[TYPO3-core] FYI: Feature #6668: Let htmlArea RTE use the Ajax request of the Prototype framework

[Steffen Kamper]

"Ingmar Schlecht" <ingmar at typo3.org> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
news:mailman.1.1194790207.28556.typo3-team-core at lists.netfielders.de...
> Hi Masi,
>
> Martin Kutschker wrote:
>>> Do we have any direction regarding such issue?
>>
>> Idea:
>>
>> Create a PHP interface for rteHTMLareas' AJAX needs. Create a Prototype
>> implementation for the BE. In the FE anyone can implement the interface
>> for his own AJAX framework. Besides this implementation he needs a way
>> to tell the the RTE that it should use his class for AJAX.
>>
>> Additionally there could be one TER extension that provides for the sake
>> of convenience those classes for common frameworks.
>
> I think just coding the XMLHttpRequest by hand in HTMLArea as it used to
> be is the better way because there's no extra hassle of keeping
> compatibility with other JS frameworks. The biggest advantage of using
> prototype for the AJAX stuff anyway was a leaner HTMLArea code base, I'd
> say. But if that leads to finally more and more complex code due to an
> abstraction framework, I don't think it's worthwhile to go that far.
>
> What do you think?
>
> cheers
> Ingmar
>
> -- 
> Ingmar Schlecht
> TYPO3 Association Active Member

I think Ingmars idea is the best, otherwise there must be a interface for 
RTE and any possible framework, which is really overkill.
Any extension can use your registration and is free to use any lib.

vg Steffen