@ckeditor/ckeditor5-typing

What is @ckeditor/ckeditor5-typing?

@ckeditor/ckeditor5-typing is a package that provides typing-related features for CKEditor 5, a modern JavaScript rich text editor. This package includes functionalities such as input handling, text transformations, and undo/redo support, which are essential for creating a seamless and user-friendly text editing experience.

What are @ckeditor/ckeditor5-typing's main functionalities?

Input Handling

This feature handles the basic input from the user, ensuring that text is correctly inserted into the editor. The code sample demonstrates how to include the Typing plugin in a CKEditor 5 instance.

import Typing from '@ckeditor/ckeditor5-typing/src/typing';

ClassicEditor
    .create( document.querySelector( '#editor' ), {
        plugins: [ Typing, ... ],
        toolbar: [ ... ]
    } )
    .then( editor => {
        console.log( 'Editor was initialized', editor );
    } )
    .catch( error => {
        console.error( error.stack );
    } );

Text Transformations

This feature provides automatic text transformations, such as converting quotes to smart quotes or converting -- to an em dash. The code sample shows how to include the TextTransformation plugin in a CKEditor 5 instance.

import TextTransformation from '@ckeditor/ckeditor5-typing/src/texttransformation';

ClassicEditor
    .create( document.querySelector( '#editor' ), {
        plugins: [ TextTransformation, ... ],
        toolbar: [ ... ]
    } )
    .then( editor => {
        console.log( 'Editor was initialized', editor );
    } )
    .catch( error => {
        console.error( error.stack );
    } );

Undo/Redo Support

This feature allows users to undo and redo their actions within the editor. The code sample demonstrates how to include the Undo plugin and add undo/redo buttons to the toolbar in a CKEditor 5 instance.

import Undo from '@ckeditor/ckeditor5-undo/src/undo';

ClassicEditor
    .create( document.querySelector( '#editor' ), {
        plugins: [ Undo, ... ],
        toolbar: [ 'undo', 'redo', ... ]
    } )
    .then( editor => {
        console.log( 'Editor was initialized', editor );
    } )
    .catch( error => {
        console.error( error.stack );
    } );

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README

CKEditor 5 typing feature

This package implements support for typing (inputting and deleting text) in CKEditor 5.

Documentation

See the @ckeditor/ckeditor5-typing package page in CKEditor 5 documentation.

License

Licensed under the GPL, LGPL and MPL licenses, at your choice. For full details about the license, please check the LICENSE.md file.