[bndfc-web-tech] wysiwyg text component

[Chris Croome]

Hi

On Wed 15-Dec-2004 at 04:44:58PM +0000, Jamie Marriott wrote:
>
> There's an expectation for something more like Word
...
> I just want to establish how possible it is to have a text input
> device on a webpage that can work like this. My own feeling is
> that it isn't - that HTML forms _cannot_ support this kind of
> functionality. I've never seen it done anywhere. If it was
> possible, I'd imagine online forums all over the place would be
> doing it.

It is possible, sign up for an account on http://www.mkdoc.org/ and
I'll make you an editor and then have a play with the HTML
Component... it is like an embedded Word application in a web page
(ie rather horroble, but if you have Javascript turned off you never
have to see the thing :-).

Chris

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