Default Font Properties

[Ola Karlsson]

Hi,

I'm trying to use the RichTextBox but I'm having some issues.

I'm using the RichTextBox to allow users to input some rich text, this text is then displayed on a linked Asp.Net website.
I'm doing this by using the HtmlDataProvider to convert the input to HTML, then I save it in the database.

How can I set the default font and text color, so that it get's saved when I save the text using the HtmlDataProvider?

Thanks,
Ola

[Iva Toteva]

Hello Ola Karlsson,

Currently HtmlDataProvider expects to get the font properties from the Source of the binding, specified in the Html property, so that the text will look as close as possible to the way it would appear in a browser. Thus, the assumed FontFamily and FontSize are the default ones in HTML - Times New Roman and 12.

We have decided to include an option for applying the default font properties, defined on RadRichTextBox, onto paragraphs and spans of the document that do not set them explicitly. This change, though, will most probably not appear in the service pack, but in a next release.

However, if this approach suits your scenario, you can walk the document tree and change each Span's font and foreground color accordingly.

If you have any other questions, do not hesitate to contact us again.

All the best,
Iva
the Telerik team