Forum:Rich Text Editor?

Hello, I'm not sure if this issue is a direct consequence of a MediaWiki upgrade or another editing template adopted by Wikia as a whole, but I'm somewhat sure that it involves a certain editor (I've heard of a Rich Text Editor) that some users have installed. Basically, when a user with this function edits a page, certain things automatically happen, such as letters in hexadecimal codes becoming lowercase.

While the hexadecimal code isn't a problem, other changes, like the addition of spaces after templates, is especially problematic and unwanted at the Final Fantasy Wiki. An example of one such edit that resulted in odd formatting is to the Sahagin page. The edit itself was a helpful link, and I'm pretty sure the anon user did not mean to jumble up the existing formatting.

If there is a way to disable these types of changes, or if I'm on a completely erroneous tangent about this issue, please let me know. Thanks! 8 bit  23:05, 23 July 2009 (UTC)


 * See also
 * Forum:New Visual Editor: Problems and Suggestions
 * Forum:Rich Text Editor and Monaco skin updates - July 15th
 * And, yes, if there's community concensus, the new editor can be disabled on a per wiki basis (i think). — TulipVorlax 03:20, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks for the links. I'll see if the FF Wiki wants to disable this feature. 8  bit  17:14, 26 July 2009 (UTC)


 * When you said there were spaces being added after templates on the Sahagin article, did you mean like what happened around at the bottom of the article? I don't use the new editor at all, but I've seen some edits on the adwr wiki the last few weeks with extra spaces. At first I thought it was just the contributor doing that, but I just checked the new editor and additional spaces are added every time I did a preview. Preview 3 times, get 9 spaces above and below where there should be only 1. I just wanted to make sure it's a known (or at least a reported) issue. Thanks. --Superlgn 23:02, 5 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Wikia is quite painfully aware of the extra spaces, by the way. Personally, I wouldn't disable the rich text editor because it is a great concept, it's constantly improving, and I'm confident the end result will be quite good. You can't really deny that users completely new to wikis find a rich text editor easier to use. Wjxhuang,  the 888th Avatar  {Talk} 01:10, 6 August 2009 (UTC)


 * If you come across diffs with issues, caused by the new editor, please do pass them on. (It's generally easier to understand issues from the exact diffs, rather than descriptions.) I suggest Forum:New Visual Editor: Problems and Suggestions as the best location. Thanks! 14:56, 6 August 2009 (UTC)