Adding event handlers globally to all CKEditor instances - ckeditor

I want to add focus and blur handlers to all CKEditor instances in our web application. I would like to add the handlers in one place, instead of hunting down every part where we instantiate a CKEditor. Can this be done, like maybe in the config.js editorConfig setup?
I can't do something like "on document ready, add handlers to all CKEditor instances on the page" either, since additional editor instances may be created dynamically.

It's embarrassing when you post a question to stackoverflow then figure out the answer a few minutes later =/
Answer for posterity: We can use CKEDITOR.on("instanceReady", ...) to fire whenever a new editor is created and add our custom handlers there, example:
CKEDITOR.on("instanceReady", function(ev) {
var editor = ev.editor;
editor.on("focus", function(ev) {
alert("focused!");
});
});

Related

create and show one use only dialog, constructed based on global state.

I have a plugin which need to show a (Modal) dialog each time the user double click on a word.
Detecting double click is no problem, but the exact fields/values in the dialog depends on exactly which word the user clicked on, and some mutable global state. So I can't create the dialog until the moment before I need to show it. And here is the problem: How do I do that?
Right now I use this code:
var dialogName="uniqueDialog" + counter++;
CKEDITOR.dialog.add(dialogName,function(editor) {
// Creating dialog here.
});
CKEDITOR.instances.editor.openDialog(dialogName);
This works, but having to add a uniquely named dialog, just to show it once and then newer use it again seems really really wrong. Also I fear this will keep using resources since the dialogs are newer removed(I could not find any remove method).
So my question is: Is there a better way to dynamical create and show a "one use" dialog?
Update:
If bootstrap is not allowed then maybe an addFrame version of the dialog is acceptable. This could then refer to a html file that can load from parameters.
NB: The plunkr only works, if you fork and edit it, otherwise it will give you a 404 for the template.
Here is a quick plunkr:
plunky
And here is the plugin in question:
CKEDITOR.plugins.add( 'insertVariable', {
requires: ['iframedialog'],
icons: 'insertvariable',
init: function( editor ) {
editor.addCommand( 'varDialog', new CKEDITOR.dialogCommand( 'varDialog' ) );
CKEDITOR.dialog.addIframe('varDialog','varDialog','sample.html?var='+item,500,400);
editor.ui.addButton( 'insertVariable', {
label: 'Insert Variable',
command: 'varDialog',
icon: this.path + '<insert gif>'
});
}
});
Obviously you are not creating dialogs anymore with different content, but you are referring to another piece of html, that can change. I've kept the bootstrap thing in there as well for reference.
I made one final edit, that will show the current contents. So I think that is roughly what you want. Check it out.
Previous Answer
If you are prepared to use bootstrap, then you can do no worse than check out their modal dialog, which can be just be shown and hidden at will.
http://getbootstrap.com/javascript/#modals
It's simple and cuts down any need to keep creating your own dialog. The dialog won't be one use type, but you will set the defaults as necessary. The varying content link is here:
http://getbootstrap.com/javascript/#modals-related-target
That would be the quickest way to get this going. It all depends on whether you want to use this framework. As CKEDITOR is already using JQuery it is an option worth considering.

CKEDITOR how to Identify scroll event

Does anyone know how to catch the 'scroll' event in CKEDITOR? there is easy to identify change and other events, but I am unable to cathc Scroll event..
CKEDITOR.instances[i].on('change', function() {alert('text changed!');});
but when want to use same for scroll it does not working
CKEDITOR.instances[i].on('scroll', function() {alert('I am scrolling!');});
does anyone know some workaround?
Thx a lot
M
First thing you need to know is that CKEditor's instance (which you get from CKEDITOR.instances object) is not a DOM element. It indeed fires some events like change, focus, blur, or save, but they are just short cuts or facades to more complex things.
Therefore, if you want to add a DOM event listener, then you need to retrieve the "editable" element (an element in which editing happens). It can be accessed by the editor.editable() method. However, the tricky thing about editable element is that it's not always available, it's not ready right after starting editor initialization and that editor may replace this element with a new one (usually after switching between modes). Therefore, editor fires a contentDom to notify that the new editable is available and the editable has an attachListener method which, unlike the on cleans the listener when editable is destroyed.
The way to use all those methods is explained in the documentation and there are code samples, but just to save you one click:
editor.on( 'contentDom', function() {
var editable = editor.editable();
editable.attachListener( editable.getDocument(), 'scroll', function() {
console.log( 'Editable has been scrolled' );
});
});
Update: I forgot that for 'scroll' event you have to listen on document. I updated the code above.

How to add an event listener to a Kendo UI view?

$('#my-view').on('show', showHandler)
Doesn't work. Using data-show is not an option either because the code that sets/unsets the event is within class that is instantiated later. Also creating the view programatically and passing in the event handler doesn't work because I need to set the event on/off at different times.
Is this not possible with kendoUI? If not, why? This seems like such an incredibly obvious feature to relay those events to the element themselves similar to what is possible with jquery ui widgets.
This works:
var view = $('#my-view');
var widget = kendo.widgetInstance(view);
widget.bind('show', showHandler);
Better answer, just delegate the events yourself so the code in the question actually works:
<div data-role="view" ... data-show="onShow">...</div>
and
function onShow () {
this.element.trigger('show');
}
Now the it works :). The problem I still has was that 'show' isn't triggered when a view is first shown if it is the first view shown. Er, so yeah I had to add some extra code for that too like this:
if ($('#my-view').is(':visible')) {
$('#my-view').trigger('show');
}
Lame but it works.

