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Increasing User Productivity

Increase the productivity of your authors while empowering non-technical users to become content contributors without knowing HTML, XML or other cryptic markup languages. Please click on the links for more information.

Easy-to-use, intuitive user interface similar to common word processors


Optional VersioTrack add-on to compare document versions and track document changes


Real-time spell checking - as you type


Drag and drop from Microsoft Word/Excel and other applications


Tree view to navigate the document's structure and to edit the attributes of all elements with DTD guidance


Multimedia support


Automatic image upload

 

 

 



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Easy-to-use, intuitive user interface similar to common word processors

RealObjects edit-on Pro features a full set of functions similar to common word processors. Its simple and intuitive user interface is instantly familiar to most users who need little to no training on using it. It also complies with each platform's unique user interface standards.

As a result non-technical users can immediately become content contributors within your Content Management, Knowledge Management, e-Learning or other web-based system  without need to know HTML, XML or other cryptic markup languages.

Your content can be more accurate and up-to-date, you can significantly increase the productivity of your users/authors while reducing overall costs, yet retain control over the content's appearance and quality of the output (= XHTML) being produced.

Like most word processors edit-on Pro's user interface features customizable toolbars, drop down menus and  context-sensitive right-click menus. Users can specify font size and style, set formatting attributes like bold and italic, insert tables, special characters, images, hyperlinks etc.

The editor's overall functionality includes:

  • Improved list support editing
  • Formatted styles and font drop-downs
  • Background image support
  • Special dialog for copy & paste
  • Page properties dialog
  • Insert comments
  • Insert date and time
  • Pull down and context menus  
  • Toolbar
  • Keyboard shortcuts for all editor functions  
  • Search and replace
  • Redo and undo
  • Mouse-wheel scrolling  
  • Copy and paste respective drag and drop
  • Support for manual hyphenation
  • Multi-language support
  • Real-time spell checking - as you type
  • Full screen mode
  • Insert and modify hyperlinks and images
  • Paragraph alignment
  • Insert and edit tables
  • Bulleted and numbered lists
  • Bold, italic, underline text
  • Change text color
  • Increase/decrease indentation
  • Insert horizontal ruler
  • Subscript and superscript
  • Insert special characters

For more information see also the Customization page.

 

 

Comprehensive list style dialog

RealObjects edit-on Pro comes with an enhanced list properties dialog. After opening, an overview of the available list formats will be displayed and you can simply choose which format shall apply.




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Formatted styles and font drop-downs

The clear structure of the styles and font drop downs enables the user to easily choose between available styles and fonts.




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Special dialog for copy & paste

The new "Paste Special" dialog provides the user a clear interface to insert contents using the editor's four copy & paste options.

  • Plain text: Inserts the contents of the clipboard without any formatting or styles.
  • Pure HTML: Inserts the contents of the clipboard in HTML format without style information. Structural information is preserved.
  • Styled HTML: Inserts the contents of the clipboard in HTML format including style information contained inline.
  • Styled HTML with style sheets: Inserts the contents of the clipboard in HTML format with styles contained in an embedded style sheet. Imported styles will be merged with existing style sheets.

For more information about the copy & paste behaviour see the Integration Manual. Besides that, the editor's drag & drop behaviour can be mapped to one of these options, which are also described within the Integration Manual.

 

Page properties dialog

RealObjects edit-on Pro provides a page properties dialog which enables the user to adjust the background, the colors as well as general information like title, base and target. This information will then be automatically inserted into the source code of the current document.



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Insert comments

Using the new insert comment dialog users now can add comments within the editor's WYSIWYG view. Those are visible through a small image (can also be changed), which is displayed in the P-mode only.

 




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Insert date and time

The dialog enables the author to easily insert the date and/or time in different formats.



 

User preferences are automatically saved and restored on the client (or can be get/set)

User preferences (custom colors, spell checker, table settings etc.) are automatically saved and restored on the client, or can be get/set. Thus, enabling the users to easily resume content authoring with their personal settings at a later time.

