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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): 24.2
  • First Released:
  • Last Updated:
  • Cost: Free
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Rich Text Editor Component

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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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  • Hello,

    We have the following error in the logs when deploying the plugin :

    2022-05-13 08:50:35,717 [Appian Plugin Hot Deploy] INFO  com.appiancorp.plugins.osgi.LoggingPluginFactoryDecorator - Plug-in Artifact 'rich-text-editor-1.8.2.zip' SHA256 hash is 34a81125cf62e3276cc32caf1de624baef6eaa832144f760807f679c2737a2cc
    2022-05-13 08:50:35,768 [Appian Plugin Hot Deploy] ERROR com.appiancorp.plugins.LoggingPluginEventListener - Failed to load Plug-in 'com.appian.richtext' (com.appian.richtext) version 0.0: 'Component plug-in approval verification failed. Please contact Appian for approval process'

  • in reply to Sergio Valle

    I just tried with the latest zip from the App Market and was able to install without problems.  It's odd that the message says "version 0.0".  Are you using the zip from the App Market or somewhere else?  I recommend downloading the latest version 1.8.2 from the App Market and trying again.  If you continue to have problems, please let me know and we can have the App Market team double-check that the zip is properly approved.

  • in reply to Jed Fonner

    It works with the signed version!

    2022-05-18 08:02:43,519 [Appian Plugin Hot Deploy] INFO  com.appiancorp.plugins.osgi.LoggingPluginFactoryDecorator - Plug-in Artifact 'rich-text-editor-1.8.2_signed.zip' SHA256 hash is 2bdf4ad04447ef77fb99342afc7a615ee5a1b29d93c478b320f39b67338863f0
    2022-05-18 08:02:43,779 [Appian Plugin Hot Deploy] INFO  com.appiancorp.plugins.component.ComponentPluginFactory - Component plug-in package rich-text-editor-1.8.2_signed.zip loaded in 259ms
    2022-05-18 08:02:43,852 [Appian Plugin Hot Deploy] INFO  com.appiancorp.plugins.LoggingPluginEventListener - Successfully installed Component Plug-in 'Rich Text' (com.appian.richtext)

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  • in reply to Jed Fonner

    It works with the signed version!

    2022-05-18 08:02:43,519 [Appian Plugin Hot Deploy] INFO  com.appiancorp.plugins.osgi.LoggingPluginFactoryDecorator - Plug-in Artifact 'rich-text-editor-1.8.2_signed.zip' SHA256 hash is 2bdf4ad04447ef77fb99342afc7a615ee5a1b29d93c478b320f39b67338863f0
    2022-05-18 08:02:43,779 [Appian Plugin Hot Deploy] INFO  com.appiancorp.plugins.component.ComponentPluginFactory - Component plug-in package rich-text-editor-1.8.2_signed.zip loaded in 259ms
    2022-05-18 08:02:43,852 [Appian Plugin Hot Deploy] INFO  com.appiancorp.plugins.LoggingPluginEventListener - Successfully installed Component Plug-in 'Rich Text' (com.appian.richtext)

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