customConfig applied to second instance of CKEditor may apply to both or only one editor.

[Jakub Ś]

This issue was reported on our support channel (Multiple instances configuration problem).

Custom cofnig file.

CKEDITOR.editorConfig = function( config )
{ 
 config.skin = 'office2003'; 
 config.startupMode = 'source'; 
};

Settings on HTML page:

OK:

CKEDITOR.replace( 'editor1' ,  {customConfig : 'myconfig.js' });
CKEDITOR.replace( 'editor2');

This applies only to the first editor.

PROBLEM:

CKEDITOR.replace( 'editor1' );
CKEDITOR.replace( 'editor2',  {customConfig : 'myconfig.js' } ); 

This applies either to one or both editors

To reproduce:

1. Modify replacebycode sample page and JS file
2. Clear browsers cache
3. Load replacebycode page

In Firefox. At start only second instance gets updated but if you press CRTL+F5 couple of times quickly options will be applied to both editors

In IE. Simple CRTL+F5 will do. You will get toggling effect. One CRTL+F5 updates both editors and the other only one.

In Webkit and Opera both editors are updated most of the time. Only once I have managed to get state where only one editor was changed – it took a lot of CRTL+F5 of F5 to get it.

Issue has been reproducible from CKEditor 3.1 as I didn’t manage to get customConfig to apply any changes in earlier versions.

[Jakub Ś]

Two editors updated in firefox

[Jakub Ś]

Two editors updated in IE9