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c#asp.netfckeditor
user2796487
user2796487

Reputation:

Using an editor like FckEditor in a form application

I am working on a contract management system on c# form application, one of the main parts of the project is to create a letter.

In this part of the application a user can send a letter with in the shape he or she wants, so I need an editor like FCK in html, because my users should be able to insert table insert image and etc.

Any idea how to get this working? Any concerns?

Upvotes: 11

Views: 779

Answers (2)

wooer
wooer

Reputation: 1717

FCK is history now and as mentioned by others CKEditor is the successor. TinyMCE would be another alternative, or any other might be..

But what I want to mention is along with possible printing issues (that I have never dealt with) I want to underline another aspect:

my users should be able to insert table insert image and etc.

uploading and inserting images might be another issue...they don't come with a built in uploader, they sell it. you have the option to buy CKFinder along with CKEditor and Moxiemanager along with TinyMCE unless you choose to handle upload and insert into the editor process yourself.

Upvotes: 0

Patrick Hofman
Patrick Hofman

Reputation: 157098

You could indeed use a HTML WYSIWYG editor, but depending on the quality of it, it might raise problems when converting the output of it to print. This may also depend on the framework used to generate the Word document.

In one of our environments, we use CKEditor and JasperReports. That combination is suitable to export to Word, since JasperReports supports reading HTML and convert that to Word.

However, the best solution may depend on your business requirements and personal preferences.

If the application is a business application, another option is to let them edit the document in Word. Our company (disclaimer: I am biased) has build a product that supports editing a Word document from a template loaded and filled from a database (or multiple databases). However, if it is useful to you depends on your business requirements.

Upvotes: 5

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