I think this will get you the underlying object: ColdFusion.RichText.getEditorObject('your_textarea_id');
(I assume the equiv of: FCKeditorAPI.GetInstance('InstanceName') ;) Then, check this out: http://docs.cksource.com/FCKeditor_2.x/Developers_Guide/JavaScript_API And I remember doing something like this, long ago: *** function FCKeditor_OnComplete( editorInstance ) { editorInstance.Events.AttachEvent( 'OnSelectionChange', DoSomething ) ; } var counter = 0 ; function DoSomething( editorInstance ) { // This is a sample function that shows in the title bar the number of times // the "OnSelectionChange" event is called. window.document.title = editorInstance.Name + ' : ' + ( ++counter ) ; } *** That OnComplete being a special FCK function. The new CKEditor is way niftier. Looking at the old API brings back memories. =) -- The last time anybody made a list of the top hundred character attributes of New Yorkers, common sense snuck in at number 79. Douglas Adams, "Mostly Harmless" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:335502 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm