[CentOS] Wysiwyg html editor for note taking
Robert Moskowitz
rgm at htt-consult.com
Wed Jan 2 23:59:56 UTC 2013
On 01/02/2013 06:26 PM, SilverTip257 wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 3:33 PM, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com>
>> wrote:
>>> I am looking for a wsyiwyg html editor for note taking as I build up a
>>> system to note what I am doing. I typically just use gedit, but this
>>> system's notes are getting complex, and using code tabs, lists, and the
>>> like would make it more enduring.
> Gedit supports tabs.
> I'm not sure what you mean by "code tabs"
tags. Typo. <code> ... </code>
>
> Bluefish or Geany might be helpful, even if they aren't WYSIWYG editors.
Looked a bit at Bluefish, not Geany.
>
> Take a peek at Kompozer or Amaya.
Kompozer, I would have to build. I have enough on my plate right now,
and HOPED to get something to 'just' install via yum. Did not look at
Amaya.
> But like Mark points out, WYSIWYG html editors aren't all that great (and
> yes, Adobe Dreamweaver isn't perfect either).
I am trying Seamonkey -edit per Harald, and it ALMOST looks ok. But the
Wiki idea is something I have wanted to tackle anyway.
>
>
>>> I am looking at lonote on my F17 notebook, but I would like to do the
>>> note taking directly on the Centos system.
>>>
>>> Just basic html. Image inclusions if I do screen captures would be nice
>>> too.
>
>> 2nd recommendation is that if you want online html documentation, use
>> a wiki with its own editor and simple markup instead of transferring
>> files around. I like twiki, but mediawiki is probably more popular
>> and there are many other choices. That way you only need a browser
>> and it won't matter what OS you have locally.
>>
> +1 for using a wiki for your documentation
Will look into this more.
>
>> Finally, if you do need to use an editor to save files as html,
>> libreoffice writer should work, but be sure you work with the view in
>> 'web layout' and do the formatting with styles from the F11 menu with
>> 'html' selected at the bottom.
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