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Editor

The editor is an adapted version of the online editor Xinha.

Opening a page with write access an icon bar is shown comprising various task buttons depending on page configuration and layout. Activated task buttons are colored, deactivated task buttons are greyed out. A sample task button bar would be:

Task buttons

Task buttons define possible operations for a content page.

New Create a new entry
Editor Edit an entry using the Xinha online editor
View View an entry
Save Save an entry
Delete Delete an entry
Copy Copy an entry

Task buttons are activated or deactivated depending on user level and available functionality. The button to save an entry is in this case deactivated, because the save functionality is integrated into the editor.

Editor starts the online editor Xinha. Since Xinha is not required while viewing a page and since loading may take a while (depending on the connection) the editor is only initialised after clicking the button. The content can be edited - WYSIWYG - in the main window. An extra frame and the editor's menu bar will have to be taken into account.
The editor's comprehensive functionality is available depending on page configuration. A sample basic editor configuration would be:

Basic editor dialog

The following list mentions some of the editor's special features:

Maximize Editor
Editor uses the complete browser window. Note that the page layout changes if maximizing the editor window. Editing is easier, but page layout may have to be adapted afterwards.
Clear MS Office
Removes MS Word specific formats from texts that were copied and pasted from Word files.
Clear Inline Fonts
Option removes formats.
Image Show (Optional) Only available if the image show plug-in is configured for this web site. The image show is described separately.
Image Manager The image manager is a Xinha specific extension of the file manager and is used to upload and insert images (see below).
Internal Link Inserts references to menu items, reports or events (see below).
Web Link
Inserts external links.
HTML Source
Expert Mode, i.e., content is HTML formatted.

Image Manager

The image manager is used to manage images on a Server (incl. upload) as well as to insert and format images in a text. The image manager is activated via:

This opens a separate dialog window:

Image Manager Dialog

The manager may be employed as follows:

On uploading images the maximum file size should be observed. An image should not exceed 800x600 pixel (px), but the file size is crucial. An image should be compressed in advance to remain below the given limit.
On uploading a thumbnail of an image is created and stored under the ".thumbs" directory located under the image directory. The thumbnail is available for other functions/plug-ins.

Internal Link

This editor extension inserts references to menu items, reports or events.

Internal Reference