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A '''visual editor''' is [[computer software]] for editing [[ASCII|text files]] using a [[text user interface|textual]] or [[graphical user interface|graphical]] user interface that normally renders the content (text) in accordance with embedded markup code, e.g., [[HTML]], [[Wiki#Editing|Wikitext]], rather than displaying the raw text. Edits made to the page appear in [[wikt:real-time|real time]], correctly formatted, and are often referred to as [[WYSIWYG]] (What You See Is What You Get). It is common for the software to permit switching to [[source-code editor]] mode so that the original [[source code]] can be viewed or modified.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Definition of visual editor|url=https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/visual-editor|access-date=2021-12-26|website=PCMAG|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Silvestrini|first=Stefano|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oCF7aoyPBZMC&pg=PA95|title=Xoops - To Create Dynamic Web Sites Simply|date=Dec 2007|publisher=Stefano Silvestrini|year=2007|isbn=978-0-9762432-3-6|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Smith |first=Bud E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UUoJ0nJ7taYC&pg=PA141 |title=Creating Web Pages For Dummies |date=2009-03-11 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-0-470-44002-5 |language=en}}</ref> |
A '''visual editor''' is [[computer software]] for editing [[ASCII|text files]] using a [[text user interface|textual]] or [[graphical user interface|graphical]] user interface that normally renders the content (text) in accordance with embedded markup code, e.g., [[HTML]], [[Wiki#Editing|Wikitext]], rather than displaying the raw text. Edits made to the page appear in [[wikt:real-time|real time]], correctly formatted, and are often referred to as [[WYSIWYG]] (What You See Is What You Get). It is common for the software to permit switching to [[source-code editor]] mode so that the original [[source code]] can be viewed or modified.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Definition of visual editor|url=https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/visual-editor|access-date=2021-12-26|website=PCMAG|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Silvestrini|first=Stefano|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oCF7aoyPBZMC&pg=PA95|title=Xoops - To Create Dynamic Web Sites Simply|date=Dec 2007|publisher=Stefano Silvestrini|year=2007|isbn=978-0-9762432-3-6|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Smith |first=Bud E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UUoJ0nJ7taYC&pg=PA141 |title=Creating Web Pages For Dummies |date=2009-03-11 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-0-470-44002-5 |language=en}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:25, 17 December 2023
A visual editor is computer software for editing text files using a textual or graphical user interface that normally renders the content (text) in accordance with embedded markup code, e.g., HTML, Wikitext, rather than displaying the raw text. Edits made to the page appear in real time, correctly formatted, and are often referred to as WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get). It is common for the software to permit switching to source-code editor mode so that the original source code can be viewed or modified.[1][2][3]
By definition, all visual editors require a re-fresh-able display device. However, some editors[a] using such devices, e.g., BRIEF, ISPF, gVim, KEDIT, THE, XEDIT, are not visual editors.
See also
Notes
- ^ even GUI editors
References
- ^ "Definition of visual editor". PCMAG. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ Silvestrini, Stefano (Dec 2007). Xoops - To Create Dynamic Web Sites Simply. Stefano Silvestrini. ISBN 978-0-9762432-3-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Smith, Bud E. (2009-03-11). Creating Web Pages For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-44002-5.
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