Ship a "SimpleInsertLink" tool as a complement to InsertLink tool

[Stefan N.]

Dear Telerik Team,

The InsertLink tool that currently ships with RadEditor is too complicated and confuses non-technical users.  When's the last time anyone created a named anchor link to another section of the same page?

Please ship an alternate "SimpleInsertLink" tool, in fact ,the exact one you have right on this forum editor (see attached).  We had to waste time to implement one just like it.  Thanks,

Stefan

[Rumen]

Hello Stefan,

You can enable the InsertLink light dialog of RadEditor as shown in this live demo: Dialogs.

<telerik:EditorTool Name="InsertLink" Text="Insert Link Dialog" />


Sincerely yours,
Rumen
the Telerik team

[Stefan N.]

Hi Rumen,

The InsertLink tool is still not simple enough.  It has a "Target" drop-down box with options like "custom target" (how many non-technical users know what that is?) and it has the "Properties" button that opens the full link creation experience allowing a user to shoot themselves in the foot with various options they don't understand.

When I asked for "SimpleInsertLink" I really meant simple! :-)  (and whomever is responsible for designing this Forum seems to agree with me or else why would they have gone through the trouble of implementing exactly what I'm asking for? - see my initial attachment).  Thanks,

Stefan

[Rumen]

Hi Stefan N.,

Ok, I get you request. To achieve it register the external dialogs of RadEditor, load the \EditorDialogs\InsertLink.ascx and hide with style="display:none;" the following TR element containing the target dropdown:

<tr style="display:none;">
    <td>
        <label for="LinkTargetCombo" class="reDialogLabelLight">
            <span>[linktarget]</span>
        </label>
    </td>
    <td class="reControlCellLight">
        <select id="LinkTargetCombo" class="rfdIgnore">
            <optgroup label="PresetTargets">
                <option value="_none">[none]</option>
                <option value="_self">[targetself]</option>
                <option value="_blank">[targetblank]</option>
                <option value="_parent">[targetparent]</option>
                <option value="_top">[targettop]</option>
                <option value="_search">[targetsearch]</option>
                <option value="_media">[targetmedia]</option>
            </optgroup>
            <optgroup label="CustomTargets">
                <option value="_custom">[addcustomtarget]</option>
            </optgroup>
        </select>
    </td>
</tr>

and the <td> element containing the All Properties button:

<td style="display:none;" class="reAllPropertiesLight">
    <button type="button" id="lmlAllProperties">
    [allproperties]
    </button>
</td>

For your convenience I have attached the modified InsertLink.ascx dialog file.

Best wishes,
Rumen
the Telerik team