Dca2010 wysiwyg
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The document summarizes a shootout test conducted to evaluate different WYSIWYG editors available through the WYSIWYG Module in Drupal. The author installed and tested CKEditor, NicEdit, openWYSIWYG, TinyMCE, WYMeditor and YUI Editor based on criteria like easy installation, available buttons and shortcuts, handling paste from Word and Notepad, clean markup generation and documentation. TinyMCE and CKEditor scored the highest. Additional criteria proposed by attendees will be tested before announcing the overall winner later in the week.
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Dca2010 wysiwyg
- 1. Shootout at theWYSIWYG CorralBy Jeff DiecksSenior Project Manager, Mediacurrent Drupalcamp Atlanta 2010October 2, 2010
- 2. “They’re all basically the same.”Photo by Jonlarge/ Flickr
- 3. “They’re all basically the same.”Photo by parudox/Flickr
- 4. ObjectiveSelect the best editor, available through the WYSIWYG Module, for common content entry tasks in Drupal.`
- 6. Setup-WYSIWYG Module-Install editors-Input Format for each editor, all filters on, strip disallowed tags-Allowed tags list: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <p> <b> <i> <u> <img> <h1> <h2> <h3> <h4> <h5> <h6> <div> <span> <table> <tbody> <tr> <th> <td> <br />-Configure WYSIWYG profile settings-Enter 1 node per editor, select corresponding input filter`
- 7. My CriteriaInstalls Easily & “Just Works”Available Buttons & Keyboard Shortcuts That Work:e.g. Bold, Italic, Underline, Indent, Lists, H2, Links Paste From WordPaste From NotepadLine breaks and clean paragraphsQuality of Markup GeneratedDocumentation`
- 8. My ScoresCKEditor - 61NicEdit - 34openWYSIWYG - 36TinyMCE - 61WYMeditor - 55YUI Editor - 57jWYSIWYG - DQmarkItUp – DQWhizzywig - DQ`
- 9. Time for a ShootoutPhoto by Mlhradio/Flickr
- 10. Criteria Added by AttendeesInline ImagesTeaser Break<hr>Cross browsertabsspecial characterscomment code (<!-- -->`
- 11. The Winner!Will be announced in a posting at mediacurrent.com later this week (Oct. 4-8, 2010) after I test the criteria the attendees suggested in the session against the two finalists`
Editor's Notes
- The WYSIWYG module has made installation into Drupal much simplerDownload, unpack into sites/all/libraries , Enable, configureNo more hassling with random js files (e.g. fckeditor dir inside of fckeditor dir, edit file to enable buttons)However, it has to keep up with releases and changesTinyMCE issue, edit the .inc file in the modulejWYSIWYG, markItUp, Whizzywig – install probs, couldn’t resolve. I tried, I really did. Contact me if you have a strong favorite, can help me setup and want me to test it out.
- Scored each on a scale of 1 to 10, DQ’d those that I could not get installed.
- Ckeditor – clean install, br tag paste issue, best paste from word good docs and help guides including a drupal-specific pageTinyMCE – br tags, decent paste from word (lost 1 alignment in table), install took extra fixNiceEdit – install issues, button issues, paste from word problemsopenWYSIWYG – paste from word (post-paste) didn’t fully scrub, missing some common buttonsWYMEditor – promising standards-based editor, but because of its strict standards focus, lacks a few features on its own YUI – giant install file 78mb, paste from word