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By phoebe-1 on
(Drupal 4.6.4)
I installed the TinyMCE module and got it all working a couple of days ago. Today I was looking at it more closely because I want most users to have a simple set of buttons to choose from: basic formatting, plus the ability to insert links easily (since link syntax is the one thing they usually get wrong when marking up themselves).
But on the admin settings page for TinyMCE, there are only two options: simple or advanced. The simple option just provides bold, italics, underline, strikethrough; undo/redo; clean up code, ordered/unordered lists. The advanced option has way too many buttons and would lead to chaos and confusion amongst the masses!
I looked in the INSTALL file for the module and found this:
For example, the default theme TinyMCE will use is called 'simple'. Themes control the functionality TinyMCE makes visible. It comes with 3 themes:
1) Simple - basic formatting
2) Default - basic formatting with lists and hyperlinks
3) Advanced - many many features. See a demo at
http://tinymce.moxiecode.com/example_advanced.php?example=true
"Default" is exactly what I want... but I don't get a 'default' option for TinyMCE themeo n my admin page.
I installed the module and the engine exactly as they came from the download, no messing about with the files... can anyone help me work out why I don't have the default theme and how I can get/enable it?
Many thanks.
Phoebe
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Default theme doesn't exist
Well, I found out why I can't see the default theme... because it doesn't exist. Inside the themes directory, there are only two: simple and advanced.
So, apparently, I'm looking for something that doesn't exist; also unfortunately, the documentation at the TinyMCE site and with the download of the TinyMCE module both refer to this 'default' theme that doesn't exist.
I only mention it here for others who might get confused by the same thing. Don't waste time looking for it! If you want something between the simple and advanced TinyMCE options, you'll have to create it yourself.
Phoebe
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my answer is
use tinyMCE v1.44 (or any prior 2.xx), that contains default theme. readme of 2.xx tells that default theme is removed because advanced theme can be easily transformed to default (IMHO it's hard enough for novice - you should read all advanced theme necessarily (50 kb), and then strip unecessory elements)