I like the HTML Area module. I think it is a 'killer' feature in Drupal. Normal users want HTML formatting with WYSIWYG ease.
However, what gives with the image handling?
Heres a scenario using Drupal 4.5.2, image, image_asst, htmlarea:
1. Joe Bloggs creates a new node.
2. Pastes a bunch of text from an email.
3. Has an image on his PC that he'd like to include in the node and places the cursor precisely where he wants the picture to appear then clicks the 'image' toolbar button.
4. A weird looking pop-up window snaps out from the left with a bunch of fields. Joe clicks the 'browse' button to locate the image file on his PC then he aligns the image to the left (he wants text to flow around it) and assigns h.space 5.
5. He clicks 'OK' and the little window 'turns into' a truncated view of a freshly created image node screen - containing his image.
6. Puzzled, Joe closes the window and clicks the image button again, Spots the image in the category list and highlights it. he aligns the image to the left (he wants text to flow around it) and assigns h.space 5.
7. He clicks 'ok' and he's a happy puppy.
This is clearly not user friendly. This is what should happen:
1. Joe Bloggs creates a new node.
2. Pastes a bunch of text from an email.
3. Has an image on his PC that he'd like to include in the node and places the cursor precisely where he wants the picture to appear then clicks the 'image' toolbar button.