HTML Description

[windsurfer 0]

Is it possible to show line numbers when editing the HTML product description ?

[bsmither 1,405]

I am finding a special-purpose CKEditor plugin for HTML blocks of <code> and <pre> tags (demo page is 404):
https://github.com/ranelpadon/ckeditor-prism

And another (probably unpolished) plugin:
https://github.com/shemigon/ckeditor-line-numbers-plugin

I haven't tested either.

Be aware, however, that the content in the editor will reflow when the browser window is resized. Meaning, if wanting to collaborate with others, a differemtly-sized browser window will not show the exact same content per line-numbered row (I'm assuming).

[windsurfer 0]

Ya i did all that created a directory called linenumbers placed the plugin.js indside and edited the config to show but that doesn't do it.

 

[bsmither 1,405]

That looks strange.

Try:
config.extraPlugins = 'showprotected,linenumbers';

That is, comma-separated but all within one set of quotes.

[windsurfer 0]

When i do that the description window doesn't show up.

I also tried to put the linenumbers on it's own line and that doesn't do it either.

    config.extraPlugins = 'linenumbers' ;
 

[bsmither 1,405]

The CKEditor documentation suggests that the comma-separated, then quoted, is the proper format.

https://ckeditor.com/docs/ckeditor4/latest/api/CKEDITOR_config.html#cfg-extraPlugins

The browser should have, in its Developer Tools, a javascript console that shows errors. Anything there?

[windsurfer 0]

Well now, first i did this     config.extraPlugins = 'showprotected,linenumbers';    and it worked except no line numbers in the editor i then figured maybe i left a space at the end of the line so i inserted a space before the semicolon     config.extraPlugins = 'showprotected,linenumbers' ;  and went back in and i got the same page as i shown in the previous message.   I went in and removed the space and it still gives me that page. I cleared the cache, tried IE, firefox and chrome and none will work.

I get error codes in the console but when i try to paste them in this message i get told i can't upload more than 153.6 KB

 

 

I was trying to attach an image that is 81KB but it still tells me i can't upload more than 153.6 KB

With the linenumbers removed i still get errors but the editor works.

So i put the linenumbers back in as you suggested and rebooted my puter and now the editor works but no line numbers.

Still errors though

[bsmither 1,405]

I'm thinking the part of the documentation on the linenumbers repository that says "Requires AutoGrow" was missed.

Please go here:
https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addon/autogrow

and install it.

The red colored console output, Uncaught Error', is making references to 'autogrow'.

[windsurfer 0]

Yup, thank you sir, works but still no line numbers and i don't see an option for that either but the autogrow works.

After i edited the config.js i did have to restart my computer to make it work though.

 

[windsurfer 0]

Been playing around with the CKeditor and added the autogrow feature and i notice that when i go to edit a product description when i open it up it doesn't display the description and also doesn't autogrow, then when i click on source it shows the HTML code then when i select source again the item description shows up and the window autogrows. Just wondering why it would not show in the first place.

[bsmither 1,405]

I experimented with these plugins last night. I observed the same as you.

I can only think that, because the autogrow plugin is very up-to-date, the problem must lie with the linenumbers plugin (circa 2011).

[windsurfer 0]

Taking that out didn't make a difference but what i do notice is that when i select the Description tab the description shows up for a split second and the disappears and no autogrow.

Not sure what would cause that.

Then when i do a CTRL F5  i get this

[bsmither 1,405]

Looks like someone tried to complain about it:
https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor4/issues/3894

[windsurfer 0]

So i had 

    config.extraPlugins = 'showprotected,autogrow,magicline,tableresize';
/*    config.extraPlugins = 'showprotected,autogrow,enhancedimage,magicline,tableresize'; */

I tried it with different plugins and with the enhanced image deleted it works , it doesn't autogrow until i hit source and source again though and still no line numbers and i can't really find a concrete answer for that either.
 

I was looking at the autogrow/plugin.js  and at the top i get the following, i am not a programmer so i really don't know what it all means but i have a funny feeling it may have some effect.