Use Mozilla Ace editor

Registered by Matthias Burtscher

The editor used in Chive is not updated anymore and is very hacky. Mozilla Ace is a new technology, which has a lot of contributors and is under heavy further development. I think EditArea should be replaced with Mozilla Ace.

Blueprint information

Status:
Complete
Approver:
David Roth
Priority:
Undefined
Drafter:
Matthias Burtscher
Direction:
Needs approval
Assignee:
Matthias Burtscher
Definition:
Approved
Series goal:
Accepted for 1.1
Implementation:
Implemented
Milestone target:
milestone icon 1.1
Started by
Matthias Burtscher
Completed by
Matthias Burtscher

Sprints

Whiteboard

Mozilla Ace now supports SQL syntax highlighting!

Ace Kitchen Sink: http://ace.ajax.org/build/kitchen-sink.html

Implementation possible (see branch). Remove "toggle editor", always enabled...

(?)

Work Items

Work items:
Spike: Check if the integration and removal of the old editor can be done without hassle: DONE
Implement autogrow for ace: DONE
Test if working with huge amounts of data (toggle has been removed): TODO
Test with all supported browsers: TODO

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