How to disable annoying CMS editor - rich text

[Presta-Hoe]

How do I disable the editor that pops up every time I want to edit a product description and whatnot.

The editor isn't very smart, and puts the background as black...

I just want to edit pure HTML there..

[radders]

Not sure about the background as that doesn't happen to me but to simply edit the html just click the button in the editor marked 'html' which you can find just below 'Font size'

[chrissie]

Hi - to change your background colour I think you need to edit your global.css file
If I'm understanding you correctly, then you need to change::
/* global RTE fields */

/* global RTE fields */

div.rte,
.mceContentBody {
   text-align:left;
   background-color:#d3d3d3;

Where I've got "d3d3d3" your's might say "black" or maybe "000000"
Just change the hex code for the colour you want.