WYMeditor
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| Initial release | October 7, 2005 |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 0.5 final
/ November 26, 2012 |
| Preview release | 1.x
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| Repository | |
| Written in | JavaScript |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | HTML editor |
| License | GNU General Public License, MIT License |
| Website | wymeditor |
WYMeditor is an open source WYSIWYM text editor written in the JavaScript programming language for editing content on web pages. It is based on the jQuery JavaScript framework. It differs from other embeddable text editors such as FCKeditor and TinyMCE in that it concentrates on the semantics and meaning of content leaving out visual details.[1] Unlike WYSIWYG editors, it explicitly shows the XHTML structure of content to the user.[1][2]
Presentation and visual coherence is added using CSS which is either provided prepackaged, or can be customized.[3]
WYMeditor is web server agnostic meaning it can be integrated into web pages built with any server side language.
Although lacking in some areas, WYMeditor statedly has more readable and cleaner source code. The opposite is often said about its competitors.[citation needed]
One downside of WYMeditor is that it cannot be used to include JavaScript in the content it edits. Changing this would require eliminating WYMeditor's use of the innerHtml property. [4]
Since 2009 the project has lost its corporate funding and is relegated to spare time development. The developer is looking for ways to "monetize" it, but acknowledges the difficulty in doing this with an open source project.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Visually Editing Semantics, WYSIWYM". Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ "Forget WYSIWYG editors - use WYSIWYM instead". Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ "6 Embeddable HTML Editors for Your Website Compared". Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ "Stopping <script> being stripped out - embedding SWFObject's". Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ "Stopping <script> being stripped out - embedding SWFObject's".
External links
- wymeditor.github.com - Project is currently migrating to GitHub
- WYMeditor web site
- WYMeditor on SourceForge
- WYMeditor Drupal module
- WYMeditor on Ohloh
