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Rich text editor

Introduction

RichTextEditor is a thin wrapper around the rich text editor Quill.

This component is in a separate package @react-form-builder/components-rich-text.

Main properties

The following general properties are available within the Main tab:

NameTypeDescription
Initial ValuejsonInitial value for the editor
LabelstringProvide a title for your component
PlaceholderstringPlaceholder string
Read onlystringIf set to true, makes your component unavailable for users to interact with
Toolbar optionschoiceGroups of buttons to display on the toolbar. The order in which the values are selected determines the order of the buttons
ModulesjsonAllows to customize the behavior and functionality of the editor. Read docs for more info.

Example of a value for Modules property:

{
"toolbar": [
[{ "header": [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, false] }],
["bold", "italic", "underline", "strike"],
[{ "list": "ordered" }, { "list": "bullet" }],
[{ "script": "sub" }, { "script": "super" }],
[{ "indent": "-1" }, { "indent": "+1" }],
[{ "direction": "rtl" }],
[{ "size": ["small", false, "large", "huge"] }],
[{ "color": [] }, { "background": [] }],
[{ "font": [] }],
[{ "align": [] }],
["link", "image", "video"],
["clean"]
]
}

At the bottom of the Main properties menu, you can find additional options:

Style properties

These are properties that allow to customize the size, color and other style properties of your component:

  • For Device: You can provide component's style customization for all devices or specific devices by using this dropdown list. Refer to Adaptive Layout for more details.
  • Component > Class Name: Add a class name for your component for the subsequent styling if necessary.
  • Wrapper: The options below enable you to tailor the appearance of your component and customize it for a specific device type, as selected in the For Device property:

    NameTypeDescription
    WidthnumberSpecifies the width for your component
    HeightnumberSpecifies the height for your component
    Margin top/right/bottom/leftnumberMargin values for you component
    ColorstringAllows customizing the text color
    Background colorstringEnables customizing the background color