Rich Text Editor

The Rich Text Editor is an additional granule (TM Rich Text Editor) for COSMO Text Module. The rich text editor controls on different pages can be enabled using the Enable Rich Text Editor Controls field on the Text Module Setup page.

The rich text editor is available for the following functionality:

Markups

The available markup actions of the editor are defined by the Show RDLC Markups and s fields on the Text Module Setup page for each implementation group.

The Show RDLC Markups fields control the following actions:

  • Text format (bold, italic, underline, strikethrough)
  • Font selection and size
  • Container type (header, paragraph)
  • List (ordered, unordered)
  • Link (hyperlink, anchor)

The Show Extended Markups fields control the following actions:

  • Color (fore and background)
  • Alignment
  • Indentation
  • Media (images, files)

Integration

The rich text editor is integrated into some Base Application and Text Module areas by default.

Comment Sheet

On the Comment Sheet page (for example of an item), the rich text editor is visible on the bottom of the page. For each comment line, a rich text can be entered. The Rich Text field in the line worksheet indicates if a rich text is managed for the line.

To create a rich text, simply add the text into the editor at the bottom. The text will be automatically saved after leaving the line, control or page. The textual content of the editor is transformed into plain text and set as Comment for the comment line. Once a line contains rich text, the Comment field in the worksheet is not editable.

The available markup actions of the editor are defined by the Show RDLC Markups and Show Extended Markups fields on the Text Module Setup page in the Comment Sheet group. For more information, see Markups.

Extended Texts

On the Extended Text page (for example of an item), the rich text editor is visible between the General and the Lines FastTabs. A rich text is managed for an extended text header. The Rich Text field indicates if a rich text is managed for the header.

To create a rich text, the header record must exist first. Afterwards, the text can be added into the editor. The text will be automatically saved after leaving the editor, control or page. If the Automatic Line Conversion field on the Text Module Setup page is enabled, the text is transformed into plain text and into extended text lines. Existing text lines will be overwritten. If the Automatic Line Conversion field is disabled, the Convert to Lines action is visible in the editor's action bar to execute the transformation on demand.

The available markup actions of the editor are defined by the Show RDLC Markups and Show Extended Markups fields on the Text Module Setup page in the Extended Texts group. For more information, see Markups.

Text Module Line

On the Text Module Card page (for example of an item), the rich text editor is not directly embedded. The editor can be opened using the Rich Text Editor or Rich Text Editor (Line Conversion) actions on the Lines FastTab. A rich text is managed for a text module line. The Rich Text field indicates if a rich text is managed for the line. It's possible to manage different rich texts for different text module lines of the same text module header, and therefore, use different print management codes.

To create a rich text, the line record must exist first. The Rich Text Editor action will open the editor without post-processing the text into lines. If the editor dialog is closed by choosing the OK button, the text will be saved, transformed into plain text, and the Text field will be set to the plain content. The field in the lines section is not editable anymore. If the editor is closed by choosing the Close button, the text will not be saved.

The Rich Text Editor (Line Conversion) action behaves similar to the Rich Text Editor action. Additionally, it will transform the plain text into text module lines afterwards. All linked lines (children) will be indented to visualize the relation. When you open the editor for a linked line, it will open the parent's rich text. The Text field of the line managed by rich text is not editable. The text module line markups (bold, italic, underline, color) are still editable, but will be reset with the next line conversion.

Note

Markups of the rich text will not be transformed into text module line markups.

Using the print management with the table setting, will create pop-ups, for example on documents. To show the rich text of the text modules, enable the editor for the information by choosing the Use Rich Text Editor for Info Text field on the Text Module Setup page.

Custom Integration

For more information on how to customize the editor implementation, see Customize Rich Text Editor.

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