# Creating a WYSIWYG editor with Protoype and Scirptaculous

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-a-wysiwyg-editor-with-protoype-and-scirptaculous/166512>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 26, 2009, 5:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-a-wysiwyg-editor-with-protoype-and-scirptaculous/166512 "2009-04-26T17:10:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 26, 2009, 5:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-a-wysiwyg-editor-with-protoype-and-scirptaculous/166512/1 "2009-04-26T17:10:31Z")

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Hi,

In my little blog engine, display a sidebar that has the 10 latest  
images I have uploaded, it’s a list formatted with its Textile html  
equivalent.

So I’d like to make my little list draggable. That’s easy, but now the  
problem is that when I drop an element, it should add the test where I  
drop it without making an RJS call to my server, unfortunately I don’t  
know how to do that.

Any guidance? Has someone already done that?

Before using TinyMCK of Teh I’d like to be able to understand a little  
how it works under the hood, and then use TinyMCE and customize it to my  
needs.

Thanks in advance.