A preview mode, in which the application attempts to produce an output that is as close to the final result as possible.Ĭompound document displayed on Xerox 8010 Star systemīefore the adoption of WYSIWYG techniques, text appeared in editors using the system standard typeface and style with little indication of layout ( margins, spacing, etc.).A layout mode, in which the user sees something very similar to the result, but which includes some additional information to facilitate proper alignment and spacing (e.g., margin lines).A composition mode, in which the user sees something somewhat similar to the result, but which employs an interface more conducive to composing than the layout itself (e.g., inclusion of section breaks and non-printing characters).In fact, applications may offer multiple WYSIWYG modes with different levels of "realism", including In many situations, the subtle differences between what the user sees and what the user gets are unimportant. However, that is not the main attraction of WYSIWYG, which is the ability of the user to be able to visualize what they are producing.
Wick editor software#
The software often emulates the resolution of the printer in order to get as close as possible to WYSIWYG. For example, a word processor is optimized for output to a typical printer. Modern software does a good job of optimizing the screen display for a particular type of output.
Wick editor code#
Compilation of formatting code is not a WYSIWYG process. The program on the right contains LaTeX code, which when compiled will produce a document that will look very similar to the document on the left. The program on the left uses a WYSIWYG editor to produce a Lorem Ipsum document.