Eric
03-19-2004, 08:27 PM
I just finish a project where the client needed to export job postings to Flipdog.com in HTML format.
I asked Chris to look into the Google crystal ball and he came up with the Spaw Editor http://www.solmetra.com/ .
What a great find. It only works in IE 5.5 or above but who cares. Its not an applet or an activex control, its built around the mshtml control provided within the browser. It can be manipulated with PHP and Javascript and is VERY configurable. The documentation is a little sparse and accessing the text via Javascript can be quirky but there is nothing that you can't work around.
The interface has 2 modes, design and html. If your users are familiar with Word or Frontpage then they will feel very comfortable with the interface. There is also an ASP version for those of you who haven't totally disconnected from "The Beast".
If you have a project in mind for the Spaw editor just reply to this post and I'll be happy to explain what pitfalls I ran into and how I compensated for them. I should also note that a lot can be learned by viewing html and reviewing the javascript and html code that is spit out by adding the control to your page.
I asked Chris to look into the Google crystal ball and he came up with the Spaw Editor http://www.solmetra.com/ .
What a great find. It only works in IE 5.5 or above but who cares. Its not an applet or an activex control, its built around the mshtml control provided within the browser. It can be manipulated with PHP and Javascript and is VERY configurable. The documentation is a little sparse and accessing the text via Javascript can be quirky but there is nothing that you can't work around.
The interface has 2 modes, design and html. If your users are familiar with Word or Frontpage then they will feel very comfortable with the interface. There is also an ASP version for those of you who haven't totally disconnected from "The Beast".
If you have a project in mind for the Spaw editor just reply to this post and I'll be happy to explain what pitfalls I ran into and how I compensated for them. I should also note that a lot can be learned by viewing html and reviewing the javascript and html code that is spit out by adding the control to your page.