Frequently Asked Questions - WYSIWYG | NextGen RPG

Frequently Asked Questions - WYSIWYG


  1. Locate and open the blog or game move that you want to insert your image into
  2. Click on where you want the image to be inserted
  3. Click the Mountain Icon or the Image Assist Icon in the text editor - it's located on the second row of buttons, to the right of the Anchor.  Try them both until you find which one feels easier for you.
  4. Mountain Icon
    1. Click on the Browse Server button in the first line
    2. If you recently uploaded your image into a game gallery, you should see it on the first screen.
    3. If you would like to search, The Image Assist Upload is a better choice.
    4. Select your image and choose the size you would like to insert (Thumbnail, Preview or Original)
    5. Once you're back to the main screen, select the align box (very bottom), and choose left or right, depending on which way you want the text to wrap around your image
    6. Click the okay button
    7. Once you're back in the game move, click on the image and drag it to size it correctly
  5. Image Assist
    1. This method will automatically take you to the screen of your uploaded Gallery Images (If the picture you want wasn't uploaded by you, you will need to find it in the gallery)
    2. Cycle through them by page or Browse Images by Gallery at the top.
    3. Select the image you want to insert into your game move or blog
    4. Select the size that you want to insert.
    5. Chose alignment for text wrapping
    6. Click Insert
    7. If the image did NOT wrap correctly, which is a common issue, right click on the image and select Image Properties.
    8. Select the align box (very bottom), and choose left or right, depending on which way you want the text to wrap around your image
    9. Click the okay button
    10. Once you're back in the game move, click on the image and drag it to size it correctly

Note on the Differences:

A note on a difference between the two methods of inserting images handle wrapping text. The Image Assist method will *only* move the image to the location you choose, it does not add the necessary HTML code to wrap text, so if you want the text wrapped around the picture you *will* have to right click on it afterward, and select image properties. (select the align box (very bottom), and choose left or right, depending on which way you want the text to wrap around your image)

The Mountain Icon inserts the proper HTML for the text to wrap correctly but is a pain to find the image you want.

Both methods have their advantages and weaknesses so it really is a matter of preference but these are the only major differences I can think of.

Yes. You can turn it off by clicking on Switch to plain text editor under the text editor box in any move. If you wish to turn it off permanently, follow these directions. This is NOT recommended by the Site Administrator.

  1. Go to your Control Panel located under My Tools
  2. Click on the Edit Tab in your Control Panel
  3. Select the triangle next to Rich Text Editor
  4. Select the Default State drop down box, and select Disable
  • Rich Text Editor Settings - This section allows you to control how you enter your data into your game moves, comments, blogs and forums.  It is recommended that people use the default WYSIWYG editor.  It does have a few quirks that will be explained in the Known Issues section, but not using it can be frustrating when you try to locate your insertion points into game moves.  For those that prefer to use straight html code, this is where you would toggle to that option.
    • Go to your Control Panel
    • Click on the Edit tab
    • Select Default State
    • Choose Disabled to turn off the WYSIWYG editor or Enabled to turn on your WYSIWYG editor
    • Click on Save at the bottom of the page

THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED BY THE SITE ADMINISTRATOR

NextGen RPG utilizes a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Editor.  We are striving for a gaming environment that is intuitive and that requires a minimal learning curve.  This section will explain the WYSIWYG Editor, any known issues with using it, and details on how to turn the editor off, for those that prefer to use straight html coding.
Basic Layout and Buttons.
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Known Issues & Bugs