Posted by Tina - AxisHOST, Inc. on 11/12/05 17:56

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>>>>> the code is pretty much unreadable but it does act pretty much as a
>>>>> WYSIWYG web page editor ... why do we not see more pages created this
>>>>> way? .. On the small test I did it does not cause Firefox any display
>>>>> problems ... so why not? .. it would be great for kids .. they already
>>>>> use word for word processing .. why not just save a document as an htm
>>>>> file and then post it onto a web site?
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>>>> Why would you teach your kids how to do something half assed, just to
>>>> get by?
>>>
>>> Well I have been unsuccessful in my search for a WYSIWYG web page editor
>>> that does page layout as simply as a word processor. Maybe I can just
>>> use tables in Composer but that is of course considered table abuse ..
>>> My target users are 9/10 years old .. they have barely got the hang of
>>> using the word processor .. it's all about fast results ... they can
>>> study the finer points of web development when they are older ...
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>> You underestimate kids. That's truly unfortunate. You know, kids will
>> live up to (or down to) your expectations of them.
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>> I've taught many kids, as young as 7 years old, how to make a simple
>> webpage using NoteTab (glorified text editor).
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> We have web page editor called Home page wizard, it's very very simple,
> too simple, it only allows a one column page, it's ancient and generates
> non-standard code that I have to spend time editing. I need something that
> generates good html and that the teacher can feel confident about
> teaching.


Basic HTML is very easy for kids to grasp. The way you are looking at it
is much like teaching kids multiplication by giving them a calculator and
not teaching them what it all means. Its not fair to the kids. You give
them a false sense of accomplishment.

--Tina

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