>>How easy is the integration of the editor with SQL Server?  The text in the TEXTAREA?  The images to the database.

 

It's very easy. You can extract the content from the editor and write it into your database.

 

If you want to store images into your SQL server database or access database, here are the examples:

 

Using an access database as the file storage

Using a Sql Server database as the file storage

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>>Can the custom dialogs for Insert Link, Insert Image etc., etc. be modified?  My users are car mechanics and service technicians.  CssClass and other such properties will only confuse the hell out of them. 

That makes sense. You can disable those options. However if you want to do more customization, you may need to purchase the source code license.

>>Can I add a databound drop down list to the toolbars that is bound to my ASP.NET 2.0 ObjectDataSource?

YES.

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>>Can I modify the items in the drop downs that are natively provided so that I can remove the size 7 reference in the Size drop down?

YES, please check the following article in the developer's guide:

Font Size dropdown Customization

http://cutesoft.net/developer+guide/FontSize_dropdown_Customization.htm

>>Can cut and paste be controlled from the client?  I need to be able to turn off HTML insert so that excel files don't get copied to the messages this editor will be responsible for creating.

YES.

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CuteEditor providers two properties to control the cut and paste behaviour.

Editor.AllowPasteHtml Property

Specifies the manner in which the editor handles pasted text. If false, formatting is stripped when content is pasted into the editor. The default is true.

Editor.EditorOnPaste Property
Specifies the manner in which the editor handles pasted text.

PasteBehavior (Enumerates the manners in which the editor handles pasted text. ) Member Name Description Default When you paste text into the editor it is not processed. Disabled Paste function is disabed. PasteWord When you pasting the content from Word into the editor, the non-required code that usually comes with pasting from Word are automatically cleaned up. PasteText When you paste text into the editor, all HTML formatting is stripped. This option is ideal for content management systems where you want absolute control over the formatting ConfirmWord When you pasting the content from Word into the editor, will prompt users with a popup prompt to clean the non-required code. Example:   editor.EditorOnPaste = "ConfirmWord"

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>>Does it work on ASP.NET 2.0 Beta 2

YES. It has been tested on ASP.NET 2.0 beta 2.

>>ps Can I buy a source code license?  Is it worth it or are the conventions in the source code prohibitive to extension?

YES. The Source code license includes the full C#, ASPX and Java Script code of the control. It includes all of the benefits of the Enterprise license and Redistributable license and is best for companies that plan to modify the control or simply wish to have access to the code for security reasons.  The source code license allows you extend the cuteEditor functions.

Please note that the CuteEditor project is a huge project. You may only need an enterprise license.