TYPO3 provides some development tools to make creating TypoScript code easier. Although these tools do not have the power of a WYSIWYG editor, they are still very useful. UltraEdit is a simple text editor that allows syntax highlighting. Within TYPO3, Info | Modify is the all-purpose tool for working with TypoScript. We covered the major elements of this tool—Title, Site Title, Description, Resources, Constants, and Setup.
Next, we covered the Constant Editor, which is used to edit standard templates by modifying constants. The HTMLArea Rich Text Editor is now bundled with TypoScript (from Version 4). With it you can set up content from a browser in a WYSIWYG environment, which is then stored in HTML format. We covered custom CSS styles, activating and deactivating buttons in the editor, transformation settings using ts_css
, customizing the color selection box, and some advanced functions.
Since the Rich-Text Editor (RTE) was the standard tool for entering and editing content until...