[Solved] Set Editor to Preview mode OnLoad?

[Andy Byrne]

Is there a way to set the editor to preview mode when the page loads?  I've browsed the documentation and forums and can't find anything describing this.

[Shinu]

Hello Andy Byrne,

Attach 'OnClientLoad' and set the mode in the handler for RadEditor.

JavaScript:

<script type="text/javascript">
    function OnClientLoad(editor, args) {
        editor.set_mode(4);
    }
</script>

-Shinu.

[Rumen]

Hello Andy,

Information about the set_mode method is available in this article: set_mode.

You can also hide the other modes using the EditModes server property.

Sincerely,
Rumen
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[Andy Byrne]

I am actually already using the code above by Shinu and it is in Preview mode.  The problem here is that the tools at the top of the editor are showing as active instead of disabled as they are when we normally click on preview mode.  Is there anyway to disable these in preview mode?  We're using code very similar to the demo on this site of a custom editor.

[Rumen]

Hi Andy,

Please, set a small time out and see whether this helps:

<telerik:RadEditor runat="server" ID="RadEditor1" OnClientLoad="OnClientLoad">
    <Content>Sample Content</Content>
</telerik:RadEditor>
<script type="text/javascript">
    function OnClientLoad(editor, args) {
        setTimeout(function()
        {
            editor.set_mode(4);
        }, 100);
    }
</script>

For your convenience I have attached my test project.

All the best,
Rumen
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[Andy Byrne]

Setting the time out seems to have fixed the problem.  Any idea why this is necessary (in case we need to do something similar in the future)?

[Rumen]

Hi Andy,

Actually, the toolbar icons were disabled on my end when programmatically switching to Preview mode even without this timeout. It is more likely something specific to your scenario, where the set_mode method is executed too early and the toolbar stays editable.

Best wishes,
Rumen
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[Andy Byrne]

Makes sense -- thanks much for the help!

Andy