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JoomlaFCK Editor (Nova) 
It’s been reviewed as the best out of the box editor for Joomla!. It comes preconfigured & is not dependant upon a 3rd party component to work - which means it simple to install & user friendly to use!
The editor warrants its success by being built upon the highly acclaimed FCK code, which has become adopted by many world class enterprise solutions including Adobe & Oracle.
*** VERSION 2.6.4 (Nova) 1st May 2009 ***
The editor NOW comes equipped with a powerful Image Editor allowing you to perform a number of image editing functions. This includes: image cropping and resizing, ability to replace files, applying watermarks and finally a ruler for a pixel perfect resolve. So if you are developer that needs a quick and simple solution that will allow your users to resize and crop images out of the box, the JoomlaFCK editor might be the one for you?
What's more, version 2.6.4 come integrated with "WebSpellChecker", a zero installation and free spell checker provided by SpellChecker.net. This is now the default spell checker if Aspell in not installed on your server.
Other New Features:
* In the table dialog it's possible to create header cells in the first row (included in a thread element) or the first column of the table
* The table cell dialog allows switching between normal data cells or header cells (TD vs. TH)
* New language file for Icelandic
* Supports the new Internet Explorer 8
* GPL compliant.
Latest Fixes:
* 07/05/09 - Fix applied to address an issue with older version of PHP. This was repackaged in the download file on the 07/05/09.
* 06/05/09 - Some users have experienced issues with installing the 2.6.4 version of the editor via the zip utility in Joomla 1.5.10. We have looked into this problem and have repacked the files in a different format to produce smaller files. Users who are experiencing issues with the earlier packaged files: we suggest downloading the updated ones from this site.
For more comprehensive guild to the latest features and bug fixes please -
http://www.joomlafckeditor.com/downloads/changelogs
- This extension requires registration to download.
It's got great controls, and an excellent image manager. There is a terrific feature that lets you tweak your table cells and borders with a lot of precision.
The image uploader is great for browsing your site's assets and editing images before or after inserting in the article.
The text insert functions really work for adding MS Word text into the article cleanly.
Keep in mind that the entire field of WYSIWYG editors is still developing. Even with this editor, now and then, some odd things happen. Sometimes formats refuse to "take," or something just doesn't look the same in the final article as it did in the editor. This happens with all editors to one extent or another. But I have found that JoomlaFCK is more reliable than the others and gets closer to true WYSIWYG functionality.
And it's totally free.
Hi Matthew, we are really pleased you like it. One of the editors leading features is it ability to translate Microsoft Word to HTML. JoomlaFCK is based upon the FCK code which is noted for its abilities in translating theses identities. And - therefore boast in a better-quality translation that those based upon Moxiecode which include JCE and the stock Joomla! editor, tinymce.
At least prove it, if you don´t like it (maybe) you don´t loose anything.
Hi edy, thanks for positive review. It great to have feed-back from one our international users, much appreciated (o:b
The interface was very clean and fast. Having a Word look and feel made it quick to take up. Also using this editor for inserting pdfs, files, images etc is so easy because you don't have to remember the path to the file. JoomlaFCK lets you create those links just by using the mouse!
Thank you JoomlaFCK. A truly great free product.
Hi Zeebie, Thank you for your contribution both here (on the JED) and on the JoomlaFCK forums. – It’s a great encouragement to find a user who is willing to give a few minutes to carrying the project forward. (o:b
1). Find fckeditor.class.php in your fck install directory;
2). Find string oFCKeditor.Config["UseAspell"] = '. (function_exists("pspell_check")) .';
3). Replace it with oFCKeditor.Config["UseAspell"] = "'. (function_exists("pspell_check")) .'";
Enjoy;
This error only occurred if a user was using an older version of PHP. We became aware of this several days ago. This has addressed in the latest tgz package. So please REDOWNLOAD. (o:b
If Joomla! wanted it as a default install we would certainly welcome the opportunity but I think there main focus is on improving the Joomla! framework! - Thanks.
I like the editor and I have a suggestion for the future versions: create an option to disable right click context menu, so that sloppy users like myself can use the default browser menu with options like *spell checking*, etc. I really, really need to use the browser's spell checker and I can't. I am rather frustrated about this.
Does anyone know how to disable the context menu that I really don't need?
Pretty please!
Hi, this is something we will consider. BUT if it is the case that the default spell checker is greyed out and your only option is to use the browsers spell check, version 2.6.4 may come as a welcomed surprise! It now uses WebSpellChecker", a zero installation and free spell checker which now will give you a powerful alternative.
thank you!
Fast, powerfull but not upload media function is really a problem and plugin flv is very bad.
regards
In being prudent, I personal tested version's 2.6.3.9b flash plugin & wasn’t able to reproduce the problem in FF3,Safari,IE7 or within new IE8 browsers. We haven’t received any bugs reporting the same & I haven’t been able to find a ticket on fckeditor.net! May I invite you to detail the issue on our site & we will look into it 4 u?
plugin flv is too old, it has some bugs,
mp3 too
it is good but jce editor is better
Hi - thanks for you review. JCE does support videos out of the box! In fact the plugin only works with a supporting component & must be expanded with another 3rd party subscription plug-in in order to achieve the desired feature!
Our aim is to provide the BEST out of the box editor for Joomla!. And on that NOTE we are presently developing a collection of Ajax media tools for the editor. It will work on install so you might want to hold on for a bit! Also it won’t require you to subscribe to a subscription - but your contribution would be warmly welcomed.
thanks
We’ve been caught up on a few commercial projects over the last few months BUT we have penciled in time AND the next few weeks will see us release a new version (2.6.4). I think you will like it!
Fantastic job people. Keep up the great work.
Thanks cmscritic, appreciate your support.
Thank You!
We are planning to release a component for it shortly BUT we have designed it in a way in which the editor will still work without it! Yes it easy, doesn’t require a component one installation and you are up and running.
Thank you SSwamp_Trooper, your comment is much appreciated but I think some of the appreciation should be directed towards the JED team whom spent hours of there time administrating our reviews. Thank you d:o)
maybe because i made good experience in other systems.
Thanks and enjoy it.
I would agree with you because I’m the developer, right! But in all seriousness I expect that most site administrator spend 90% of their time in using the ‘editor' creating and administering content. So editors must be one of the most important aspects of Joomla!
This extension has an ability to automatically assign default template.css used and the option to add many additional css files. This is brilliant!
The developer's support & respond is fast & helpful.
I hope someday they will develop many more feature like advanced table editing, inserting URL to article / other components, etc etc... It's about a time :-)
Thank you for delivering such great extension! I highly recommend it.
Hi marsares, I thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to support us and the project!
My site authors etc aren't very clued in on HTML and this one gives them the Word feeling. They're so much more confident now in creating and editing articles, it's unreal. Thank you so much!
Hello Marsares, our aim is to provide the users with a familiar style (interface)and so we are delighted to hear that it’s a welcomed addition. The skin still retains its super-light weight properties, while offering an advanced compact mode that can compact down to 250px width!
Thank you for your support, much appreciated.
Download this and upgrade your editor. You will not regret it!
I know some open-source users would prefer us to steer away from using the MS 2007 style toolbar as default but your argument is compelling! I agree as it must be right to bring a familiar User Interface (UI) that is simple to use. Thanks for the review.
This editor has so many outstanding features, e.g. switching between code and WYSIWYG-mode.
Cause of this I had to make a donation to support this excellent work!!
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, I feel inspired to make it even better. d:o) O’ and Merry Christmas!