Normal Rich Text Editor for MODX

Hello.
I am looking for a Normal Rich Text Editor for MODX.

1. 'TinyMCE' does not work for editing Template Variables of 'Rich Text' Type. For TVs: it shows the editor's buttons but it is not working, the content is blank and text area is neither selectable nor editable.

2. 'TinyMCE Rich Text Editor' can edit TVs but when i insert something into HTML code it renames it into something weird. An example:
I insert:

it renames it into:


Is there any normal Rich Text Editor which can edit TVs, edit HTML source code and be a visual editor (WYSIWYG) ?

Thanks.

what is a normal Rich Text Editor?

I think your issues are configuration - issues.

Here are two more RTEs:

https://modx.com/extras/package/tinymcewrapperdiy, which is highly configurable

and there is

https://www.modmore.com/redactor/

As Bruno commented above ^

Sounds like there is a better way to achieve what you're trying to do. ie: if its just an empty span that is inserted simply for styling purposes then it may be better to consider using a psuedo selector in CSS or even a chunk to toggle this style on or off with a TV.

If you're trying to give your client the option to insert a visual element then you can setup different formats in a dropdown in the rich text editor by following the documentation. You may find that you're better off using <div>'s rather than <span>'s though in that instance.

Quote from: Bruno17 at Nov 30, 2017, 01:02 PM

what is a normal Rich Text Editor?

any normal Rich Text Editor which can edit TVs, edit HTML source code and be a visual editor (WYSIWYG)

I think your issues are configuration - issues.

what am i doing wrong? i thought that 'TinyMCE' and 'TinyMCE R.T.E.' should work after their installation. What should i configure and where?

my current system settings:
'use_editor' = 'yes'
'which_editor' = <editor>
'which_element_editor' = <editor>

what have not i done?

Quote from: lkfranklin at Nov 30, 2017, 01:12 PM

Sounds like there is a better way to achieve what you're trying to do.

All this is fine but it does not make the editor working. I thought that the editor should save the HTML code as i typed it into the source code area, but it (TinyMCE RTE) changes the code, making it absolutely crazy

I know about chunks. It was just an example to show that TinyMCE RTE does not work.

Configuring tinyMCE:
https://www.tinymce.com/docs/configure/

Bruno17, what should i do with TinyMCE to enable its editing template variables? I thought that such a feature should be enabled by default.

i have looked at the link you specified. thanks. i have not found a setting to enable or disable T.V. editing there.

Try this:
https://www.tinymce.com/docs/configure/content-formatting/#removingaformat

Richtext - TVs should use the installed Richtext - Editor, by default. If not, this might be a bug with the installed Richtext - Editor.
And, of course, you will not find anything MODX - specific at the official TinyMCE - docs.
You will only find TinyMCE - specific stuff, there.

I allways try to avoid using Richtext - Editors at all, because they all tend to mess your input.

Quote from: tester3 at Nov 30, 2017, 01:21 PM

I thought that the editor should save the HTML code as i typed it into the source code area, but it (TinyMCE RTE) changes the code, making it absolutely crazy

This is precisely what rich text editors do... they change what you type and format it with tags.
They're not meant for code.
If you're looking for an editor for code I recommend Ace. (It's in the top 10 packages to download)