tinymce not autoresize on init correctly

Question

I'm using Tinymce editor with autoresize plugin. My problem is that when tinymce instance initialized, it doesn't resize correctly for wrap in height the content.

If I have a long text in editor (example 15 rows), when tinymce is shown, autoresize resize editor area only for 5 rows and other 10 rows aren't shown. Only when I type something in editor area, autoresize grow for all 15 rows.

this is a javascript autoresize plugin:

/**
 * editor_plugin_src.js
 *
 * Copyright 2009, Moxiecode Systems AB
 * Released under LGPL License.
 *
 * License: http://tinymce.moxiecode.com/license
 * Contributing: http://tinymce.moxiecode.com/contributing
 */

(function() {
    /**
     * Auto Resize
     *
     * This plugin automatically resizes the content area to fit its content height.
     * It will retain a minimum height, which is the height of the content area when
     * it's initialized.
     */
    tinymce.create('tinymce.plugins.AutoResizePlugin', {
        /**
         * Initializes the plugin, this will be executed after the plugin has been created.
         * This call is done before the editor instance has finished it's initialization so use the onInit event
         * of the editor instance to intercept that event.
         *
         * @param {tinymce.Editor} ed Editor instance that the plugin is initialized in.
         * @param {string} url Absolute URL to where the plugin is located.
         */
        init : function(ed, url) {
            var t = this, oldSize = 0;

            if (ed.getParam('fullscreen_is_enabled'))
                return;

            /**
             * This method gets executed each time the editor needs to resize.
             */
            function resize() {
                var deltaSize, d = ed.getDoc(), body = d.body, de = d.documentElement, DOM = tinymce.DOM, resizeHeight = t.autoresize_min_height, myHeight;

                // Get height differently depending on the browser used
                myHeight = tinymce.isIE ? body.scrollHeight : (tinymce.isWebKit && body.clientHeight == 0 ? 0 : body.offsetHeight);

                // Don't make it smaller than the minimum height
                if (myHeight > t.autoresize_min_height)
                    resizeHeight = myHeight;

                // If a maximum height has been defined don't exceed this height
                if (t.autoresize_max_height && myHeight > t.autoresize_max_height) {
                    resizeHeight = t.autoresize_max_height;
                    body.style.overflowY = "auto";
                    de.style.overflowY = "auto"; // Old IE
                } else {
                    body.style.overflowY = "hidden";
                    de.style.overflowY = "hidden"; // Old IE
                    body.scrollTop = 0;
                }

                // Resize content element
                if (resizeHeight !== oldSize) {
                    deltaSize = resizeHeight - oldSize;
                    DOM.setStyle(DOM.get(ed.id + '_ifr'), 'height', resizeHeight + 'px');
                    oldSize = resizeHeight;

                    // WebKit doesn't decrease the size of the body element until the iframe gets resized
                    // So we need to continue to resize the iframe down until the size gets fixed
                    if (tinymce.isWebKit && deltaSize < 0)
                        resize();
                }
            };

            t.editor = ed;

            // Define minimum height
            t.autoresize_min_height = parseInt(ed.getParam('autoresize_min_height', ed.getElement().offsetHeight));

            // Define maximum height
            t.autoresize_max_height = parseInt(ed.getParam('autoresize_max_height', 0));

            // Add padding at the bottom for better UX
            ed.onInit.add(function(ed){
                ed.dom.setStyle(ed.getBody(), 'paddingBottom', ed.getParam('autoresize_bottom_margin', 50) + 'px');
            });

            // Add appropriate listeners for resizing content area
            ed.onChange.add(resize);
            ed.onSetContent.add(resize);
            ed.onPaste.add(resize);
            ed.onKeyUp.add(resize);
            ed.onPostRender.add(resize);

            if (ed.getParam('autoresize_on_init', true)) {
                ed.onLoad.add(resize);
                //ed.onLoadContent.add(resize);
                ed.onLoadContent.add(function(ed, l) {
                    resize();

                         // Because the content area resizes when its content CSS loads,
                         // and we can't easily add a listener to its onload event,
                         // we'll just trigger a resize after a short loading period
                         setTimeout(function() {
                            resize();
                         }, 400);

                });
            }

            // Register the command so that it can be invoked by using tinyMCE.activeEditor.execCommand('mceExample');
            ed.addCommand('mceAutoResize', resize);
        },

        /**
         * Returns information about the plugin as a name/value array.
         * The current keys are longname, author, authorurl, infourl and version.
         *
         * @return {Object} Name/value array containing information about the plugin.
         */
        getInfo : function() {
            return {
                longname : 'Auto Resize',
                author : 'Moxiecode Systems AB',
                authorurl : 'http://tinymce.moxiecode.com',
                infourl : 'http://wiki.moxiecode.com/index.php/TinyMCE:Plugins/autoresize',
                version : tinymce.majorVersion + "." + tinymce.minorVersion
            };
        }
    });

    // Register plugin
    tinymce.PluginManager.add('autoresize', tinymce.plugins.AutoResizePlugin);
})();

it is present a workaround:

                     // Because the content area resizes when its content CSS loads,
                     // and we can't easily add a listener to its onload event,
                     // we'll just trigger a resize after a short loading period
                     setTimeout(function() {
                        resize();
                     }, 400);

but a timer solution isn't a beautiful because it start small in height, so then after 400 ms tinymce content area autoresize correctly. Does alternative solution exist or how can I fix it?

Answer 1

You can refine the timer solution a bit. What if you're on a slow computer and it's not actually loaded in 400ms? Or a fast computer where 400ms is eons? I'm using this in my own code outside of the plugin. It should minimize the delay where the smaller box is showing.

// assuming mytextarea is a jquery element instance containing your tinymce.

f = function(){
  if(mytextarea.tinymce()){
    mytextarea.tinymce().execCommand('mceAutoResize')
  }else{
    setTimeout(f, 10)
  }
}
f()