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Putting WYSIWYG to the test

22-Mar-2006

Tags: Web Content and Experience Management, Implementation, Industry Standards

Swedish developer Peter Krantz has put some WYSIWYG widgets (often known as "rich text editors") to the test, and not surprisingly, they were all lacking in some way, although the list is a bit incomplete inasmuch as it is missing Ektron, still a major player in this space. And you shouldn't take the resulting scores too literally -- some features may matter more or less for you. But it seems like there are some common failings, such formatting nested lists -- a traditional bugaboo in the WYSIWYG world. I was surprised by FCK's low score, but again, it depends on what you test. In any case, as someone contemplating a browser-based CMS, you'll want to test any editors and be sure to set the right expectations among your contributors.

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