online html editor

[Balaji Loganathan]

Hi,
I would like to a provide a online html editor in one of my web-application(servlet,jsp). A online html editor like the one in hotmail compose(rich text editor), yahoomail compose(color and graphics), is it possible ?? if so can you give me some reference links..
Regards
Balaji

[Garrett Smith]

This is more appropriate for dhtml, I think.
It would be possible to make an html editor with server side technology. You'd need either frames or XMLHttpRequest (mozilla, win IE) on the client.
http://unstable.elemental.com/mozilla/build/latest/mozilla/extensions/dox/interfacensIXMLHttpRequest.html
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/xmlsdk30/htm/xmobjxmlhttprequest.asp
I wouldn't do it that way; It would require users to wait for each reply.
The one in yahoo is windows-only and only works in IE. I think the mozilla team is working on isContentEditable for mozilla. You might try to use the Range object for moz.

[Balaji Loganathan]

Thanks a lot for the info Smith,
I will look into them now.
Regards
Balaji