Stash... kan you help Benpo?
From what I've seen, the gist of it is that the most basic 'integration' requires that you insert the Nicedit javascript into the header, and then it will convert every textarea form element into a textbox with the toolbar/editing capabilities (see http://www.nicedit.com/demos.php?demo=1 ).
So, while *not* thinking through the issue, it seems that all that is needed for a working add-on is
#1 - ensure that the user has rights to enter HTML text (and HTML formatting is enabled)
#2 - check the page context (e.g. comments.php)
#3 -$Head->AddScript('extensions/Nicedit/nicEdit-latest.js');
Tadaa, Bob's yer uncle.
Now I don't have time to actually try this until after May 15th (deadlines) but I *think* I'm not too far off the mark.
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