Selecting which rich text editor to deploy

If you deploy the Ephox editors for IBM Connections, you can select a different text editor instead of using the Textbox.io rich text editor, which is deployed by default in Ephox Editors for IBM Connections.

About this task

The Ephox Editors for Connections package contains the installation script and the config/config.js file. Edit this file to select which editor to deploy before installing. Consider the following factors to when deciding which rich text editor to use:
  • Textbox.io has been designed to be mobile friendly with a new user interface that doesn't require Java although developers and integrators familiar with JavaScript development techniques can extend textbox.io functionality. Text box.io is a next generation editor built using in-browser technology that provides significant additional functionality including:
    • A different interface from both EditLive! and the default Connections rich text editor since it has been designed with mobile usability in mind.
    • A user can copy content cleanly, including image assets from a Microsoft Word document into the Text box.io editor.
    • All content created in Text box.io is designed to be accessible.
    • Image upload and editing.
    • Full screen editing mode.
    • Multilingual spell checking as you type with auto correction.
    • Copy and paste of images.
    • Significantly improved table editing
  • EditLive! Enterprise Edition is mature editor that includes a number of advanced features not yet available in Textbox.io functionality including:
    • Configurable editor interface
    • Mobile preview
    • Image editing
    • Multilingual spell checking as you type with auto correction
    • Advanced copy and paste from Microsoft Word, including image assets from Microsoft Word documents.
    • Copy and paste of images
    • Additional local image insert options
    • Full screen editing mode
    • Significantly improved table editing
    • Accessibility checking
    • Additional tools for authoring accessible HTML
  • The default rich text editor delivered in IBM Connections offers core editor capabilities for creating HTML content within IBM® Connections, but users may experience some limitations with functionality when pasting content, spell checking, or working with tables.

Procedure

  1. Locate the config/config.js file in the uncompressed Ephox Editors for Connections package.
  2. Update the editor setting to change the preferred rich text editor from the default textbox.io value as follows:
    Note: The editor setting is case-sensitive.
    • textbox.io for Textbox.io (the default).
    • EditLive for the EditLive! Enterprise Edition.
    • CKEditor for the Connections default editor.
    • role-based for a deployment where you can specify which editor, such as EditLive! or the Connections default editor, for a specific user and group roles.
  3. Be sure to save your update.