Index: openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/form-field-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/form-field-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.248.2.49 -r1.248.2.50
--- openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/form-field-procs.tcl	22 Apr 2017 17:34:04 -0000	1.248.2.49
+++ openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/form-field-procs.tcl	23 Apr 2017 13:32:33 -0000	1.248.2.50
@@ -2156,7 +2156,7 @@
         imageSelectorDialog: '[my imageSelectorDialog]?parent_id=[[my object] item_id]',
         ready_callback: '$ready_callback2',
         customConfig: '[my customConfig]',
-        textarea_id: '[my set id]'
+        textarea_id: id
       }]
       if {[my allowedContent] ne ""} {
         append options "  , allowedContent: '[my allowedContent]'\n"
@@ -2179,7 +2179,8 @@
 
         ::xo::Page requireJS [subst -nocommands {
           function load_$id (id) {
-            \$('#id').ckeip(function() { $callback }, {
+            // must use id provided as argument
+            \$('#' + id).ckeip(function() { $callback }, {
               name: '$name',
               ckeditor_config: {
                 $options,
@@ -2247,9 +2248,8 @@
         set callback [my callback]
         ::xo::Page requireJS [subst -nocommands {
           function load_$id (id) {
-            \$('#$id').ckeditor(function() { $callback }, {
-              $options
-            });
+            // must use id provided as argument
+            \$('#' + id).ckeditor(function() { $callback }, {$options});
           }
         }]
         if {!$is_repeat_template} {
Index: openacs-4/packages/xowiki/www/resources/repeat.js
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/xowiki/www/resources/repeat.js,v
diff -u -r1.3.2.5 -r1.3.2.6
--- openacs-4/packages/xowiki/www/resources/repeat.js	5 Mar 2017 15:50:07 -0000	1.3.2.5
+++ openacs-4/packages/xowiki/www/resources/repeat.js	23 Apr 2017 13:32:33 -0000	1.3.2.6
@@ -140,13 +140,17 @@
             try {
                 window[functionname](idofeditor);
             } catch(err) {
-                console.log('function: ' + functionname + ' not found, we are trying to use the function of the repeat-template - error:' + err);
-                var functionname = 'load_' + ck_editors[j].getAttribute('data-repeat-template-id');
-                console.log('reloading ckeditor functionname: ' + functionname);
+                // The named function does not exist. Try to call the
+                // function of the template element (in repeated items
+                // on position 0) and pass the actual id as argument.
+                console.log('function: ' + functionname +
+                            ' not found, we are trying to use the function of the repeat-template - error:' + err);
+                var functionnameTemplate = 'load_' + ck_editors[j].getAttribute('data-repeat-template-id');
+                console.log('reloading ckeditor functionname: ' + functionnameTemplate);
                 try {
-                    window[functionname](idofeditor);
+                    window[functionnameTemplate](idofeditor);
                 } catch(err) {
-                    console.log('function: ' + functionname + ' not found (repeat-template) ,  error:' + err);
+                    console.log('function: ' + functionnameTemplate + ' not found (repeat-template) ,  error:' + err);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -467,13 +471,14 @@
             try {
                 window[functionname](idofeditor);
             } catch(err) {
-                console.log('function: ' + functionname + ' not found, we are trying to use the function of the repeat-template - error:' + err);
-                var functionname = 'load_' + ck_editors[j].getAttribute('data-repeat-template-id');
-                console.log('reloading ckeditor functionname: ' + functionname);
+                console.log('function: ' + functionname +
+                            ' not found, we are trying to use the function of the repeat-template - error:' + err);
+                var functionnameTemplate = 'load_' + ck_editors[j].getAttribute('data-repeat-template-id');
+                console.log('reloading ckeditor functionname: ' + functionnameTemplate);
                 try {
-                    window[functionname](idofeditor);
+                    window[functionnameTemplate](idofeditor);
                 } catch(err) {
-                    console.log('function: ' + functionname + ' not found (repeat-template) ,  error:' + err);
+                    console.log('function: ' + functionnameTemplate + ' not found (repeat-template) ,  error:' + err);
                 }
             }
         }