WYSIWYG (pronounced “wizzy-wig” or “wuzzy-wig”) is an acronym for What You See Is What You Get, and is used in computing to describe a system in which edited content appears exactly the same as the final product. It is commonly used for word processors, but has other applications, such as web (HTML) authoring.
In many situations these subtle differences between what you see and what you get are unimportant.
Modern software does a fairly good job of optimising the screen display for a particular type of output. For example, a Word Processor is optimised for output to a typical printer. The software often emulates the resolution of the printer in order to get as close as possible to WYSIWYG. However, that is not the main attraction of WYSIWYG but the ability of the user to be able to visualise what they are doing. This is particularly true with those users who do not have extensive artistic backgrounds.
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Macromedia Dreamweaver is an HTML editor developed by Macromedia. It was originally targeted at professional web designers and offers an editing system that combines both the productivity of WYSIWYG design with the control of HTML code editing mode. This combination was quite unique in late 1990s and helped Dreamweaver to a widespread adoption. It is currently available for Mac and Windows and holds about 80% of the professional HTML editor market. Dreamweaver is the editor of choice for creating and editing web templates. The latest version is Dreamweaver 8. In addition to native support for Mac OS X and Windows, Dreamweaver also can run on Unix-like platforms through the use of emulation software such as an incarnation of Wine.
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A web template is a ready-made web design used to mass-produce “cookie cutter” websites for rapid deployment. Usually a web template will include most of the source files necessary for further customizing the template using most modern WYSIWYG editors such as Macromedia Dreamweaver. Many templates can also be edited in free word processors such as Notepad. The item may also include a graphical template created in Adobe Photoshop or Macromedia Fireworks MX making it easy to edit or customise graphics and images.
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