Dynamic HTML Editing Component Features

Version 1.0

Updated: September 10, 1998

The Dynamic HTML (DHTML) Editing Component supports the editing features listed below. In addition to these services, the DHTML Editing Component allows developers to add custom editing features to their applications via the powerful Document Object Model (DOM) and notification of document events.

Fastest way to add basic formatting to your application

Basic formatting Provides basic formatting features such as bolding or italicizing selected text or an entire paragraph, changing the background color of an element, and easily adding common elements like images or links to an HTML page.

Tables Inserts and edits tables on the fly. Changes the structure of a table anyway you want, by adding, deleting, or merging table cells.

Unlimited undo, redo Implements any level of undo and redo operations.

Find Searches for specific text.

WYSIWYG accuracy and precision for graphics

Absolute positioning Drags any absolutely positioned element anywhere on the page, and brings elements backwards and forwards through z-ordering.

Grid support Provides an invisible grid to help position elements. Drags elements from one cell to another, with pixel-level precision.

Element resizing Resizes selected elements. Allows dragging on resize handles to make images larger or smaller.

Flexible and familiar selection features

UI activation, selection Transitions elements between selected, unselected, and active states by clicking or dragging the mouse.

Drag and drop Drags elements, objects, and text anywhere on the page.

Text operations Selects text using keyboard and mouse commands familiar to users.

Seamless interaction with existing HTML documents

Source code formatting retention Retains the formatting of white space and the ordering of HTML tags in existing source code.

ASP script filtering Edits pages that include Active Server Pages (ASP) code seamlessly, with no changes to the server scripts.

Fastest way to add basic formatting to your application
Basic formatting	Provides basic formatting features such as bolding or italicizing selected text or an entire paragraph, changing the background color of an element, and easily adding common elements like images or links to an HTML page.
Tables	Inserts and edits tables on the fly. Changes the structure of a table anyway you want, by adding, deleting, or merging table cells.
Unlimited undo, redo	Implements any level of undo and redo operations.
Find	Searches for specific text.
WYSIWYG accuracy and precision for graphics
Absolute positioning	Drags any absolutely positioned element anywhere on the page, and brings elements backwards and forwards through z-ordering.
Grid support	Provides an invisible grid to help position elements. Drags elements from one cell to another, with pixel-level precision.
Element resizing	Resizes selected elements. Allows dragging on resize handles to make images larger or smaller.
Flexible and familiar selection features
UI activation, selection	Transitions elements between selected, unselected, and active states by clicking or dragging the mouse.
Drag and drop	Drags elements, objects, and text anywhere on the page.
Text operations	Selects text using keyboard and mouse commands familiar to users.
Seamless interaction with existing HTML documents
Source code formatting retention	Retains the formatting of white space and the ordering of HTML tags in existing source code.
ASP script filtering	Edits pages that include Active Server Pages (ASP) code seamlessly, with no changes to the server scripts.