Kendo UI for jQuery Editor Overview
The Editor allows you to create rich textual content through a What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get (WYSIWYG) interface and generate component value as an XHTML markup.
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Functionality and Features
| Feature | Definition |
|---|---|
| Read-only Editor | The Editor supports an inactive, read-only state. |
| Modes of operation | You can render the Editor in its classic or the inline mode. |
| Tools | The component provides a predefined collection of user interaction tools. |
| Selection | The Editor allows you to work with standard range objects that provide a polyfill for Internet Explorer versions which do not fully support them. |
| Image browser | The component provides two ways of picking an image—by pasting an URL of an image or by browsing a list of predefined files and directories. |
| Format painter | The Editor allows users to select a section of text and copy its formatting (font, size, color, and so on) and apply it to another section within the content. |
| Immutable elements | You can also add HTML elements to the Editor that cannot be modified by the user. |
| Pasting content | The Editor accepts content that users paste from HTML and Microsoft (MS) Word documents. |
| Post-processing content | If the Editor is within a <form> element, the convenient moment to post-process its content is right before the <form> is posted to the server in the submit event. |
| Preventing cross-site scripting | The Editor provides options for addressing security risks that can be caused by allowing the users to enter the HTML of your site. |
| Using the Table Wizard tool | The Editor delivers the Table Wizard tool which enables the user to add and configure tables. |
| Appearance | The Editor supports a number of options for styling its appearance such as configuring its size, using the default styles, and adding custom styles. |
Next Steps
- Getting Started with the Kendo UI Editor for jQuery
- Basic Usage of the Editor (Demo)
- Using the API of the Editor (Demo)