[jQuery] Beginner question: Using a function inside of an external plugin

[kgosser]

Hello all,

This is a beginner question, and may well be more of a JavaScript
answer than a jQuery answer. None the less, here is my example:

I'm using the ultra lightweight Rich Text Editor plugin (http://
batiste.dosimple.ch/blog/posts/2007-09-11-1/rich-text-editor-
jquery.html)

It is called via it's jquery.rte.js file. In that JS file, he has his
main function set up:

jQuery.fn.rte = function(css_url, media_url) {
   // stuff
}

Inside of that, he has his "disableDesignMode" function that I need to
some how tap into via other controls than just the "disable" button he
gives in the toolbar. Here's the function:

    function disableDesignMode(iframe, submit) {
        var content =
iframe.contentWindow.document.getElementsByTagName("body")
[0].innerHTML;
        if(submit==true)
            var textarea = $('<input type="hidden" />');
        else
            var textarea = $('<textarea cols="40" rows="10"></
textarea>');
        textarea.val(content);
        t = textarea.get(0);
        if(iframe.className)
            t.className = iframe.className;
        if(iframe.id)
            t.id = iframe.id;
        if(iframe.title)
            t.name = iframe.title;
        $(iframe).before(textarea);
        if(submit!=true)
            $(iframe).remove();
        return textarea;
    }



So, with that said... my question is how do I go about accessing that
"disableDesignMode" function, when it's private to his plugin
function? Do I extend it somehow? If so, how?

Thanks in advance. This is a big learning point for me with JS and
jQuery, so any help is greatly appreciated.