Administrator Settings Guide

Namo CrossEditor administrators can adjust CrossEditor's settings, including its interface settings through a special administrator web page. Administrators can adjust basic aspects of the editing environment such as the UI skin and the toolbar layout as well as the editing window's line spacing, image save path, language encoding and more.

If you do not adjust CrossEditor's settings in the administrator settings page, CrossEditor will use the default settings. The administrator settings page has been created to provide a convenient editing environment for the needs of each developer.

In this document, you will learn about the administrator settings page and how to set up and adjust the CrossEditor environment.

* Due to a security vulnerability, the admin page is not provided by default in version 4.6.0.10 and later. If you require this functionality, please contact support.

Introduction

Administrators can adjust CrossEditor's settings on the administrator settings page. Only administrators can connect to this page. It contains the following sub-menus.

Preview: See how CrossEditor will appear to users.
Settings: Adjust CrossEditor's settings.
Account: Manage CrossEditor user accounts.

Administrator Settings

[Main Settings]

Server OS (WebServerOS)

Set the operating system of the server that will be used for CrossEditor. You can choose between Windows, Linux and Unix.

Server Software (WebServerInfo)

Choose the web server software used on the CrossEditor server.

Scripting Language (WebLanguage)

Choose the web language that will be used. You can choose between ASP, JSP, PHP and ASP.NET

Image Save Path (ImageSavePath)

Set the directory path that will be used to save images when CrossEditor users insert them. If you do not specify this path, the default path 'binary/images' will be used.

Image Filenames (UploadFileNameType)

Choose how images uploaded to CrossEditor will be saved.

- Save with real filename: Save the image files with their original filenames.

- Save with converted filename (Base64): Convert the image filenames to Base64.

- Save with converted filename (Random): Convert the image filename to a string of characters which represents the current date and time (year, month, day, hour, second, millisecond) plus 8 random characters. The format is yyyyMMddHHmmssfff_8 Random Characters. Example: 20100507104537240_N7YTATPV.gif

Upload File Subfolders (UploadFileSubDir)

Choose whether or not to create a subfolder when users upload files to CrossEditor.
When creating folders automatically, folder names are created in the format shown below, and subfolders are created automatically when the number of files reaches 100 or more.

- Image: images/000001

- Video: flashes/000001

- File: files/000001

Editor size (Width, Height)

Sets the total width and height of the CrossEditor. The height must be set to at least '300' to be editable.

Set Initial Focus (SetFocus)

Choose whether the cursor will be placed in the editing window when CrossEditor is first run. Select 'true' to place the cursor in the editing window or 'false' to not do so.

Line Height (LineHeight)

Set the default amount of space that will appear between lines when text is entered in the editing window. The user can adjust this setting at their choosing.

Show Unload Warning (UnloadWarning)

Set whether or not a warning message will be shown when the user refreshes or closes the web browser. If you set it to 'true', the warning message will be shown. If you set it to false, the warning message will not be shown when the browser is refreshed or closed.

Show Debug Msgs. (SetDebug)

Choose whether or not to have a message appear when an error occurs while using CrossEditor. If you select 'true', the messages will not appear in CrossEditor and will only appear in the administrator preview window.

HTML Tab with TableLock (HTMLTabByTableLock)

Choose whether the HTML Tab should be shown in the UI when the user opens a document with a locked table. Set it to 'true' to show the tab and 'false' to not show the tab. The default is 'false'.

HTML Source Display (HTMLTabContents)

Select whether to display the full HTML source in the HTML tab or only the source within the <body> tags.

Allow Script Tags (AllowContentScript)

Set whether to allow script tags in CrossEditor. Set it to 'true' to allow users to insert script tags or set it to false to disallow this.

Allow iframe Tags (AllowContentIframe)

Set whether to allow iframe tags in CrossEditor. Set it to 'true' to allow users to insert iframe tags or set it to false to disallow this.

Document Char. Set (CharSet)

Set the basic character encoding for documents created in CrossEditor.

Default Doc. URL (DocBaseURL)

Set the directory path to the default HTML file which will be loaded when CrossEditor is first run or when a user uses the New Document command.

Editor Resize (ResizeBar)

If it is 'true', you can adjust the height of the CrossEditor Edit window, and if it is 'false', you cannot adjust the height of the Edit window.

Menu (Menu)

Sets whether or not to display the top menu.

Quick Menu (QuickMenu)

Sets whether or not to display the quick menu when a paragraph is selected.