 

 

Block-level and inline styles support

RealObjects edit-on Pro enables authors to apply styles to an entire paragraph and/or to a text selection. The styles which are available to the authors can be easily configured by the integrator

The styles drop-down menu indicates paragraph styles with the "¶"symbol and inline styles with the "a" symbol. Selecting a ¶ style will apply a style to the current paragraph while selecting an a style will only apply the style to a text selection.

For more information see also Support of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)



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Keyboard shortcuts for all editor functions

The editor comes with default keyboard shortcuts (e.g. Ctrl+B, Ctrl+U, Ctrl+I), which can easily be replaced by custom keyboard shortcuts (e.g. Ctrl+L, Ctrl+H) through a corresponding "action id" entry in the configuration file uiconfig.xml further enhancing productivity of your authors/users.




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Insert hyperlinks, bookmarks and images

RealObjects edit-on Pro makes it easy for non-technical users with no knowledge of HTML to create and update rich web content. Quickly and straightforward links from text or images to web pages (hyperlinks) or another place in the same document (bookmarks) can be made.

The author just selects text or an image and completes a simple dialog to insert a hyperlink or bookmark. The text’s color changes immediately to indicate a hyperlink (underlined) or bookmark (underlined – dotted). To edit the link afterwards the author selects the text or image and opens a dialog through a toolbar button, context-sensitive menu or pull down menu entry.

Images can be inserted from the local file system, dragged-and-dropped or selected from a server-side repository. For more information see also Automatic image upload.

 

 

Automatic hyperlink conversion as you type

When typing for example "www.yourcompany.com" edit-on Pro will recognize this as a valid URL and will insert a hyperlink automatically.

Insert Symbol Dialog has an "Additional Symbols" tab for custom symbols

Besides the default symbols in the "Insert Symbol" dialog, the integrator/developer can also define additional symbols through the editor's configuration file. Those will then be available to the users through the "Additional Symbols" tab within the dialog.




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Multi-language support

edit-on Pro offers extensive multi-language support. By default is comes with 4 user interface languages (English, German, French and Spanish) and a real-time spell checker with 18 international dictionaries. The user interface (including all menus, dialog boxes, etc.) language can be set per user or per group by the integrator. Own UI languages can be added or the default UI languages can be modified by just translating or modifying the default texts within the XML based localization files.

Content can be entered in any language supported by the browser. edit-on Pro also supports the conversion of extended, special and double byte characters to the encoding of your choice. This feature enhances edit-on Pro's extensive multi-language support, as all characters from European and Asian languages can be successfully entered by the user/author and then displayed on any web page, provided the characters are supported by the visitor's browser and operating system.

 

Automatic internationalization of UI

RealObjects edit-on Pro automatically adopts the UI language (English, German, French or Spanish) of the browser. This will enable most users to work within a familiar environment. The editor also comes with a corresponding API method in order to enforce a particular UI language, which can also be set using the editor's Personalization feature. Custom UI languages can also be added, or the default UI languages can be modified, see also Multi-language support.

 

Change Case dialog

The change case feature allows the user to convert text to UPERCASE, lowercase, Title Case or tOGGLE cASE. It is also possible to provide this functionality through style classes only.




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Text highlighting (background-color)

Users can easily highlight text through background colors. If you do not want to let users apply colors, remove the button and train them to apply style classes instead.

The users can choose from a palette of "Standard Colors" or define "Custom Colors". When "Standard Colors" are enabled, an enhanced color dialog will be shown when clicking on "More Colors", allowing users to specify colors by moving the cursor around on a spectrum or by entering red, green and blue values.

The integrator/developer can even overwrite the entire color dialog.




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Strikethrough text

This optional functionality can be used to show text of a document that has been abandoned, but still making it possible to see what it originally was. Using CSS and a custom button enables <strike></strike> tags to be wrapped around the selected tags. Via the style sheet the integrator can define the strikethrough style.




