> Which Microsoft control is the best for building a WYSIWYG (x)HTML editor?
>
> The options I've seen to date include
>
> 1. Using the Rich Text Box and converting Rich Text to (x)HTML & back.
> 2. Using the WebBrowser Object with the ActiveX document design mode on.
> 3. ?something? tapped into the MSXML services?
>
> Are there any other possible options based on Microsoft controls and
> services available to VS2005?
>
> The burning question for me is which is the best MS control for building a
> WYSIWYG editor for HTML and/or XHTML and why?
>
> Thanks in Advance...
>
> '============OBSERVATIONS============'
> Option 1 would be a lot easier if:
>
> a) The Rich Text Box had a HTML stream option and separated bold and
> strong,
> italic and emphasis - but perhaps I ask too much!
> b) The Rich Text Box not only could return SelStart and SelLen for a
> selection in plain text but also the SelStart and SelLen figures
> corresponding to the rich text.
> c) The Rich Text Box had a test for whether text is hidden or not eg.
>
> \pard Here we have the \i first \i0 paragraph \v with this hidden comment
> in
> the middle \v0 and that is all it appears to say.\par Here is the second
> parag...
>
> d) The Rich Text Box did not automatically convert group RTF eg.
>
>       {\b   ... {\i   ...   }}{\i   ...   }
>
> and well-formed RTF eg.
>
>       \b   ...   \i   ...   \i0\b0\i   ...   \i0
>
> to overlapping/flagged RTF eg.
>
>       \b   ...   \i   ...   \b0   ...   \i0
>
> Is there a way of turning off these automatic conversions between styles
> of
> RTF?
>
> '_________________________________________'
> Option 2 would be easier if there was either:
>
> a) It had a generic tag/format placement function that neither violates
> the
> document's "well-formedness" nor upset the carat, selection, or focus.
> or
> b) It had SelStart and SelLen returns for both plain text and mark-up
>
>
> Thanks in advance of your comments and suggestions....
> ____________________________________________________________
> Timothy Casey GPEMC - Eleven is the num***@timothycasey.info to email.
> Philosophical Essays: http://timothycasey.info
> Speed Reading: http://speed-reading-comprehension.com
> Software: http://fieldcraft.biz; Scientific IQ Test, Web Menus, Security.
> Science & Geology: http://geologist-1011.com;http://geologist-1011.net
> Technical & Web Design: http://web-design-1011.com
> --
> GPEMC! Anti-SPAM email conditions apply. See www.fieldcraft.biz/GPEMC
> The General Public Electronic Mail Contract is free for public use.
> If enough of us participate, we can launch a class action to end SPAM
> Put GPEMC in your signature to join the fight. Invoice a SPAMmer today!
>
>