Re: wysiwyg wiki?

> Hi Sean
>
> Yes, it's a step in the right direction, and does remove the need for
> people to remember the codes, but it's still a long way off. It's where
> HTML editors were about 10-15 years ago. I know that sounds harsh, but
> it is a lot lighter than some of the criticisms of it that I have had to
> field from staff and students - some of which would be blocked by your
> ISPs if repeated here :-)
>
> Regards
>
> Ken
>
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> Ken Masters
> IT Health Education
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>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: wysiwyg wiki?
>> From: Sean DeMonner <demonner@...>
>> Date: Thu, July 03, 2008 11:18 pm
>> To: Ken Masters <kmasters@...>
>> Cc: "pedagogy"
>> <pedagogy@...>,"'sakai-dev@...'"
>> <sakai-dev@...>,"sakai-dg-ui"
>> <sakai-dg-ui@...>
>>
>>
>> Ken,
>>
>> I'm not sure of the version of Sakai you're using but our 2.5
>> instance has a set of icons along the top of the page (when in edit
>> mode) that provide the most common wysiwyg applications (bold,
>> italic, tables, etc). See attached screen shot:
>>
>> 
>>
>> It's not true wysiwyg but it's closer than pure text...
>>
>> SMD.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jul 3, 2008, at 2:48 PM, Ken Masters wrote:
>>
>> > Hi All
>> >
>> > I'm trying to encourage a staff member to become a little more
>> > sophisticated than the old "lecture material / discussion board /
>> > assignment and quiz" usage, and see the huge gap to be filled by a
>> > wiki.
>> > I have hit, however, a block that was raised some time ago - the wiki
>> > in Sakai still requires coding (it's not html, but it's still coding).
>> > At the time that it was raised, there was (if memory serves me
>> > correctly) a possibility that a wysiwyg wiki was on the horizon. Has
>> > there been any move on this?
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> > Regards
>> >
>> > Ken
>> >
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>> > Ken Masters
>> > IT Health Education
>> > http://www.ithealthed.com
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