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Enhanced table editing

RealObjects edit-on Pro comes with a completely redesigned <table> implementation, including:

  • Support for nested tables (tables within tables)
  • Interactive resizing of table, cell and row widths using the mouse
  • Support for table cell, row and column selection with the mouse
  • Improved layout for percentage based tables
  • Hide/display table borders

User can not only insert tables on-the-fly, but also dynamically modify existing table structures by adding, deleting or formatting table cells, rows or columns; including ROWSPAN/COLSPAN and VALIGN.

 

Enhanced image support

Using the alignment option text can be wrapped around images. The standard options allow the user to resize images while the aspect ratio can be maintained. Advanced options enable the modification of the image's attributes. This can also be done using the tree view dialog. In addition, images can be visually resized using the mouse. The visual resizing can be enabled/disabled by the integrator/developer.




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Table auto formatting with customizable templates

The Table Auto Format feature opens a window where you can select the look of your table from a list of preset templates. The table format can be changed at any point when you are creating your table.

 




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Search and replace in WYSIWYG and Source View

In order to provide a productive working environment, edit-on Pro supports flexible search and replace functionality that operates in both WYSIWYG and Source View. So, users will be able to locate and optionally replace text quickly and efficiently.




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Syntax highlighting in the Source View

Syntax highlighting significantly eases source code editing when the "Source View" tab is enabled by the integrator/developer. In combination with the search and replace function users will be able to quickly do source code modifications without loosing track. While the source view is available to the users, syntax highlighting can also be disabled through the editor's configuration file.




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Autosave function

The Autosave function will automatically save a backup file of the content you are working on. If your computer crashes or in case the HTTP connection to your server is interrupted while working on the content, you will lose all the work completed since the last time you saved your work. edit-on Pro will create a back up file of any content on the client machine at a scheduled time. The timing of these scheduled backups in the Autosave function can be set by the integrator.

For more information please review also our Support FAQ "Has edit-on Pro an Autosave function?"

 


Optional caching and loading of editor's content, when back and forth button within browser is used

Because of the new content caching feature, unsaved content won't be lost, when going back and forth in browser. Now a corresponding prompt appears, which ask you for restoring the previously content. By clicking "OK", the content will be restored properly.

 

Enhanced color dialog

Users can easily change the text colors or highlight text through background colors. If you do not want to let users apply colors, remove the button and train them to apply style classes instead.

The users can choose from a palette of "Standard Colors" or define "Custom Colors". When "Standard Colors" are enabled, an enhanced color dialog will be shown when clicking on "More Colors", allowing users to specify colors by moving the cursor around on a spectrum or by entering red, green and blue values.

The integrator/developer can even overwrite the entire color dialog.




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Full screen mode

edit-on Pro allows your users to temporarily "pop" out the editor window from the browser. This feature enables your users to expand their workspace in case the editor's canvas size is limited within the web-based system in which the editor is integrated.




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Online help (HTML) in four languages

The editor comes with an online help (HTML) in the four main UI languages English, French, German and Spanish. By default the user can be access the online help through the "?" button within the editor's toolbar/menus. Integrators/developers of course can modify the help files according to the individual need of their installation. Upon request RealObjects will also provide the related DocBook files and style sheets.

User manual (PDF) in four languages

The editor comes with an user manual (PDF) in the four main UI languages English, French, German and Spanish. The manuals can be given to the users of the editor.

 

Optional VersioTrack add-on to compare document versions and track document changes

The RealObjects VersioTrack add-on provides document comparison as well as track changes functionality. It provides you a very user friendly way to accept and reject changes on a finely grained basis. For more information please see the VersioTrack product page.

Please note, VersioTrack is a commercial add-on for edit-on Pro and requires the purchase of a separate VersioTrack license. For more information see also the VersioTrack "Licensing/Pricing" page.

 

3Real-time spell checking - as you type

RealObjects edit-on Pro features an extensive and flexible spell checker similar to popular word processing applications, including an add words to custom dictionaries functionality. It is only downloaded as the user invokes it, e.g. through a toolbar button or pull down menu, thus saving bandwidth and increasing performance.

