bbPress.org

So I was just browsing around WordPress.org support forums and noticed the way they have their text entry box set up.

It contains the standard markup as we have on bbPress (installable) but it’s clickable by the user, with the resulting clicks being reflected in the text entry box. Here’s what I mean http://wordpress.org/support/topic/384052?replies=5

I’m talking about the b i link buttons at the top of the text entry box.

My question is whether we have and/or can do something similar with our own bbPress installs. I know we have TinyMCE and – most recently – WYSIWYG editor, but this is a bit different as it outputs the markup for you.