File Path (ServerUrl)

Specifies whether or not to include the domain in the file path.

Show loading bar (DisplayLoadingBar)

Specifies whether to display a progress bar when inserting data and navigating tabs. (0: Disabled, in minutes)

Auto Save interval (AutoSavePeriod)

Specifies whether or not to enable the Auto Save feature and the save interval.

Hide “Continue to add image” (HideAddImageCheckbox)

Sets whether or not to display the [Continue to add image] button when adding an image.

Plugin mode supported browsers (SupportBrowser)

Sets the browsers in which users can install (use) the plugin.

Limit the image file upload extension (UploadImageFileExtBlockList)

Specify the extension to allow when inserting a picture in CrossEditor. Use the ,(comma) separator to specify the list to allow.

Restricted File Extensions (UploadFileExtBlockList)

Set the file extensions which are not allowed when uploading a file to CrossEditor. Enter items separated by commas.

Restricted Event Attributes (AttributeBlockList)

Set the event attributes which are not allowed in CrossEditor. Enter items separated by commas.

Restricted HTML Tags (TagBlockList)

Set the HTML tags which are not allowed in CrossEditor. Enter items separated by commas.

Template URL (Template)

Set the CrossEditor template menu list. Enter the document name, path and encoding that will be displayed.

[Editing Environment Settings]

Font Color (FontColor)

Set CrossEditor's default font color.

Font Size (FontSizeList)

Select CrossEditor's font size from the drop-down list.

Line Spacing (LineHeightList)

Select CrossEditor's line spacing from the drop-down list.

Indentation (IndentPaddingValue)

Set CrossEditor's indentation size.

Line Breaks (ReturnKeyActionBR)

When the Enter key is pressed, insert a <br> tag instead of a <p> tag.

Default font settings (DefaultFont)

Specify the default font for CrossEditor.

Set the default font size (DefaultFontSize)

Specify the default font size for CrossEditor.

Placeholder (Placeholder)

Specify the hint character string displayed in the Edit window when you run CrossEditor for the first time, or use the 'new document' menu to create a new document.

Border Color (ImgLineColor)

Set CrossEditor's default image border color.

Table Border Color (TableLineColor)

Set CrossEditor's default table border color.

Table Background Color (TableBGColor)

Set CrossEditor's default table background color

[Screen Settings]

Skin (Skin)

Set the 'skin' (a visual restyling of the interface components) for CrossEditor.

Specify Icon (IconColor)

Specify the icon skin for CrossEditor.

CSS File URL (Css)

Set the default CSS file to be applied to the documents in the CrossEditor editing area.

Skin Color Settings (UserSkinColor)

Set the colors of CrossEditor's outer border, inner border, default font and toolbar background.
You can enter the colors by hexadecimal code (e.g. "#000000") or by name (e.g. "black").

Tab Bar Settings (CreateTab)

There are three types of tabs which can be displayed onscreen: Edit, HTML and Preview. Edit is the default.

Toolbar Settings (CreateToolbar)

Administrators can set the default menu items for the CrossEditor toolbar.
If you select 'true', a sub-menu will appear allowing you to set the toolbar items. Select the toolbar items that you want. You can preview them in the Preview window.

Specify custom menus (AddMenu)

You can specify user menus in the toolbar menu of CrossEditor.
Enter the 'menu ID' of the menu to specify. You can enter English letters and numbers for the 'menu ID', and the first letter must be an English letter.
Select the 'execution method' for the menu to specify.
- Function: Press the tool button specified as a custom menu in the toolbar menu to execute the function immediately.
- Plugin: Press the tool button specified as a custom menu in the toolbar menu to display the pre-defined dialog box
Enter the path of the image to use as the tool button of the menu to specify in the 'image path' and the 'menu name', and press 'OK' to display the 'custom menu'.

[Accessibility]

Document Title (DocTitle)

Set the 'skin' (a visual restyling of the interface components) for CrossEditor.

Accessibility Options (AccessibilityOption)

Set the accessibility standard which is required for content entered by users. Choose from one of the following options.

- Do Not Use: Does not require any accessibility standards and allows users to enter content as they want.

- Level 1 (Require Basic Accessibility): Displays an error message if the user enters content which violates accessibility requirements. For example, if a user inserts an image without Alt text, a message appears asking the user to enter the Alt text.

- Level 2 (Level 1 + Disallow External Input): Fully blocks accessibility violations by enforcing Level 1 and blocking text from being pasted into documents.

Account Settings

Here you can set the password for the administrator account.