Common EditLive! Questions

Summary

This article aims to answer some of the questions commonly asked regarding EditLive!. These questions include:

• What server platform does EditLive! run on?
• What client platform does EditLive! run on?
• Do I have to develop different pages for Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator?
• How does EditLive! differ from MS FrontPage or Macromedia's Dreamweaver?
• Where is EditLive! hosted?
• How long does it take/how difficult is it to integrate EditLive!?
• Can I use EditLive! in my existing system?

More Information

What server platform does EditLive! run on?

Because EditLive! is a client tool, it doesn't matter what server platform you are using. This means that you can host EditLive! enabled pages from any type of operating system (e.g. WinNT, Win2000, Linux, Solaris, Unix) and any type of web server (e.g. IIS, Apache).

What client platform does EditLive! run on?

EditLive! is an ActiveX control and will thus work on all Microsoft Internet Explorer releases from 5.0 onwards. A Netscape compatible plug-in is also provided that allows EditLive! to be used within Netscape Navigator. Our JavaScript wrapper makes it easy to use EditLive! without knowing the client browser type. EditLive! is compiled to run on x86-based Windows 2000 and XP machines.

Do I have to develop different pages for Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator?

No. EditLive! pages will work in both Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer.

How does EditLive! differ from MS FrontPage or Macromedia's Dreamweaver?

While both of these packages are great tools for Web developers, allowing end users to use them to update Web content still requires the IT department to ensure that the end users have not altered the standard page layout in any way, and also to still physically upload the completed content to the hosting Web server.

Using EditLive! resolves both of these issues. End users are able to edit the required web content directly online, meaning the changes are immediately available on the Internet or intranet site. EditLive! also allows Web developers to limit the content that the end user has access to and the formatting options that the end user can utilise, meaning that the overall look and feel of the site will not be adversely changed by the end user.

Where is EditLive! hosted?

The actual EditLive! program is downloaded and installed on the end user's local machine. However, several EditLive! files are stored on the web server. Two EditLive! script files are stored on the server and are used to define all of the EditLive! properties and methods which are available to the developer to customise EditLive!. Also, the EditLive! source files to allow the end user to seamlessly install EditLive! on their machine are also hosted on the web server. The total size of these files hosted on the web server is just under 7MB.

How long does it take/how difficult is it to integrate EditLive!?

To create an instance of EditLive! in a HTML page is a very simple process, which involves simply cutting and pasting about 15 lines of code from our many sample articles to your own web page.

The time taken to develop the system around EditLive!, or to customise EditLive! for use in your system will depend on what your system requirements are and how complex a system you wish to develop. EditLive! does, however, work with any server-side language, for example ASP, PHP or ColdFusion. This means that you are able to develop in the language of your choice, making it a much simpler process.

We also have extensive documentation, sample source codes and step-by-step instruction articles  to make this process as simple as possible. Our EditLive! integration specialists are also readily available via email to help answer your questions and troubleshoot any integration queries that you may have.

Can I use EditLive! in my existing system?

EditLive! can easily replace any plain text area in your existing system, to allow users to create their own HTML code using a familiar Word-like interface.