Editor Comparison
| XHTML Editors* | XML Editors | |
|---|---|---|
| Client Support | ||
| Microsoft Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Internet Explorer | Yes | Yes |
| Netscape | Yes | Yes |
| Opera | Yes | Yes |
| Mac OS X | Yes | Yes |
| Safari | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Netscape | Yes | Yes |
| Solaris OE 8, 9 | Yes | Yes |
| Netscape | Yes | Yes |
| Server Support | ||
| JavaScript for integration into any server | Yes | Yes |
| Enhanced support for JavaServer Pages, J2EE | Yes | Yes |
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Enhanced support for Microsoft ASP .NET |
Yes | Yes |
|
Samples |
Yes | No |
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Integration framework |
Yes | No |
| Loading and Saving Content | ||
| Web application server (HTTP) | Yes | Yes |
| JavaScript | Yes | Yes |
| Ease of Use | ||
| Toolbars, menus and context menus | Yes | Yes |
| Spell checking | Yes | Yes |
| Undo and redo (100 actions or more) | Yes | Yes |
| Cut, copy and paste of formatted text | Yes* | Yes* |
| Filtered Pasting ("Paste Special") options | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Word import | Yes | Yes |
| End-user online help | Yes | Yes |
| Keyboard shorcuts | Yes | Yes |
| Word count | Yes | Yes |
| Printing | Yes | No |
| Formatted font and styles drop downs | Yes | No |
| Spell checking as you type | Yes | Yes |
| Pop-out window mode | Yes | Yes |
| Cross-reference headings | Yes | Yes |
| XML Features | ||
| Editing of well-formed XML or custom tags | Yes | Yes |
| Forms-based stylesheets and templates | Yes | Yes |
| WYSIWYG XML forms designer | n/a | Yes |
| Reusable forms in XSLT format | n/a | Yes |
| Define multiple views of the same data | n/a | Yes |
| XML schema (XSD) support | ||
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Real-time, client-side data validation |
n/a | Yes |
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Automatic support for repeating form sections |
n/a | Yes |
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Automatic support for optional form sections |
n/a | Yes |
| Support for advanced forms controls | ||
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Rich text areas (XHTML) |
n/a | Yes |
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Date and time selectors |
n/a | Yes |
|
Check boxes |
n/a | Yes |
|
List selections |
n/a | Yes |
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Drop down list boxes |
n/a | Yes |
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Text and password fields |
n/a | Yes |
|
Dynamically updating expressions |
n/a | Yes |
| Formatting and Layout | ||
| Apply paragraph styles | Yes | Yes |
| Apply fonts | Yes | Yes |
| Bold, italic, underline | Yes | Yes |
| Text alignment | Yes | Yes |
| Bulleted and numbered lists | Yes | Yes |
| Nested list support | Yes | Yes |
| Increase and decrease indent | Yes | Yes |
| Apply font color | Yes | Yes |
| Show paragraph marks | Yes | Yes |
| Remove formatting | Yes | Yes |
| Format painter | Yes | Yes |
| Subscript and superscript | Yes | Yes |
| Table Editing | ||
| Insert and edit table layout | Yes | Yes |
| Nested table support | Yes | Yes |
| Insert and delete cells, rows and columns | Yes | Yes |
| Edit cell, row and column properties | Yes | Yes |
| Split cell and merge cell | Yes | Yes |
| Cell property changes across multiple cells | Yes | Yes |
| Inline table resizing | Yes | Yes |
| Inline row and column resizing | Yes | Yes |
| Inline column selection | Yes | Yes |
| Background images | Yes | No |
| Hyperlink Editing | ||
| Insert and edit hyperlinks | Yes | Yes |
| Insert and edit bookmarks | Yes | Yes |
| Bookmarks displayed in the editor | Yes | Yes |
| Dynamic Hyperlink Library | Yes | Yes |
| Browse for hyperlinks using WebDAV | Yes | Yes |
| Image and Multimedia Support | ||
| Insert images | Yes | Yes |
| Browse for images | WebDAV | WebDAV |
| Image upload | HTTP multipart | HTTP multipart |
| Inline resizing | Yes | Yes |
| Dynamic Image Library | Yes | Yes |
| Multimedia support (Flash, QuickTime etc) | Yes | Yes |
| Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) Support | ||
| Imports styles via an external style sheet | Yes | Yes |
| Imports styles via an embedded style sheet | Yes | Yes |
| Display font formatting CSS rules | Yes | Yes |
| Apply and remove CSS rules to paragraphs | Yes | Yes |
| Restrict Styles | Yes | Yes |
| Accessiblity Support | ||
| Accessible UI (Section 508 compliance) | Yes | Yes |
| Facilitates the creation of accessible XHTML | Yes | Yes |
| Provides accessibility checking for XHTML | Yes | No |
| Advanced End User Features | ||
| Accessiblity: | ||
| Facilitates the creation of accessible XHTML | Yes | Yes |
| Provides accessibility checking for XHTML | Yes | No |
| HTML Forms: | ||
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Insert and edit HTML forms |
Yes | See XML Features |
|
Buttons |
Yes | See XML Features |
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Textareas |
Yes | See XML Features |
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Text fields |
Yes | See XML Features |
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Drop-down list boxes |
Yes | See XML Features |
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Checkboxes |
Yes | See XML Features |
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Radio buttons |
Yes | See XML Features |
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Select fields |
Yes | See XML Features |
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Hidden fields |
Yes | n/a |
| Source Code Editing: | ||
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Source (HTML/XML) code editing mode |
Yes | Yes |
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Code syntax highlighting |
Yes | Yes |
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Server code and script preservation |
Yes | Yes |
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Document navigator bar |
Yes | Yes |
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Page properties dialog |
No | n/a |
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Editorial commenting |
Yes | Yes |
|
Absolute positioning |
No | No |
| Internationalization Support | ||
| International Character Sets | Yes | Yes |
| Menu Translations | Yes | Yes |
| International spell checkers | Yes | Yes |
| Developer Features | ||
| Web browser-based integration | Java Applet | Java Applet |
| Rich client/desktop application integration | JavaBean/Swing | JavaBean/Swing |
| Tools | ||
|
Visual Configuration Tool |
Yes | Yes |
|
Visual Forms Designer |
No | Yes |
| API | ||
|
Load-time JavaScript API |
Yes | Yes |
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Run-time JavaScript API |
Yes | Yes |
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XML-based configuration file |
Yes | Yes |
|
Java API for advanced customization |
Yes | Yes |
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Custom CSS extensions for custom tags |
Yes | Yes |
| User Interface Customization | ||
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Custom buttons |
Yes | Yes |
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Custom menu items |
Yes | Yes |
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Hide menu and toolbar items |
Yes | Yes |
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Custom double click actions |
Yes | Yes |
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Reorder menu and toolbar items |
Yes | Yes |
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Disable ("grey out") menu and toolbar items |
No | No |
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Embedded custom image browser |
Yes | No |
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Basic, Digest and NTLM authentication |
Yes | Yes |
| HTML Optimization | ||
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Invalid HTML code is reformatted |
Yes | Yes |
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XHTML output option |
Yes | Yes |
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XML output option |
Yes | Yes |
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Set line wrap of HTML code |
Yes | Yes |
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Set indentation of HTML code |
Yes | Yes |
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Set case of tag names |
Yes | Yes |
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Convert to logical emphasis tags option |
Yes | Yes |
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Remove font tags option |
Yes | Yes |
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Set case of attribute names |
No | No |
*Applies to EditLive! and EditLive! Swing SDK