Ckeditor4: Toolbar plugin should not be mandatory to register commands

[msamsel]

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Provide detailed reproduction steps (if any)

You can use this example: https://codepen.io/msamsel/pen/gxpOmy?editors=1010

1. Remove toolbar.
2. Register plugin with some command. Here is used link plugin.
3. Open console, switch to proper iframe context.
4. Check if command is registered: CKEDITOR.instances.editor.getCommand( 'link' );
5. Try to run command from console: CKEDITOR.instances.editor.execCommand( 'link' );

Alternatively you can also check for keystrokes which should also run command here it will be:
Ctrl/Cmd+L

Expected result

Dialog with possibility for adding link will appear.

Actual result

Nothing happen.

Other details

• CKEditor version: 4.7.1
• Installed CKEditor plugins: link, wysiwygarea,
• Disabled plugins: toolbar

[mlewand]

Since #654 just became dependent on this issue, let's solve this issue ASAP. Also due to fact that it has been a PITA for a long, long time. 🙂

[dimaip]

We at Neos CMS trigger commands via a custom toolbar (rendered in React) and execCommand, without adding any native CKE buttons. For now we have to use extraAllowedContent to work around the issue.

[msamsel]

@dimaip I've extract the problem to separate issue. You can take look here: #1103. As @jswiderski mention it might be a little bit different problem.

[mlewand]

Unfortunately, we need to postpone it together with #654 to 4.9.0 release. This is an important feature for us, but we can not block delay 4.8.0 release any further.

[jonnott]

Why have this issue, and #654, both been removed from 4.9.0 milestone? @mlewand @msamsel