[opencms-dev] TinyMCE vs FCKEditor - which is the future?

[Christian Steinert]

Dear Alex

thanks a lot for the swift and very clear response. Lack of maintainance and lack of IE9 support in FCKeditor are strong reasons indeed for a change.

I started looking at TinyMCE in opencms 8.0.4 - the integration and functionality look really good. It's great that the existing editor configuration continues to work and that the functionality is very similar. From the user's perspective it looks like an easy transition.

Thanks and kind regards
Christian
> Christian,
>
> in short: TinyMCE is the HTML editor we intend to support in the future.
>
> We like FCKeditor but unfortunately it is not longer actively being
> developed, and it does not work on newer IE versions. Its direct successor
> is CKeditor, but the API is not backwards compatible.
>
> Since we need IE 9+ support in OpenCms, we choose to integrate TinyMCE. The
> choice was based on the fact that we could collaborate with others (thanks
> Georgie), so we could share the effort in the integration. In a feature
> comparison between TinyMCE and CKeditor, both editors seemed pretty equal
> overall.
>
> In OpenCms 8.5, only TinyMCE will be available for HTML fields in the Acasia
> editor.
>
> Kind Regards,
> Alex.
>
> -------------------
> Alexander Kandzior
>
> Alkacon Software GmbH  - The OpenCms Experts
> http://www.alkacon.com - http://www.opencms.org
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:opencms-dev-bounces at opencms.org] On Behalf Of Christian Steinert
> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 9:33 AM
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> Subject: [opencms-dev] TinyMCE vs FCKEditor - which is the future?
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> Dear All (and especially any Alkacon employees that might be reading this)
>
> It seems that opencms 8.0.4 has introduced TinyMCE as an alternative HTML
> editor. It also seems that the Acacia editor demo for opencms 8.5 uses
> TinyMCE.
>
> Will TinyMCE replace FCKEditor as preferred editor? Or will both editors
> co-exist with equally good integration and support?
> Any information on future plans in this area would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks and best regards
> Christian
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