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  • Author: Appian Corporation
  • Type: Plug-in (Component)
  • Support: This plug-in or utility is not supported by the author. The content is free to use with a licensed product, but it is made available as-is and Community supported.
  • Industry: All Industries
  • Compatible Version(s): 25.2
  • First Released:
  • Last Updated:
  • Cost: Free
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Rich Text Editor Component

Overview

Starting in 24.2, the Styled Text Editor Component is available directly in the product. Consider using this in place of the plug-in moving forward. For more information, review: https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/latest/Styled_Text_Editor_Component.html

  • Displays a field that allows for users to type text and format it with a variety of style options.
  • Output is saved as HTML. To get the raw character output, designers can use the Appian function fn!stripHtml() on the output.
  • HTML output can be passed into Send E-Mail node or document generation smart services. Note that not all formats supported by the Rich Text Editor component may be supported by e-mail or document generation.
  • Allows uploading of images which get stored in the specified Appian folder (requires separate install of the Rich Text Editor Connected System Plugin from https://community.appian.com/b/appmarket/posts/rich-text-editor-image-upload-connected-system).

Visit https://community.appian.com/w/the-appian-playbook/1378/end-user-rich-text-editor-component for more information. If you have any problems installing or using the component, please see the https://community.appian.com/w/the-appian-playbook/1603/rich-text-editor-component-plug-in-troubleshooting-guide

Key Features & Functionality

  • Component: fn!richTextField()
  • Allows for size validation
  • Allows for adjustable height
  • Allows for read-only / editable view
  • Supported font formats: "header", "size", "bold", "italic", "underline", "strike", "color", "background", "link", "align", "indent", "list"
  • Designer control over the allowed formats

Supported Browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari
Supported on Mobile

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  • We have found 2 accessibility concerns with this plugin. Would it be possible to get a bug fix for these issues?

    1. The default color value for background text (yellow) does not meet contrast requirements. 

    2. The table feature does not appear to be keyboard accessible. You are able to tab to and select the icon (using 'Enter' key) but there doesn't seem to be a way to navigate to selecting columns/rows and actually inserting the table using the keyboard.

    Thank you!

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  • We have found 2 accessibility concerns with this plugin. Would it be possible to get a bug fix for these issues?

    1. The default color value for background text (yellow) does not meet contrast requirements. 

    2. The table feature does not appear to be keyboard accessible. You are able to tab to and select the icon (using 'Enter' key) but there doesn't seem to be a way to navigate to selecting columns/rows and actually inserting the table using the keyboard.

    Thank you!

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