March 12, 2014
#1341: Types of Editors
WYSIWYG
What you see is what you get
[[Two boxes, the first labeled “What you see:” contains an italic “Hi”, the second labeled “What you get:” contains an italic “Hi”.]]
WYSINWYG
What you see is not what you get
[[Two boxes, the first labeled “What you see:” contains “Hi<
em>”, the second labeled “What you get:” contains an italic “Hi”.]]
WYSITUTWYG
What you see is totally unrelated to what you get
[[Two boxes, the first labeled “What you see:” contains “Hi<
em>”, the second labeled “What you get:” contains “The HORSE is a noble animal.”]]
WYSIHYD
What you see is how you die
[[Two boxes, the first labeled “What you see:” contains “EATEN BY WOLVES” as white text on a black background, the second labeled “What you get:” without a border is says “eaten by wolves”.]]