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I was wondering if anyone had any advice on a cross browser WYSIWYG editor for producing only lsits, bold and italic. I don't want to use markdown because my users are not very computer friendly, and I also don't need them to have many controls.
My experience of WYSIWYG editors is that they are huge sledgehammers and I only want to crack open a small nut.
Any input would be much appreciated.
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WYSIWYG (What You See is What You Get) editor. Markdown editor lets writers use Markdown syntax and HTML to customize articles. WYSIWYG editor uses Rich Text formatting and includes an extensive formatting toolbar, however you cannot use custom code in articles.
WYSIWYG (pronounced wiz-ee-wig) is a type of editing software that allows users to see and edit content in a form that appears as it would when displayed on an interface, webpage, slide presentation or printed document. WYSIWYG is an acronym for "what you see is what you get."
WYSIWYG is a content editing tool. In WYSIWYG editors the edited content whether text or graphics, appears in a form close to a final product. So instead of manually writing source code, you deal with a convenient rich text editor in which you manipulate design elements.
The Wysihtml editor mentioned below now lives here: https://github.com/Voog/wysihtml
And since I mentioned Basecamp, they have a new rich text editor (written for Basecamp 3): https://github.com/basecamp/trix
Trix targets modern browsers (IE11+), so if you need older IE support, Wysihtml may still be a better choice.
This seems to be a reasonably modern one: https://github.com/xing/wysihtml5
I believe it's used on Basecamp.
Supported in IE8+, FF 3.5+, Safari 4+, Safari on iOS 5+, Opera 11+ and Chrome.
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Froala editor http://editor.froala.com is a very good choice. You can customize what buttons to use.
Works on all major browsers and on mobile too.
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