Getting Started With FCKeditor

Submitted by learnbythedrop on Sun, 04/20/2008 - 16:45

This video shows you how to install the FCKeditor on Drupal 6.

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by Rob S (not verified) - 04/21/2008 - 21:21

Excellent Screencast

Thanks. This helped me out a lot.

by Patrick (not verified) - 12/07/2008 - 08:58

Hi Rob !
Your videos are more than helpful ! Very clearly done and the zooming option makes it very easy to follow.
I've tried different text editors for Drupal but FCK is the most suitable for me.
Thanks again for your great work !

by Didier (not verified) - 12/28/2008 - 09:59

Really helpful !

Thanks, it helped me a lot ! Simple and easy to follow video.

by kathy (not verified) - 01/01/2009 - 17:39

Thanks for this video

Thank you very much for uploading this video. I used it to guide me through the set up of the fckeditor on my drupal site. This made it so much easier to do. Kudos.

by Dolsag (not verified) - 01/05/2009 - 08:57

Thanks

Thanks for the video...This video helped me out a lot.

by deBrander (not verified) - 01/06/2009 - 19:13

Do you have a fan-club

Do you have a fan-club yet?
Great tutorial, thanks.

by christina (not verified) - 01/17/2009 - 15:47

Thank you!!!

I'm setting up my first Drupal site. You are a life saver!

by learnbythedrop - 01/17/2009 - 20:09

Good luck with it. Let me

Good luck with it. Let me know how I can help in the future.

by Anonymous (not verified) - 02/13/2009 - 21:39

Excellent video! Very

Excellent video! Very helpful. May I ask what program you used to create it?

by learnbythedrop - 02/13/2009 - 22:13

Camtasia Studio

Thanks. I use Camtasia Studio by TechSmith.

by Anonymous (not verified) - 03/28/2009 - 12:30

Sites > All > Modules?

Hi,

Am just starting out with Drupal and have version 6.10 and have been finding your videos to be very helpful.

I've just started working with adding content and wanted to be able to add images embedded into the content...started working with FCK, had some issues and then found this video.

I'm looking for the folder Sites > All > Modules and don't have that in my download. I have the Site > All, but not the additional Modules folder. Is this something that I should create? And if I do, do I need to do any kind of pointing somewhere so Drupal and find that folder?

My version does have a Modules folder, but it is under the main Drupal folder.

Thanks for your help.

by learnbythedrop - 03/28/2009 - 12:51

Create Contrib Modules Folder

It's very easy. These folders don't exist by default but you can create them yourself. You should create sites > all > modules and sites > all > themes and put all of your contributed modules and themes in those folders.

by Powell (not verified) - 06/08/2009 - 20:25

No White Background---Please Help!

I had some difficulty getting the levels correct and finally got it by moving files around, but now for some reason, I do not have a white fill to work on...the working area of the text editor is the dark blue of the background. Could anyone help me resolve this?

Thank you!

by learnbythedrop - 06/08/2009 - 21:43

Editor Background

What browser are you using?

by Powell (not verified) - 06/10/2009 - 20:34

Thank you for getting back so quickly!

I am new to this kind of communication...and just saw the REPLY option after I attached a note...so this may come up twice...but thought REPLY might reach you sooner.

I am using FireFTP...

I am on MAC OS 10.5.6 and finding difficulty in interfacing with FTP transfers as well i.e. I am unable to delete files I have uploaded. Someone asked if there was a similar FTP to CUTEFTP (?) for the Mac...

I was out at my second job for most of yesterday & today but will be in most of the day Thursday and Friday.

by learnbythedrop - 06/10/2009 - 22:33

FCKeditor Background

I've never worked with Drupal on a Mac so perhaps this is a Mac specific issue. Are you viewing the page in Safari browser or a different browser like Firefox? It may be a settings issue. Check out the following link from the FCKEditor forums. http://www.fckeditor.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=13237

by Anonymous (not verified) - 06/21/2009 - 07:47

OUTSTANDING... This was

OUTSTANDING... This was EXTREMELY HELPFUL. It worked immediately, but could not have done it without this video.

by Anonymous (not verified) - 08/06/2009 - 18:47

Grrrrrr

Thanks for the video, I am pretty new to drupal and I understand why their isnt a built in RTE or WYSIWYG type but there should be...:/ this would probably help Drupal grow

My main gripe is the need for clarification on uploading the additional editor files. Normally I wouldn't give a crap, but this directory has over 500 files and takes a considerable amount of time to transfer. After my first guess attempt I just uploaded both to the sites/all/module... of course they both have the same name so this didnt work out. My second attempt I uploaded the entire directory to the FCKeditor sub whole instead of separately. On my current attempt after observing your vid, I am currently uploading the contents of the additional download separately (instead of the entire directory) into the editor directory.

I realize I should have just paid attention but for anyone like me, when you come across something different, you just do what has worked in the past.

So for anyone confused first download the module at drupal.org upload it to the modules directory and then download the editor and copy the content (not the entire directory) to the editor file...Save yourself a couple hours of uploading...Or just pay attention in the 1st place...

Thanks for the vid, it did help clarify this confusing parts, I imagine people are having probs with, unless I am alone

BTW while I was writing this, my final file transfer has finished and it works! finally...

by learnbythedrop - 08/06/2009 - 19:09

Installing WYSIWYG Editor

The WYSIWYG API simplifies the process of integrating editors. I did a video on that at the following link. http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/144 You do still have to upload the editor but the API module contains instructions and allows you to try multiple editors. There has definitely been a lot of discussion about whether or not Drupal should include a standard WYSIWYG editor. It would definitely help new site builders to get more comfortable with the platform and creating content more quickly.

by Todd Gee (not verified) - 10/14/2009 - 22:39

or use my script

I have written an extensive set of drupal management bash scripts (I know, who hasn't) that have a script specifically for installing the FCKEditor library.

To install a new site (w/ FCKEditor):
$ drupalCVSDeploy.sh install drupal
$ drupalCVSDeploy.sh install module fckeditor
$ drupalManageFCKEditor.sh install

you have to install/configure drupal & fckeditor as normal; but this is pretty easy, don't ya think?

http://toddgee.com/drupalScripts

by abz (not verified) - 10/23/2009 - 06:05

EDITOR that support RTL

hey i tried FCKeditor (thx for the vid, very helpfull) and i can write arabic in it, but howver when i want to use bullets on numbering , it would do it wrng, the letters will start from R to L , but the bullet would be on the left.

do u know of any idea to solve this, or do u knwo of any RTL editor for drupal.

thanks,

by Roy Allmond (not verified) - 11/21/2009 - 04:50

Wouldn't you know it, they changed the install process

I am trying to install CKEditor 3.0.1, released on 16 October 2009 and it does not have the installhere.txt option. Do you have a video for that yet?

by learnbythedrop - 11/23/2009 - 11:15

WYSIWYG API

I am now recommending that people who have troubles installing or configuring FCKeditor as a standalone try doing it with the WYSIWYG API. See this video to find out more about that. http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/144