Welcome on the BBComposers homepage
BBComposer is a toolbar for Mozilla Firefox that allows you to publish in WYSIWYG the contents of a textarea field, as in a word processing software. This field can contain four types of data:
- The XHTML: A language for the creation of websites.
- BBCode: This language is used in many forums.
- XBBCodes which is a transposition of the XHTML in BBCodes. They allow to create semantic contents.
- The Wiki syntax (Mediawiki) which is often used on collaborative websites. For the moment, it is only a summary support because no standardization exists.
The goal
It is very easy. When a page contains a form with a multi line field (textarea), you only have to click with the right button of the mouse to choose the language in which you want to edit its contents.
WYSIWYG?!
This barbarian term means what you see, it is what you get
. In fact, that makes it possible to publish your messages or articles in an intuitive way, as in a word processing software. You surely noticed the complexity difference between the text area and the editor.
What's the advantage?
The produced XHTML and XBBCodes are compatible with the W3C standards. It allows a better dissociation of the form and the contain as well as a semantic improvement of your contents. Don't want to destroy your website design ? Just don't use the sidebar !
For which use ?
Initially created for the company ElitWork, it is available for free. You can install it and learn how to use it on this website. For developers, some technical informations are also available. You can ask your questions on the forum or contact me for any personal request.