By Monika Johnsson on

I would not bother you folks if it wasn't because i have tried everything. The FCK installation manual is not very informative. I have done as it said on their website and in the readme file.
I am using Acquia skin for drupal and im asking you folks: is there anyone out there who can write down a tut just quickly, what folder did u place the files in? exactly how; there isnt a consensous on this on the internet, some forums says: Place your fckeditor folder in "root/fckeditor/fckeditor/fckeditor" etc etc. Can anyone offer a short tut that has proven to work?

Second question: the "attachments", they are accessed on the bottom of every text/content, having a long text/content would make it more comfy to be able to have the download bottom at the top of the page, before content starts. Any way for a novice to change this?

Im really thankful to all help, specially considering the FCK editor thingy.

Thanks in advance,
Monika

⋅ Categories: Drupal 6.x

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WorldFallz commented

First question, i have the current d6 version of fckeditor working with the fckeditor module no problem. the only part of the instructions that were a little confusing was the installation directory-- you need to copy the CONTENTS of the unzipped fckeditor download into the sites/all/modules/fckeditor/fckeditor directory so that you end up with sites/all/modules/fckeditor/fckeditor/editor as the structure.

For the second question, edit the content type with the upload field you want to move, goto the 'manage fields' tab, and just drag the 'file attachments' field wherever you want it to be. You may have to install the cck module if you don't already have it. If you don't have cck and don't want it, you'll probably have to theme the form to move it.

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wwalc commented

I found it recently and for me it looks like a nice introduction to FCKeditor: http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/27

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jbrauer commented

FCKeditor

The FCKEditor module installation is a two-part process. And it sounds like the frustration is in getting the actual FCK library included. Assuming your site resides in a folder called www (or it might be called something like public_html etc. and in that case you'll substitute that directory below).

  • Download the module from the module page.
  • Install the module in www/sites/all/modules so you now have a www/sites/all/modules/fckeditor directory with files like fckeditor.info and fckeditor.module etc. inside.
  • Download the FCKeditor library from the FCKEditor website.
  • Install the FCKeditor library inside the module folder so you now have www/sites/all/modules/fckeditor/fckeditor which will contain files like fckeditor.asp and fckeditor.php.
  • Then in the administration interface enable the FCKeditor module under Admin >> Site Building >> Modules

Changing the display of uploaded files

Changing the display of uploaded files can be done in a couple of ways. It sounds like you're likely using the file attachment functionality built into Drupal core. To modify the output in this case it would be necessary to create a new template for the page in the theme. This post explains how to create a sub-theme based on the Acquia Marinatheme.

If you're not quite comfortable getting started with creating a sub-theme just yet there is another combination of modules you can use that will give you more control over this page. This includes the Content Construction Kit, CCK, and FileField modules. Both of these modules are included, along with several other modules that are most commonly used on sites, in the Acquia Drupal distribution (download).

With CCK and Filefield modules installed and enabled you can add fields of different types to your content types. In this case you can add a Filefield which will give you the ability to upload files. More to the point of your question it will allow you to choose the order of the different fields on the page so you can have the file download appear above the body of your post.

Also for a rapid response to issues related to Acquia Drupal and the Acquia Marina theme you might consider a (free) community subscription at Acquia.com which will get you access to the forums that I and the other members of our support team respond to on a daily basis. And with a standard or higher subscription there is also the ability to open support tickets for individual cases.

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