After trying out all kinds of web based editors, both WYSIWYG and markup based - like TinyMCE (which I quite like), and MarkitUp! (which I am fond of) - I wasn't satisfied..

Either it did too much behind my back, or it did too little.

What I really want is an editor which lets me write visually, but leave my code clean and accessible. Without forcing me to use html-cleaners or learn murky markup languages.

I also want an editor which is very lean on resources and which is easy to extend - (read: hack to suit my needs).

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A week ago I spent two hours (maybe even three!) implementing email notification of comments.

It didn't take long to hook up the Yii Mail extension and maybe an hour to figure out the logic behind the task, but no matter what I did, it refused to send emails.

For longer than I would admit openly I used the log, the php die command, echo and print - nothing..

I felt more and more incompetent, and nearly gave up on it, when suddenly one line in my configuration caught my eye.

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You've probably noticed that my blog is using a brand new design, and maybe that it's not powered by Croogo any more.

Nothing wrong with Croogo, but I've switched from using CakePHP to the Yii Framework, and - as a programmer - I couldn't resist the urge to reinvent the wheels and build my own (simple) blogging software.

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Very soon I am going to become off-line for a week or so.

That usually means that I get productive, so don't worry people.

I have lots of stuff to work on: - The Yii powered bug tracker I am writing (more about that later). - Ogitor is also in need of my attention. - This blog needs a facelift - maybe a new theme? Laters...

It's a bit ironic that this post follows the I am back post - I guess I get to write another "I am back!" post when I am, er.. back!