Editor
A Rich Text Editor serves as a text input interface designed for creating content with rich formatting options. This versatile tool empowers users to apply various text styles and elements, including bold formatting, italics, headings, lists, image insertion, and hyperlink creation, enhancing the visual appeal and structure of their textual content.
When to use
- Use an editor component when application needs to enable users to create content, such as articles, blog posts, documents, or emails. It provides a structured way for users to input and format text.
- If application requires users to format text with options like bold, italics, underline, headings, lists, and hyperlinks, an editor component is essential for providing a rich text editing experience.
- When application relies on user-generated content, an editor component lets users contribute text, images, videos, or other media.
- Editor components are versatile and can be used in a wide range of applications where content creation, editing, and manipulation are essential to the user experience.
Guidelines
- Maintain a consistent user interface and behavior for the editor component throughout your application to reduce user confusion.
- Make sure the editor component is responsive and adapts to different screen sizes and devices, providing an optimal user experience on both desktop and mobile.
- Offer a comprehensive set of formatting options, but avoid overwhelming users with too many choices. Group related formatting options logically.
- Provide clear and immediate feedback to users when they perform actions within the editor, such as formatting text.
- Include spell check and grammar-checking features to help users maintain content quality.
Basic
Provides a default toolbar with common options, to customize it define your elements inside the header element.
<div id="editor">
</div>
Accessibility
- Use semantic HTML elements to structure the editor's content. Headings, paragraphs, lists, and other HTML tags should be used appropriately to convey the content's hierarchy and meaning.
- Ensure that all editor functions and controls are accessible via keyboard navigation.
- Provide clear keyboard shortcuts for common actions (e.g., bold, italicize) and allow users to customize them.
- Manage focus effectively so that users can easily navigate through the editor's interface using the keyboard.
- Indicate the current focused element or control with a visible focus indicator.
- Ensure that the editor's interface and content have sufficient color contrast for users with visual impairments.