You must not have used Dreamweaver. ~j ^chewie wrote: > > On WYSIWYG... > > Pro's > * Environment similar to WYSIWYG word processors > * Able to view the page as you're creating it > > Con's > * You don't learn anything about the structuring of the underlying > markup. > * The markup the WYSIWYG generates is often filled with bugs and > bad assumptions, and is not often formatted for viewing by > standard text editors (i.e. standard tab stops or no stops, > good formatting, and less than 80 columns -- no long lines). > * Very few WYSIWYG's actually use advanced tools such as Cascading > Style Sheets (CSS), and in effect, litter the HTML markup with > unnecessary tags and options. > * Adding HTML markup not standard with the WYSIWYG functionality > is often a pain to use, a pain to edit, and a pain to view. > * Most WYSIWYG's use key bindings similar to environments designed > for point-n-click interface, which may be fine for the average > joe user, but for those who are more comfortable with a > keyboard than a mouse, it's a pain in the ass. > > In other words, I WANT MY VI BINDINGS! > > <rant> > Main arguments against WYSIWYG's... > > The most common application of WYSIWYG's, such as document editors, > whether it be Word format or HTML, is that they assume you are > creating ad hoc documents or "one-timers." The problem with this > assumption is that businesses use these applications to run their > business and formal processes, processes that use a standard form or > set of forms for their everyday practices. > > I hold this statement to be truth in all cases: "If you use a form > (letter, report, memo, etc) more than three times, or if more than two > people need to use the form, it should be formalized and controlled." > The best way to do so is to create an on-line forms application, a web > application. > > The con to this is that when people have WYSIWYG's to their disposal, > "one-timers" or "one-offs" begin to perpetuate. Soon, you've got 8 > flavors of a given form floating around the office. You don't know > who controls it, where it came from, or what you're supposed to do > with each version. Then you run into the problem of compatibility; > not everyone uses the same tools all of the time... > > If you can't tell, this is a problem that I'm running into at work at > the moment. I can't stress enough the importance of creating > client-independent web-based forms applications for ANY formal > business process or policy that gets used on a regular basis. > > Anyway, </rant>. > > -- > Chad "^chewie, gunnarr" Walstrom <chewie at wookimus.net> > http://wookimus.net/chewie > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Part 1.2Type: application/pgp-signature > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org