool idea.
I'm not aware of any current scripts that work like that, though. Just a script for each textbox (well, it can have multiple instances, but it would have controls on each).

[franky20]

Thanks for your reply. I know such a WYSIWYG editor exists cus I've seen one before. Its just I can't remember what site it was on, and what search terms I used to find it. Do you (or anybody) know of any good tutorials on how to make cross-browser rich-text controls? (I'm thinking its going to be easier to make it myself).

[djr33]

there is a LOT involved in making that, from dynamic images for the buttons, displaying html in a text field, rather than plain text, generating the code, causing the buttons to insert tags, creating a plain text view option.

Sorry, but I'm not aware of a tutorial like that, since it's an involved process that few people really take on.

However, each of the elements can be found, like changing an image when clicked or placing text into a field when clicking an image, etc.

[franky20]

there is a LOT involved in making that, from dynamic images for the buttons, displaying html in a text field, rather than plain text, generating the code, causing the buttons to insert tags, creating a plain text view option.

Sorry, but I'm not aware of a tutorial like that, since it's an involved process that few people really take on.

However, each of the elements can be found, like changing an image when clicked or placing text into a field when clicking an image, etc.

OK, thanks for your help. I'm in for the challenge of making this. I have a few basic WYSIWYG source codes (commented even) that I can use for reference, so its not like I have to start completely from scratch. If you find any tutorials please let me know (if you remember).

[djr33]

I'm fairly confident that there won't be any full tutorials for this, just like there aren't, to use another hobby of mine as an example, full tutorials in making a specific movie from start to finish, but there are tons of tutorials for every step along the way. I'm sure that applies here, too.

[franky20]

k, thanks for the tip