This topic is a follow up on the brainstorm session held at DNN-Connect 2023. For more info, check this blog post. This thread can be used for discussions and contacting the lead for the topic, and to keep the community posted on achievements.
Pretty much the other way around from Administration, we have images: few post-its, but more green dots and we even have two leads:
Marnix Bouwman volunteered to take the lead for:
Count me in on this one, Marnix.
Well.....here I am. So the main idea is to first collect ideas, improvements etc. so we can come up with a set of requirements for the editor. To get started here is some input. So, the editor DNN is using right now is basically the CKEditor with some modifications, so that it can be used in DNN. So I think we can go two ways: 1) keep using the CKEditor, and improve it (newer version?), and see if we can add more or less plugins and/or additions 2) see if we can use/add a different editor, like for example the TinyMCE editor (see 2sxc for example). So next to the existing CKEditor, you can also choose for another (or perhaps more?) editors. So if we know this, we should be looking at what are the main points we can improve on. So for example: - a good image editor (scaling, cropping etc.) built in - more plugins? which ones? - better / clearer settings, since the current editor has about 1 million settings which seems 'kind of excessive', or perhaps better documentation - better default settings (what should they be?, basic toolbar, admin toolbar, etc.) - better integration with DNN, like using the theme CSS, etc.(where/what?)
Hi Marnix,
We've been caught up by the reality of CKEditor going end of life. So, there will be a need of a new editor anyway, and your input will definitely be valuable there too.
Mitch created a github issue for it.
Hope you can share your input there too.
I think it will be nice to have an option where you can specify which options from the ditor you use more frequently [like a favorites option] and display those options in order to clear out a little bit the display with 30 buttons that you're not going to use everytime. Those are my two cents.
When there were many viable WYSIYYG editors available that can be used in open-source projects like DNN, this was indeed the case. We had 2-3 built-in, but most people ended up using whatever the default was. Only power users like yourself tended to switch the editor. 🤷🏽♂️ (That, and by client requirements, of course.)
As an FYI, DNN Connect is going to organise a community Zoom meeting on this subject in the coming weeks (mid Feb, probably a Wednesday). Please keep an eye (subscribe to) this forum for the exact dates and details.
Posted By Daniel Valadas on 1/30/2024 1:05 PM I have been using Jodit https://xdsoft.net/jodit/ in my own custom modules myself and monaco for code (html) direct edit. It would not be too hard to wrap both into a WebComponent in dnn-elements and then create a DNN module around it. It is in my big list of open-source things I want to do at some point.
Posted By David Poindexter on 1/30/2024 1:11 PM Posted By Daniel Valadas on 1/30/2024 1:05 PM I have been using Jodit https://xdsoft.net/jodit/ in my own custom modules myself and monaco for code (html) direct edit. It would not be too hard to wrap both into a WebComponent in dnn-elements and then create a DNN module around it. It is in my big list of open-source things I want to do at some point. As a reminder, monaco is already in dnn-elements. ;-)
And an image dropzone witch allows cropping/resizing in the browser before any upload :) Can even be configured to enforce a certain aspect ratio.
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