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[Editor] Open

Julian Curtis-Zilius edited this page May 16, 2018 · 5 revisions

Description


The open method allows you to launch the editor. With this method, you can also specify the HTML that the editor will launch with. This could be used if you need your students to edit some text and use the the elements available in the CanvasTools Editor.

API Use


// The ID of the CanvasTools Chrome Extension (Don't change this)
var editorExtensionId = "gmdmngbeceipkojacdoljnllcnfpdgce";
var editor = {
	open: {
		html: "<p>This is the content the editor will launch with.</p>"
	}
}
chrome.runtime.sendMessage(editorExtensionId, {editor: editor}, function(response) {
    if (response.editor.open)
        console.log('Editor opened successfully!')
});