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22 Tools with a Future?<br />

Technical and Social<br />

Outlook with Wikis<br />

22.1<br />

Technical Outlook<br />

22.1.1<br />

Wiki Editor?<br />

To enable an easy introduction to <strong>the</strong> world of wikis and create a<br />

comfortable working atmosphere, wiki syntax was made as simple<br />

as possible.<br />

However, <strong>the</strong>re has been increasing discussion of late regarding<br />

<strong>the</strong> development of special WYSIWYG editors, designed to make<br />

working with wikis even more convenient. “Yet wikis have also rekindled<br />

interest in efficient browser editors. Browser producers and<br />

third-party suppliers have recognized <strong>the</strong> demand, including with regard<br />

to content management systems, very widely popular in <strong>the</strong><br />

commercial environment, which are not as open as wikis, but offer<br />

similar functions,” says Möller. 1<br />

The advantage of an editor is that text areas can be highlighted<br />

and, with a click of <strong>the</strong> mouse, directly formatted. The user is no<br />

longer expected to remember complicated formatting commands.<br />

Significant symbols assist in <strong>the</strong> process. The editor inserts <strong>the</strong> layout<br />

commands in <strong>the</strong> proper places. WYSIWYG editors go even one<br />

step far<strong>the</strong>r. They enable you to see right away how a change will effect<br />

<strong>the</strong> overall look of <strong>the</strong> document, as is <strong>the</strong> case with standard<br />

1 Möller 2003.<br />

Readers<br />

Authors<br />

WikiAdmis<br />

WebAdmis<br />

22.1 Technical Outlook<br />

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