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DZone > Web Dev Zone > WYSIHTML5 - A Better Approach To Rich Text Editing

WYSIHTML5 - A Better Approach To Rich Text Editing

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May. 25, 12 · Web Dev Zone · Interview
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wysihtml5 is an open source rich text editor based on html5 technology and the progressive-enhancement approach. it uses a sophisticated security concept and aims to generate fully valid html5 markup by preventing unmaintainable tag soups and inline styles.


features

  • it's fast and lightweight (smaller than tinymce, aloha, ...)
  • auto-linking of urls as-you-type
  • generates valid and semantic html5 markup (even when the content is pasted from ms word)
  • uses class names instead of inline styles
  • unifies line break handling across browsers
  • uses sandboxed iframes in order to prevent identity theft through xss
  • speech-input for chrome
  • no jquery required

browser support

  • firefox 3.5+
  • chrome
  • ie 8+
  • safari 4+
  • safari on ios 5+
  • opera 11+
  • graceful degradation: unsupported browsers will get a <textarea>


requirements
: none
demo : http:/ / xing. github. com/ wysihtml5/
license : mit license
Open source MIT License Text editor Concept (generic programming) Opera (web browser) GitHub IT Semantics (computer science) JQuery Requirement

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