My CMS does both - WYSIWYG interface, but also allows people to just upload their Word documents. Takes care of lists, tables, images, formatting... everything we don't offer in the WYSIWYG editor gets stripped out. After uploading, the content is in the exact same shape and form as it would've been when entered into the WYSIWYG editor.
:) > I actually went a step further there. I didn't find a browser based > wysiwyg editor that performed satisfactorily across platforms and > browsers so I decided to get the clients to save Word to (filtered) > html and then clean that up server side. That way they did not have to > get the hang of anything new except the workflow. > > However, there were instances where Word would fail to translate, eg a > list to an html ordered list, so while dabbling I had one client use > Markdown dingus ( http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/dingus ) > to quickly do bits and pieces. That was successful enough that as > mentioned in another post I integrated it into my cms and it is even > used where users are unaware of it's presence. > > Ultimately there is no one solution since clients and circumstances > differ and I'm often surprised when I read so much certainty about what > clients want. Personally I'm often surprised by just how much clients > are willing to learn if it means they end up with a more appropriate > solution to their needs. > > Nick > >>> If you give your client a cheat sheet and some examples, are you >>> really >>> telling me this is harder to learn then using a WYSIWYG editor? >> >> Yes, definitely. All our clients know how to use MS Word, our WYSIWYG >> editor looks like MS Word, hence, there's virtually no learning curve >> on >> the WYSIWYG editor and this way, they feel comfortable with the >> application right from the start - it's got nothing new to them. >> >> Maybe your customers aren't familiar with MS Word or something, but >> ours >> are, and ours wouldn't care much for a cheat sheet when they can get an >> interface they already know and like. :) > > ********************************************************* > The CMS discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > ********************************************************* > > -- Faruk Ates Web consultant, designer, developer and project manager www.kurafire.net - www.mediadesign.nl - www.happyclog.com ********************************************************* The CMS discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ *********************************************************
