[thelist] WYSIWYG editors

[John Dowdell]

At 5:06 PM 2/26/1, aardvark wrote:
> i couldn't handle all the precise clicking just to ensure it didn't
> start nesting font tags where i didn't want them.

If you want to actually select a FONT or SPAN, rather than just some text
within that tag, then use the hierarchical Tag Selector built into the
bottom-left corner of the design window frame. Lets you jump up and down
the current selection hierarchy, at a click.

(Other techniques: You can use the split-pane view, of course. Another
method, mouseless, is to arrow-key in to the text, then "Select Parent"
(CTRL-SHIFT-< on PC) to jump up the current selection hierarchy.)



> i believe in working in the medium to which i will eventually output.

That can be fun, true. It's also true that if you sketch out several
variants in your output medium, then you run the risk of focusing on
implementation instead of ideas.

This is why people sketch on cocktail napkins.



> the layers feature is well-understood in the context of photoshop,

Well, no, it isn't... it's a freak, a very unusual implementation.



For the features, hey, you don't need to use 'em... I'm just telling you
that other people find that speed and flexibility to be very compelling.
Doesn't mean that your own working style must immediately be the same
process, no way!  8)


jd






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