Outline of the Talk
- Objective
- Components of the System
- Special Features
- Applications
Objective
ASHE (A Simple HTML Editor)
To serve as a tool allowing on-line creation of HTML documents with WYSIWYG features
Users
- A novice user who is not familiar with HTML syntax
- An experienced user who wants to write a HTML document with a lot of hyperlinks.
- As an educational tool.
Desirable Features
- On line help facility
- Visual Display of the HTML
- Easy Interface to other systems
- Portable
- Size and complexity should be small
Other Systems
- Emacs Editor - HTML Mode - for writing statements
- HTML assistant for Microsoft Windows
- tkWWW uses tcl - includes WYSIWYG and browsing capabilities for X windows.
- HotMetal - Professional HTML + editor for X and Windows.
Components of the ASHE System
- Menu Bar with the main options : File, Edit, HTML, Styles, Lists
- User Message Area
- Title of the HTML Document
- Text Area
- HTML Browser Area
- Name of the File
- Buttons with most frequent commands
A Simple HTML Editor Window
Figure 1: Main Window of ASHE
Example on ASHE
Figure 2: Example on ASHE
Form Option in ASHE
Figure 8: Form Option in ASHE
Special Features
- Active Hyperlinks
- Options to open or close new windows
- Options to change Fonts.
- Option to print text or postscript.
- Option to underline tags in the text window
- Automatic backup of files
Implementation
- OSF Motif 1.2
- NCSA HTML Widget
- C language
Conclusion
- Easy to use
- Limitations : Subset of HTML and Partial Navigation
- ASHE is ready for HTML+
Computer Science Department at Rensselaer
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