Dojo Rich Text Editor sample

Ok, we know you are eager to build your Dojo sample portlet. So, let's get started with this task.

This first portlet you will build uses the Dojo Rich Text Editor builder, the Border builder, and a few Ajax techniques. This portlet enables users to type text into the Rich Text Editor control, which processes this text almost like a Word Document. This text can be edited by using the rich features available in the toolbar.

The text can then be transferred to another area named the Text control on the page. This happens as a result of an asynchronous call that refreshes only a region of the page. Actually, it refreshes a region containing both the Rich Text Editor control and Text control. This way, the text entered into the text editor is cleared at the same time that the message is added to or replaces the content of the Text field. Appending a message or replacing its content with a new message is accomplished through two buttons on the page.

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