WYSIWYG BBCode Editor

WYSIWYG BBCode Editor

Bye Bye BBCode!
If you live on this forum, or you are an occasional forum-er - this is for you!

Forget all those BBCode tags and the messy output. Forget the hard time you had after formating and previewing the post, then going back to find a small detail you needed to change - what you see is what you get!

You can just type and format your post message in this editor, and when it looks good, just Ctrl+Enter* or hit Generate BBCode (you can use the many keyboard shortcuts also). Whats more, you can edit your old posts also; just copy-paste your old bbcode into the lower editing window and hit Load BBCode!

And whats more, its free!



Features:

[*:3pr3fxd4]No more tedious bbcode formating - what you see is what you get![*:3pr3fxd4]Copy and paste directly from browser, and get converted BBCode.[*:3pr3fxd4]Paste images and links from clipboard.[*:3pr3fxd4]Save and load source HTML and BBCode.[*:3pr3fxd4]Supports multiple forum softwares BBCode styles and custom styles.[*:3pr3fxd4]Familiar keyboard shortcuts.[*:3pr3fxd4]Post formatted message directly to browser (IE and Chrome only)[*:3pr3fxd4]Auto-Updater.Minimum Requirements:
[*:3pr3fxd4]Windows XP or greater[*:3pr3fxd4]Internet Explorer 5 or greater
Credits
Jitbit Softwaretank/ Sean
majkinetor
sinkfaze / polyethene
Chris / Lexikos
Many more..
Download - 100% Clean



Please take the poll of this topic so that I know if there is enough interest to continue developing this! Thanks a lot for your feedback.

Feedback/Improvements/Criticism welcome! This is a beta, with lots of room for improvement.
PS: Source is AHK_L only (wont run with basic).

*Known Limitations

[*:3pr3fxd4]Though the program supports conversion of any html copy-pasted to the editor, the results may not be perfect.[*:3pr3fxd4]Post Message to browser (Ctrl+Enter) feature works with Internet Explorer and Google Chrome only.[*:3pr3fxd4]Post Message to browser uses the first found post thread/reply tab, not the active tab in Internet Explorer.[*:3pr3fxd4]If the code block contains bbcode, quote and other formatting wrapped around it may not parse correctlyChangelog
Version 0.9.0.0 (2011-03-28) : Initial beta release
Version 0.9.1.0 (2011-03-31) :
- Ctrl+Enter will now post your message and activate Internet Explorer (IE only).
- 86 new smileys, with possiblility of unlimited smileys.
Version 0.9.2.0 (2011-04-04) :
- Supports many more forums for Posting BBCode directly (Ctrl+Enter)
PHPBB2/3, SMF, vBulletin, PunBB, IPBoard, Proboards, Phorum, XMB and more..
- Installer/Uninstaller for easy updates and clean uninstalls
- Associates with file extension .bbs for easy opening of saved BBCode messages.
- Many more keyboard shortcuts.
- New documentation. Keyboard shortcuts documented in program itself.
- Improved regex performance with the "S" option and (?:.*) where applicable.
- Some bugfixes.
Version 0.9.3.0 (2011-04-07) :
- Post BBCode (Ctrl+Enter) now supports Google Chrome browser also.
Version 0.9.4.0 (2011-04-09) :
- Check for updates and auto-updater added.
- Some bug-fixes
Version 0.9.4.2 (2011-04-10) :
- Some more bug-fixes
Version 0.9.5.1 (2011-04-15) :
- Major re-write of the parser
- Quote now accepts formated text copied from browser.
- Better parsing of styles
- Nested quotes are partially supported
- Some bug-fixes
Version 0.9.6.0 (2011-04-20) :
- Option to change forum style with many built-in forum styles
- Added [font], ,[sub],[sup],[s] tags
Version 0.9.7.0 (2011-04-25) :
- The editor can now be resized/maximised
- Added "Paste unformatted text" option
- Improved context menu
- Selected forum and options are remembered between updates
- Some bug-fixes
Version 0.9.8.2 (2011-04-27) :
- Option of setting custom forum style
- Added [indent=1],[left],[center],[right] tags
Version 0.9.8.3 (2011-05-01) :
- Bugfixes (quote was not quoted)
- Added Gui minimum size
Version 0.9.8.4 (2011-05-07) :
- Added option for custom signature
- Quote and Code sections more clearly defined/labelled.
- Bugfixes (font size bug)
Version 0.9.9.0 (2011-05-12) :
- Added - Percent (%), Point (pt) and em font-size styles are now parsed.
- Support for boards with point and percent font sizes
- Added [ table] tags
- Added [ youtube] and youtube support for all forums!
- Bugfixes
Version 1.0.0.0 (2011-06-07) :
- Syntax highlighting for BBCode implemented.
- Paste Unstylized: Remove styles from formated text pasted.
- Hotkeys can now be edited to user preference.
- Bugfixes

