>>1. Is is possible to instantiate the editor on the server side using C# or

 

Yes.

 

Demo:

 

 

Do something like this:

 

CuteEditor.Editor editor1  = new new CuteEditor.Editor();

 

 

>>2. Is it possible to have Cute Editor's toolbar and the editing field in different parts of the page? 

 

This feature will be supported in the version 7.0.

 

Right now please check this solution:

 

 

>>3. If I can't seperate the toolbar from the editing field, it looks like I can use the JavaScript API to do all the button functions to implement my own toolbar.  Is this assumption correct?

 

Yes. Please check this example:

 

 

>>If so, then how can I tell what the style settings are at the cursor selection so I can set the button states (e.g. bold, italic, etc.) in my toolbar

 

 

Are you trying to achieve something like this?