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This article describes how to change the browser.cnf to enable the JavaScript rich text editor on selected browsers
Community articleControlling Best Fit for OS editor with browser.cnf
Added by ~Naomi Bretooplopakoi | Edited by IBM contributor~Karl Nonjumiberg on August 4, 2010 | Version 29
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This article describes how to change the browser.cnf to enable the JavaScript rich text editor on selected browsers
Tags: 8.5.1, classic Web server, rich text

When a rich text field's Web Access: Display property is marked "Best Fit For OS", the web server selects one of the HTML editors based on the browser.

Screen capture of field property infobox with web access: display using best fit for OS highllighted

The Java Editor Applet is used for all browsers but Internet Explorer (IE).

For Internet Explorer a combination of IE version and OS version (of the clinet) is used to choose the Applet (very old IE), the DHTML control or the (dojo) JavaScript editor. (The latter for Vista and beyond, because the DHTML control is not available)

As of 8.5.1 FP1 the domino-data-directory/browser.cnf file can be used to control the Best Fit For OS.
Look at the file for the "RTEditorBestFit" property. There is a comment in the file explaining its use.

As an example, suppose you want to use the same editor (the dojo JavaScript control) for all modern browsers.
Put the following in browser.cnf

Property RTEditorBestFit String Legacy
        Rule  JSControl  MSIE [6-9].* Windows NT [6-9]
        Rule  JSControl  Firefox/[3-9]
        Rule  JSControl  Version/[3-9][0-9\.]* Safari
        Rule  JSControl  Chrome/[2-9]
        Rule  JSControl  Opera/[7-9]


Note: you should make a backup copy of the browser.cnf file, in case it is overwritten when you upgrade to a new domino server version.

See also 04022009010354PMWEBMZZ.htmCreate New Article.

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