Spell checking can be done "as you type" or on demand. "As you type" means as soon as a word not found in the dictionary is entered a red waved line indicates a possible misspelling. With on demand spell checking  the user invokes the process through e.g. a toolbar button or pull down menu.

If a misspelled word is found, the spell checker offers a selection of possible replacements or allows you to enter a correction. You can change just thist occurrence or all occurrences of the misspelled word. Words can be added to custom dictionaries while the spell checker language can be changed on-the-fly.

18 international dictionaries are bundled with edit-on Pro which include American/British/Canadian English, German (separate pre- and post reform German), French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Finish, Norwegian, Danish, Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese (Iberian), American/British Medical and Legal English dictionaries.



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18 international dictionaries

RealObjects edit-on Pro provides comprehensive spell checker functionality. The editor comes with following 18 international dictionaries:

  • American/British/Canadian English: 100,000 words
  • German: 305,000 words (Separate pre- and post reform German dictionary, "Die Neue Rechtschreibung")
  • French: 137,000 words. Contains both European and Canadian spelling.
  • Spanish: 288,000 words. Contains European, Mexican, and South American words.
  • Italian: 417,000 words.
  • Dutch: 178,000 words. Includes the "new spelling" ("De Nieuwe Spelling").
  • Swedish: 108,000 words.
  • Finnish: 251,000 words.
  • Norwegian: 75,000 words in the Bokmaål dialect.
  • Danish: 102,000 words
  • Brazilian Portuguese: 119,000 words
  • Portuguese (Iberian): 135,000 words.
  • American/British Medical: Supplement to the English dictionaries containing 133,000 words related to anatomy, diseases, health care, generic and trademark drug names, and medical research.
  • American/British Legal: Supplement to the English dictionaries containing 4,500 words related to jurisprudence, law, criminology, and law enforcement.

 

Separate pre- and post reform German dictionary

In the late 1990s a government-sponsored reformation of the rules used to spell certain German words (Die Neue Rechtschreibung) was introduced. The reformation was sanctioned by Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Liechtenstein. The new spelling rules will be required in schools and government documents by 31 July 2005.

Acceptance of the spelling reform is controversial and may remain so for some time. Consequently edit-on Pro provides three versions of the German dictionary, one including words spelled in the "old" (pre-reform) style, one including words spelled in the "new" (post-reform) style and another including words spelled in both "old" (pre-reform) and "new" (post-reform) style.

 

Add words to custom dictionaries

User can add previously unrecognized words to a custom spell checker dictionary. This can be done per user or per group.




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Tree view to navigate a document's structure and to edit the attributes of all elements with DTD guidance

Clicking the right mouse button when editing will offer you access to the document's structure. A tree view dialog enablin you to navigate the complete document structure will be shown. You can edit any attribute of an element with DTD guidance or jump to the selected element within the editor%u2019s canvas. The tree view also ensures that the whole content created is accessible.




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Multimedia support

RealObjects edit-on Pro new multimedia support allows you to easily include multimedia objects including Macromedia Flash, video and audio formats within your content. A wealth of configuration options enable the authors to determine how the multimedia objects are displayed in the editor's canvas and the browser. The editor can be configured in such way that the multimedia objects are automatically uploaded using WebDAV when the document is saved on a Web server. The upload via HTTP is also possible.

Supported objects include:

  • Macromedia Flash
  • QuickTime Movie
  • Windows Media
  • WAV Audio
  • MP3 Audio
  • AVI
  • Real Media

 



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Automatic image upload

Users often like to insert images into documents they are authoring. As part of its comprehensive user functionality, edit-on Pro supports convenient insertion of images from any source such as local hard drives, websites, URLs, MS Word etc.

For example users can "copy and paste" or "drag and drop" images from a local hard drive or website to the editor. They can even draw graphics (e.g. using MS Word) and paste or drop them into the editor.

When saving the document users will have the possibility to rename each image file and sort the images into the determined WebDAV server directory while the file path of the images will automatically be converted from the original source to the WebDAV server during the automatic image upload process.

For more information see also WebDAV protocol support.

 

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