TinyMCE is a great content editor written in javascript from the folks at Moxiecode systems. We created a plugin for tinyMCE that allows users to select images from a selection of thumbnails instead of having to type a URL into a popup. This is part one of a two part tutorial on creating a custom tinyMCE plugin for image selection. Part one covers the basics of getting the plugin created. Part two
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