AreaEdit is a software compatible with formVista and is derived from the fast-growing Xinha project.
AreaEdit is a software project, which is a formVista compatible fork of the Xinha project. The AreaEdit project comprises the code generated by the formVista FVML < htmleditor > tag during rendering. The Xinha project is itself a fork of the original HTMLArea component developed by Mihai Bazon and sponsored by Interactivetools. The AreaEdit project retains the original HTMLArea (modified BSD) license and is available for free use.
AreaEdit is ideally designed to be compatible with formVista without any modification. However, it works as a fully functional editor component supporting several plugins and can be easily used as a standalone editor component for any PHP web application. One key difference between AreaEdit and Xinha is that Xinha focuses primarily on developing a feature-filled editor with several plugins, whereas AreaEdit takes a more minimalist approach. It focuses on being functional and maintainable and aims to provide a feature set that targets non-technical business users.
Business users generally don't care about the nuances of HTML or tags; they just need an editor that works as expected. If your intended audience primarily comprises developers or people familiar with HTML, then you should consider using Xinha. AreaEdit is known to work with MSIE 5.5 or later and any modern Gecko-based browsers, such as FireFox and Mozilla.
The latest release of the software works around intermittent MSIE "Operation Aborted" errors observed in some installs. Documentation and examples have also been updated. If you're looking for a simple, no-frills HTML editor that's easy to maintain and use, you should consider giving AreaEdit a try.
AreaEdit is ideally designed to be compatible with formVista without any modification. However, it works as a fully functional editor component supporting several plugins and can be easily used as a standalone editor component for any PHP web application. One key difference between AreaEdit and Xinha is that Xinha focuses primarily on developing a feature-filled editor with several plugins, whereas AreaEdit takes a more minimalist approach. It focuses on being functional and maintainable and aims to provide a feature set that targets non-technical business users.
Business users generally don't care about the nuances of HTML or tags; they just need an editor that works as expected. If your intended audience primarily comprises developers or people familiar with HTML, then you should consider using Xinha. AreaEdit is known to work with MSIE 5.5 or later and any modern Gecko-based browsers, such as FireFox and Mozilla.
The latest release of the software works around intermittent MSIE "Operation Aborted" errors observed in some installs. Documentation and examples have also been updated. If you're looking for a simple, no-frills HTML editor that's easy to maintain and use, you should consider giving AreaEdit a try.
What's New
Version 0.4.5: N/A