This release focuses on fixing a few bugs, includes an update to TinyMCE and adds 2 new parameters and support for MS SQL.
MS SQL Support
Joomla! 2.5 added support for MS SQL and this release includes the necessary sql files and a few core changes - specifically to the Link Browser - to support it too. MS SQL support has been tested on Microsoft Webmatrix.
New Parameters
Prohibited Attribute Values
JCE 2.0.16 introduced the Prohibited Elements and Prohibited Attributes parameters to allow for greater control over the editor content. Prohibited Attribute Values is now added to this list of "Security Parameters" and allows for certain attribute values to be removed based on a CSS 2.1 / 3 syntax.
The parameter supports the "is equal to", "starts with" and "ends with" selectors and can target a specific element of all elements in the content.
For example, to prevent base64 encoded urls being used for images, entering img[src^='data:image'] (where an img tag src attribute starts with "data:image") will remove the src value of any matched attributes. Likewise, img[src$='.jpg'] will remove the src value of img tags that have a url ending in .jpg (jpg images).
All tags can be targeted using the * wildcard, eg: *[title="test"] will remove all title attribute values from elements where the title attribute is equal to "test".
Styles List
A Styles List parameter is included in the Editor Parameters tab to set a list of style options for the Styles List in the editor toolbar. The options should be added in the format Name=style (where style is an existing css class used by your template) and separated by a comma. For example, if your template included the css rules :
.redtext {color : red;
}
.blutext {
color : blue;
}
you could add Red Text=redtext,Blue Text=bluetext
In addition to these new parameters, some Editor Parameters now include placeholder text to help better explain possible values.
For a full list of changes and bugs fixed see the Changelog
This is a maintenance update to fix a few bugs and improve Joomla! 2.5 compatability.
Due to a change in the way the editor is now loaded, this release should resolve issues with Virtuemart 1.1.9 and any extension that loaded the editor in a tab - redShop, JEvents, etc.
For a full list of changes and bugs fixed see the Changelog
Subscribers can now take advantage of two new add-ons for JCE that will make creating popups for RocketTheme's RokBox and Yootheme's WidgetKit extensions a lot easier.
Once the add-on is installed, a new option will appear in the Popup Type list in the Popups tab of the Link, Image Manager Extended and Media Manager dialogs. Selecting this option will enable the popup and allow the popup's parameters to be set - users of JCE MediaBox may already be familiar with this process.
Each add-on has a full set of parameters that can be set - a task that would have previously required diving into the html source code or fiddling around with the original extensions syntax.
In addition, the WidgetKit Lightbox add-on can have default values set for most parameters.
Remember, you will need to have RocketTheme RokBox or Yoothemes WidgetKit installed to use these add-ons!
Both add-ons are available in the Plugins section of the Downloads area.
In the spirit of this festive season we are offering a 25% discount on all new and renewal subscriptions.
Type in the code HOHOHO in the Coupon field at the 2Checkout.com checkout to claim the discount - see the image below.
The JCE Support Forums have recently come under increasingly frequent attacks by spammers who have flooded the public forums with the usual nonsensical junk that is supposed to (in some bizarre alternate universe) convince people to click on the posted links and buy the advertised products.
Despite repeated attempts to prevent this, including implementing a Captcha challenge on new posts, blocking a range of IP Addresses used by some of the spammers and implementing Project Honeypot, the spammers seem to have found a way around these defences to continue their pointless and annoying pursuit.
In an effort to end these attacks and to provide a better support service to Subscribers, the support forums are now limited to read-only access for non-subscribers - a valid subscription will be required to post new and reply to existing topics.