Rich Text Editor
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A Rich Text Editor is a text editor that allows to create rich text documents (such as bold, italic, underlining, and hyperlinks).
- Context:
- It can (typically) provide a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) interface, allowing users to edit content in a form closely matching its appearance when displayed or printed.
- It can (typically) support the creation and management of structured documents, including those that require a mix of text, images, and other multimedia elements.
- It can (typically) integrate with Content Management Systems (CMS) and other web platforms, facilitating the creation and management of web content.
- It can (often) be embedded within web pages or software applications to enhance user interaction by allowing for the editing of complex content beyond plain text.
- It can (often) include features for text styling (such as font size and color), paragraph alignment, and lists, which are essential for producing professionally formatted documents or web content.
- It can (often) offer functionality for undoing and redoing changes, which enhances usability and user control over the document editing process.
- It can be based on a Rich Text Editor Library.
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- Example(s):
- Microsoft Word's editor, which is part of the Microsoft Office Suite, offers extensive text formatting and document creation features.
- TinyMCE and CKEditor, which are web-based rich text editors often integrated into web applications to provide content editing capabilities.
- Google Docs' editor, a cloud-based document editing software that enables real-time collaboration and editing of rich text documents.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- A Plain Text Editor such as Notepad or Vim, which does not support text formatting beyond basic text entry.
- See: Text Formatting, WYSIWYG Editor, Content Management System, Document Editing Software.