The view area of ckEditor sometimes shows empty at the start

I am using the following directive to create a ckEditor view. There are other lines to the directive to save the data but these are not included as saving always works for me.
app.directive('ckEditor', [function () {
return {
require: '?ngModel',
link: function ($scope, elm, attr, ngModel) {
var ck = ck = CKEDITOR.replace(elm[0]);
ngModel.$render = function (value) {
ck.setData(ngModel.$modelValue);
setTimeout(function () {
ck.setData(ngModel.$modelValue);
}, 1000);
}; }
};
}])
The window appears but almost always the first time around it is empty. Then after clicking the [SOURCE] button to show the source and clicking it again the window is populated with data.
I'm very sure that the ck.setData works as I tried a ck.getData and then logged the output to the console. However it seems like ck.setData does not make the data visible at the start.
Is there some way to force the view window contents to appear?
You can call render on the model at any time and it will simply do whatever you've told it to do. In your case, calling ngModel.$render() will grab the $modelValue and pass it to ck.setData(). Angular will automatically call $render whenever it needs to during its digest cycle (i.e. whenever it notices that the model has been updated). However, I have noticed that there are times when Angular doesn't update properly, especially in instances where the $modelValue is set prior to the directive being compiled.
So, you can simply call ngModel.$render() when your modal object is set. The only problem with that is you have to have access to the ngModel object to do that, which you don't have in your controller. My suggestion would be to do the following:
In your controller:
$scope.editRow = function (row, entityType) {
$scope.modal.data = row;
$scope.modal.visible = true;
...
...
// trigger event after $scope.modal is set
$scope.$emit('modalObjectSet', $scope.modal); //passing $scope.modal is optional
}
In your directive:
ngModel.$render = function (value) {
ck.setData(ngModel.$modelValue);
};
scope.$on('modalObjectSet', function(e, modalData){
// force a call to render
ngModel.$render();
});
Its not a particularly clean solution, but it should allow you to call $render whenever you need to. I hope that helps.
UPDATE: (after your update)
I wasn't aware that your controllers were nested. This can get really icky in Angular, but I'll try to provide a few possible solutions (given that I'm not able to see all your code and project layout). Scope events (as noted here) are specific to the nesting of the scope and only emit events to child scopes. Because of that, I would suggest trying one of the three following solutions (listed in order of my personal preference):
1) Reorganize your code to have a cleaner layout (less nesting of controllers) so that your scopes are direct decendants (rather than sibling controllers).
2) I'm going to assume that 1) wasn't possible. Next I would try to use the $scope.$broadcast() function. The specs for that are listed here as well. The difference between $emit and $broadcast is that $emit only sends event to child $scopes, while $broadcast will send events to both parent and child scopes.
3) Forget using $scope events in angular and just use generic javascript events (using a framework such as jQuery or even just roll your own as in the example here)
There's a fairly simple answer to the question. I checked the DOM and found out the data was getting loaded in fact all of the time. However it was not displaying in the Chrome browser. So the problem is more of a display issue with ckEditor. Strange solution seems to be to do a resize of the ckEditor window which then makes the text visible.
This is a strange issue with ckeditor when your ckeditor is hidden by default. Trying to show the editor has a 30% chance of the editor being uneditable and the editor data is cleared. If you are trying to hide/show your editor, use a css trick like position:absolute;left-9999px; to hide the editor and just return it back by css. This way, the ckeditor is not being removed in the DOM but is just positioned elsewhere.
Use this java script code that is very simple and effective.Note editor1 is my textarea id
<script>
$(function () {
CKEDITOR.timestamp= new Date();
CKEDITOR.replace('editor1');
});
</script>
Second way In controller ,when your query is fetch data from database then use th
is code after .success(function().
$http.get(url).success(function(){
CKEDITOR.replace('editor1');
});
I know, that this thread is dead for a year, but I got the same problem and I found another (still ugly) solution to this problem:
instance.setData(html, function(){
instance.setData(html);
});

Best approach for using AJAX loaders?

I've implemented a few poor solutions for bringing up an AJAX loader before dynamically updating a content DIV, but none seem to be "universal", and I find each time I do it I'm reworking it. If I have a DIV with content that updates depending on what a user clicks on the page, and I want to display the loader over this content DIV, what is the best approach? I've seen some developers have the loader always on the page, and they just display it block or none, and I've seen others append it to the DIV. What about when you also have multiple areas that can update? I'm thinking something repeatable that I can call with a function, maybe passing a few parameters.
Some JavaScript libraries allow listening to opening and closing requests. Check out Prototype's request Responder http://www.prototypejs.org/api/ajax/responders.
You would do something like this:
Ajax.Responders.register({
onCreate: function() {
$('loader').show();
Ajax.activeRequestCount++;
},
onComplete: function() {
Ajax.activeRequestCount--;
if (Ajax.activeRequestCount < 1) $('loader').hide();
}
});
As for visual representation of loading, you may want to identify the different parts of your page which may require separate loading graphics and subclass the Request object, each time indicating the type of request.
E.g.
Is it a field being saved? new FieldUpdateRequest(field)
Is it the page being loaded? new Request();
Is a container being updated? new PartialRequest(div);
Then capture each subclasses type and show or hide a different loader graphic.
There is unfortunately no quick solution, hal. You could build a generic script for appending loader graphics to containers, that should save you some repetition. If you do, mind posting it here :)?
You could use a JQuery progress bar or something similar in a different library.

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