Enable ruler
18 Nov 20186 minutes to read
How to enable ruler in Document Editor component
Using ruler we can refer to setting specific margins, tab stops, or indentations within a document to ensure consistent formatting in Document Editor.
The following example illustrates how to enable ruler in Document Editor
//Initialize Document Editor component.
var documenteditor = new ej.documenteditor.DocumentEditor({
isReadOnly: false, height: '370px', serviceUrl: 'https://services.syncfusion.com/js/production/api/documenteditor/', documentEditorSettings: { showRuler: true }
});
//Enable all built in modules.
documenteditor.enableAllModules();
document.getElementById('container_ruler_button').addEventListener('click',
function () {
documenteditor.documentEditorSettings.showRuler = !documenteditor.documentEditorSettings.showRuler;
});
//Render Document Editor component.
documenteditor.appendTo('#DocumentEditor');
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
<title>EJ2 Animation</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
<link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/30.2.4/ej2-documenteditor/styles/fabric.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/30.2.4/ej2-buttons/styles/fabric.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/30.2.4/ej2-base/styles/fabric.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/30.2.4/ej2-dropdowns/styles/fabric.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/30.2.4/ej2-inputs/styles/fabric.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/30.2.4/ej2-lists/styles/fabric.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/30.2.4/ej2-navigations/styles/fabric.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/30.2.4/ej2-popups/styles/fabric.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/30.2.4/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/fabric.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/30.2.4/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="container">
<button id="container_ruler_button">Show/Hide Ruler</button>
<div id="DocumentEditor" style="height:420px">
</div>
</div>
<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}
</script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>
How to enable ruler in Document Editor Container component
Using ruler we can refer to setting specific margins, tab stops, or indentations within a document to ensure consistent formatting in Document Editor Container.
The following example illustrates how to enable ruler in Document Editor Container.
//Initialize Document Editor Container component.
var documenteditorcontainer = new ej.documenteditor.DocumentEditorContainer({
height: '590px', documentEditorSettings: { showRuler: true }
});
//Inject require modules.
ej.documenteditor.DocumentEditorContainer.Inject(
ej.documenteditor.Toolbar
);
document.getElementById('container_ruler_button').addEventListener('click',
function () {
documenteditorcontainer.documentEditorSettings.showRuler = !documenteditorcontainer.documentEditorSettings.showRuler;
});
//Render Document Editor Container component.
documenteditorcontainer.appendTo("#DocumentEditor");
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
<title>EJ2 Animation</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
<link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/30.2.4/ej2-documenteditor/styles/fabric.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/30.2.4/ej2-buttons/styles/fabric.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/30.2.4/ej2-base/styles/fabric.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/30.2.4/ej2-dropdowns/styles/fabric.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/30.2.4/ej2-inputs/styles/fabric.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/30.2.4/ej2-lists/styles/fabric.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/30.2.4/ej2-navigations/styles/fabric.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/30.2.4/ej2-popups/styles/fabric.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/30.2.4/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/fabric.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/30.2.4/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="container">
<button id="container_ruler_button">Show/Hide Ruler</button>
<div id="DocumentEditor" style="height:420px">
</div>
</div>
<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}
</script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>