Introducing WYSIWYG

I hear complaints that HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is too hard for some who would contribute. Well … don't let unfamiliarity with HTML stop you now. The TinyMCE interface is available to qualified members.

The Tiny Moxicode CE (Content Editor), on by default, replaces the Drupal textarea with a hybrid control — with a toolbar for HTML-challenged contributors. For the die-hard contributors, a link is provided for disabling the WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) interface. For those who want to learn, there is a button on the toolbar () providing a HTML source editor with the content already in the CE.

If a toolbar icon is insufficient clue to functionality, simply float your mouse pointer over the questionable icon to display a textual hint. Only a small set of HTML is enabled, as there are security considerations with HTML and a Drupal-powered CMS (Content Management System). My^DLLURTH values security and our readers.

Contibutors, with sufficient privilege and storage quota, will be able to upload and include images in their content by the "Insert/edit image" () icon. Other icons assist construction of lists, tables, font color, font decoration, and emoticons.

A few final notes:

• If you use TinyMCE to author content, you must select "Full HTML" in the "Input format" section (following the CE control).
• If you navigate away from an edit — perhaps to view a product or maybe to find a citation — some settings will be lost. Save your article often with the "Submit" button.
• To keep articles from the front page while edits are under way, the default publication is not to the front page. Select "Promoted to front page" from "Publishing options" to spotlight a story. Submitted articles may be promoted by a full administrator if the author has insufficient privilege.