"I receive the error when I place the control in the edittemplate of a Detailsview. The Detailsview is in VWS replaced with a box containing the errror. At runtime everything works well."
I am in the exact same situation! I too like CuteEditor a lot and will be getting licensed. And I have the same problem with using the editor in a template field of the DetailsView in an AJAX updatepanel. It seems to work ok though and will continue using it unless something detrimental becomes evident with use.
I will be watching to see if any progress is made to resolve the issue.