BC-6051 - Bump @ckeditor/ckeditor5-special-characters from 20.0.0 to 40.2.0

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Bumps @ckeditor/ckeditor5-special-characters from 20.0.0 to 40.2.0.

Release notes

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v40.2.0

We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 5 v40.2.0.

Release highlights

AI Assistant: AWS and custom integrations

Enabling multiple AI model service was one of our priorities for the AI Assistant, as we wanted everyone to be able to use a platform that they find the most convenient.

We are happy to inform that as of this release, you can use the AI Assistant together with the AWS Bedrock service.

What is more, you can now extend existing adapters to enable more advanced customizations, such as decorating the AI Assistant requests.

Finally, you can even provide your own custom adapter to connect to your own model, or any model that does not have an official adapter yet.

Visit our new integration guide to learn more about integrating and customizing the AI Assistant feature.

Note that these improvements come with minor breaking changes in the editor configuration, so make sure to visit the breaking changes section and the update guide.

Image editing

CKBox’s image editing capabilities, introduced in CKBox v1.6.0, are now accessible straight from the CKEditor image toolbar. CKBox users can resize, crop or rotate images right within CKEditor.

Additionally, you can also edit images which are not yet added to CKBox (for example hotlinked images). CKBox will automatically download the images in the background, to allow users to edit them without having to leave CKEditor to manually add the image into CKBox. This dual functionality, combined with server-side processing, ensures ease of use and maintains high image quality and file integrity, providing a more efficient and reliable image editing experience within CKEditor.

Please refer to the update guide to learn more about these changes.

(Experimental) Paste Markdown

This release introduces the new Paste Markdown feature. It will automatically format any raw Markdown source or output copied and pasted directly into the editor – without having to switch to source editing. This feature is in its experimental phase, and its behavior may change in the future. Experience this functionality firsthand by pasting Markdown content into the demo editor. We welcome your feedback and observations for ongoing improvements, so please share them in the GitHub issue.

(Coming soon!) New installation methods

We are excited to announce upcoming improvements to CKEditor 5's installation process, set to release next year. Our goal is to address and resolve the accumulated pain points that you experienced over the years. For a detailed overview of our plans and the background behind them, dive into our comprehensive proposal in the RFC. Your feedback is crucial in refining and perfecting these improvements, and we eagerly await your input!

Other notable improvements

• Improved insert image button: our insertImage component now supports file managers, and automatically detects if you are using CKBox. We also changed the default icon for upload image from computer to better indicate it’s an upload action, not a generic image button.
• Paste link over text: the editor automatically converts selected text to a link when you paste a URL onto it.

MINOR BREAKING CHANGES ℹ️

• ai: The configuration for AI Assistant has changed and will require an update. Additionally, a proper adapter (OpenAIAdapter, AWSAdapter, or a custom adapter) must be now explicitly added to the plugin list. See the update guide for details.
• image: The ImageInsertUI plugin internals were cleaned up, as it worked a bit magically with hard-coded dependencies. For example, it automatically enabled the behavior of inserting image via URL. As of now, it will not enable any external behaviors. See the update guide for details.
• list: The CollapsibleView has been moved from the @ckeditor/ckeditor5-list package to @ckeditor/ckeditor5-ui. You can import it like this: import { CollapsibleView } from '@ckeditor/ckeditor5-ui';

Features

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Changelog

Sourced from @​ckeditor/ckeditor5-special-characters's changelog.

40.2.0 (December 12, 2023)

We are happy to announce the release of CKEditor 5 v40.2.0.

Release highlights

AI Assistant: AWS and custom integrations

Enabling multiple AI model service was one of our priorities for the AI Assistant, as we wanted everyone to be able to use a platform that they find the most convenient.

We are happy to inform that as of this release, you can use the AI Assistant together with the AWS Bedrock service.

What is more, you can now extend existing adapters to enable more advanced customizations, such as decorating the AI Assistant requests.

Finally, you can even provide your own custom adapter to connect to your own model, or any model that does not have an official adapter yet.

Visit our new integration guide to learn more about integrating and customizing the AI Assistant feature.

Note that these improvements come with minor breaking changes in the editor configuration, so make sure to visit the breaking changes section and the update guide.

Image editing

CKBox’s image editing capabilities, introduced in CKBox v1.6.0, are now accessible straight from the CKEditor image toolbar. CKBox users can resize, crop or rotate images right within CKEditor.

Additionally, you can also edit images which are not yet added to CKBox (for example hotlinked images). CKBox will automatically download the images in the background, to allow users to edit them without having to leave CKEditor to manually add the image into CKBox. This dual functionality, combined with server-side processing, ensures ease of use and maintains high image quality and file integrity, providing a more efficient and reliable image editing experience within CKEditor.

Please refer to the update guide to learn more about these changes.

(Experimental) Paste Markdown

This release introduces the new Paste Markdown feature. It will automatically format any raw Markdown source or output copied and pasted directly into the editor – without having to switch to source editing. This feature is in its experimental phase, and its behavior may change in the future. Experience this functionality firsthand by pasting Markdown content into the demo editor. We welcome your feedback and observations for ongoing improvements, so please share them in the GitHub issue.

(Coming soon!) New installation methods

We are excited to announce upcoming improvements to CKEditor 5's installation process, set to release next year. Our goal is to address and resolve the accumulated pain points that you experienced over the years. For a detailed overview of our plans and the background behind them, dive into our comprehensive proposal in the RFC. Your feedback is crucial in refining and perfecting these improvements, and we eagerly await your input!

Other notable improvements

• Improved insert image button: our insertImage component now supports file managers, and automatically detects if you are using CKBox. We also changed the default icon for upload image from computer to better indicate it’s an upload action, not a generic image button.
• Paste link over text: the editor automatically converts selected text to a link when you paste a URL onto it.

MINOR BREAKING CHANGES ℹ️

• ai: The configuration for AI Assistant has changed and will require an update. Additionally, a proper adapter (OpenAIAdapter, AWSAdapter, or a custom adapter) must be now explicitly added to the plugin list. See the update guide for details.
• image: The ImageInsertUI plugin internals were cleaned up, as it worked a bit magically with hard-coded dependencies. For example, it automatically enabled the behavior of inserting image via URL. As of now, it will not enable any external behaviors. See the update guide for details.
• list: The CollapsibleView has been moved from the @ckeditor/ckeditor5-list package to @ckeditor/ckeditor5-ui. You can import it like this: import { CollapsibleView } from '@ckeditor/ckeditor5-ui';

Features

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Commits

• 3bc82b2 Release: v40.2.0.
• 5709196 Merge stable into master
• fcec7fb Docs: conflicts solving. [short flow]
• a81378c Docs: call cleanup. [short flow]
• 763b932 Docs: adding demos. [short flow].
• 36bf55b Unified date format in changelogs in packages.
• a5ec441 Unified date format in changelogs in packages.
• ef331a6 Merge branch 'master' into cc/epic/5603-ckbox-image-editing
• d702190 Release: v40.1.0.
• f43de84 Other: Updated translations. [skip ci]
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Superseded by #3393.