Re: [phpslash-users] easy markup of postings
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From: Peter T. <pte...@te...> - 2003-06-18 09:24:03
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Aric, Thanks for the suggestion. I checked and already implemented HtmlArea in a test environment. Looks good and yes, you are right, this is a far better solution than messing around with the Word files. Thanks, Peter At 00:10 17-06-2003, Aric Caley wrote: >Another, and IMHO better, option might be something like this: >http://www.interactivetools.com/products/htmlarea/ which lets you do wysiwyg >editing right in the page. > >or, what about possibly employing some kind of ultra simple markup, like >that used on WikiWiki sites? > >Trying to convert word files into nice HTML isnt going to be easy, I think. >You'll either get a huge jumbled mess of HTML code and style sheets to >exactly duplicate the look; or something much simplied but doesnt look >exactly the same which will likely confuse and anoy the user who expects it >to work and look exactly the same... > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Peter Termaten" <pte...@te...> >To: <php...@li...> >Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 1:54 PM >Subject: [phpslash-users] easy markup of postings > > > > > > Dear all, > > > > End users of my phpslash environment expressed the need for an easy method > > of marking up their postings. They don't see it as particularly > > user-friendly doing the html markup to the articles by hand. They can > > handle <b> <i> and <u> tags, but it is too complex already when they need >a > > bulleted list or a link. They also want an easy way of adding graphics to > > their articles. > > > > Since most end-users are familiar with MSWord and use this little program > > on their desktops, it could be a nice solution to let them do the editing > > in Word. Conversion software should be able to pick up the edited file and > > convert it to proper HTML, graphics included. > > > > I'd like to know if anyone knows (opensource) conversion programs that can > > do this job properly. > > I checked wvWare, which does a reasonable job. Unfortunately, it doesn't > > seem to handle the graphics in the file in a correct way. > > > > All suggestions are welcome. > > > > Thanks, > > Peter Termaten > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: INetU > > Attention Web Developers & Consultants: Become An INetU Hosting Partner. > > Refer Dedicated Servers. We Manage Them. You Get 10% Monthly Commission! > > INetU Dedicated Managed Hosting http://www.inetu.net/partner/index.php > > _______________________________________________ > > phpslash-users mailing list > > php...@li... > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/phpslash-users > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------- >This SF.Net email is sponsored by: INetU >Attention Web Developers & Consultants: Become An INetU Hosting Partner. >Refer Dedicated Servers. We Manage Them. You Get 10% Monthly Commission! >INetU Dedicated Managed Hosting http://www.inetu.net/partner/index.php >_______________________________________________ >phpslash-users mailing list >php...@li... >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/phpslash-users ---------- TERIS Information Services BV Peter Termaten Phone: +31 23 565 2682 Aagje Dekenstraat 43 Fax: +31 23 565 2676 2135 RJ Hoofddorp Mobile: +31 653 65 8686 www.teris.nl ---------- |