For some clients, the lack of an inline editor in Drupal for simple changes adds a real barrier. Many of the small businesses I deal with have never run a site and are terrified by the prospect.

I was really impressed when I saw the HTML5 Aloha editor http://aloha-editor.com, but was frustrated that the work on a D7 module has stalled.

For those who enjoy hand rolling their own the first thing is to embed the plugins and javascripts into your desired template eg: