Re: FN-FORUM: Text Editor

date posted 7th March 2008 18:20


On 7 Mar 2008, at 19:34, Anthony Cartmell wrote:

>
>> Im building a complex(ish) site that is 99% editable by the client. =20=

>> Normally
>> when i do this type of thing i build a simple Text Editor for the =20
>> client to
>> edit text etc. However this is a bit dull to do, and isn=92t =20
>> necessarily the
>> best method, nor does it offer the best functionality.
>
> I find the Word-like javascript editors sometimes are too =20
> complicated and have too many functions for the requirements and for =20=

> the users.
>
> In this case a plain textarea with simple inline markup codes like =20
> Textile is the way to go. Very simple to add bullets, bold, etc. and =20=

> even not too bad to do basic tables, and outputs valid XHTML.
>
> Just a thought.

+1

and if you want a step further without screwing up your carefully =20
constructed valid code, try this WYSIWYM editor:

http://www.wymeditor.org/en/


"WYMeditor's main concept is to leave details of the document's visual =20=

layout, and to concentrate on its structure and meaning, while trying =20=

to give the user as much comfort as possible (at least asWYSIWYG =20
editors)."

so rather than the deitor styling the content and getting all clever =20
with fonts and bold and italics, they just decide if it's a heading a =20=

list or a quote etc and your site styles are applied to appropriate =20
semantic code.

;o)=