Great job shajul! Thanks for sharing!

Icons don't look right on XP SP3:

@guest: still running IE6?

IE 8.

Damnit boy :lol: you frakkin rock but i cant unzip cause i cant download 7z at work why no zip format?

Icons don't look right on XP SP3:

I ran it on XP SP3, it looks fine here. Are you running the source AHK script? If so, what version of AHK_L are you using?

Damnit boy :lol: you frakkin rock but i cant unzip cause i cant download 7z at work why no zip format?

Sorry, i thought 7-zip was ubiquitous now! Anyway, here are the zip's
Download | Source

thanks the icon issue is related to windows theme
Edit nope perhaps not
I tried changing to classic and no effect some of the icons are just black squars when the application opens

I tried changing to classic and no effect some of the icons are just black squars when the application opens

could you try changing line 13 in .\inc\functions.ahk like this

[color=red]-[/color] icon_$%iIcon%$ := IL_ADD(hIL, A_LoopFileFullPath,0xFFFFFF,1)
[color=green]+[/color] icon_$%iIcon%$ := IL_ADD(hIL, A_LoopFileFullPath,0x0,1)

Otherwise, i'll just change the icons and release it. I could not reproduce the error. The error is only for PNG images, not for bitmap images, so maybe i'll convert them to bmp

Edit: I tried it myself (changed 0xFFFFFF ie white to 0x0, black, for transparent color). For me, on both XP and Win7, this also shows up correctly. Hence I am uploading this version. Please re-download. Please give feedback if it is working. Thanks

My Idea
Add smilies from external links.
You have these already in there:
[*:2xagd2f7] :lol: :wink: But you should also allow a text file of links to other smilies that will be linked to. Examples:
[*:2xagd2f7] Maybe you can find better ones

Nice program! Obviously this post was made with it. Another idea would be a default font size. Its not really clear what number is default...

Looking good! Thanks for sharing.

perfect now

Wow. :shock:

That's a fullfledged perfectly usable piece of software we're talking here. Awesome job.

One question: Are there any additional hotkeys? We ARE talking about an Autohotkey script after all. For example, is there such a thing as a code-tag hotkey? Or insert image? Additional smileys would be cool

Also thinking of the possibilities to make this editor default for myBB fields, somehow. Alternatively simplifying or modifying its' ability to type-on-the-go. If there was something like a Ctrl+Enter -> Paste BBcode instantly and close down application, I would for sure include it in my Applauncher. The license seems permittable enough for me, so I'll see if I find time to mod it.

Anyway, props for a great piece of software, I hope it gets the recognition it deserves.

Very nice!

It would be even better with some subsilver css, to fit these forums. Btw, I think you might need to add ahk_class AutoHotkeyGUI to your hotkeys so that it doesn't interfere with our browser hotkeys while we're viewing this thread.

Add smilies from external links.. Another idea would be a default font size

Nice ideas. I have added them to my to-do list. Thanks for feedback

@jballi, tank, sumon: thanks for your encouragement.

One question: Are there any additional hotkeys? We ARE talking about an Autohotkey script after all. For example, is there such a thing as a code-tag hotkey? Or insert image?

See the main menu-bar items to discover hotkeys. I'll add documentation in the future. BTW, Insert Code hotkey is F9, Insert Image is Ctrl+Alt+I.

It would be even better with some subsilver css

The Code and Quote already use the subSilver.css styling, I just added the quote marks to make it more prominent. The stylesheet is at .\res\style.css

I think you might need to add ahk_class AutoHotkeyGUI to your hotkeys so that it doesn't interfere with our browser hotkeys while we're viewing this thread.

Thanks for pointing that out - i missed that. I'll make changes and re-upload.