> Mattias wrote:
> Hey, when you look in the real world at an apple, do you think "an
apple" or
> do you think "a red round glossy thing with a pin sticking out of it"?
> Humans labels
> things for simplification, in contrast, what gives the most
information:

> <headline>XML rocks</headline> or  <div
> style="font:family:bold;color:black;font-size:16px">XML Rocks</div>


I fully agree that a CMS should store a <headline> rather than a <div>
with style, but why do you assume a _good_ WYSIWYG can't present the
author with a styled view (not just preview) in authoring time, while
saving off structured content? Some of us do, clients love the approach.
Multiple outputs - no problem, an author can pick a stylesheet to apply
to the content they are working on. Agreeing with Stewart here, authors
prefer editing in a visual context; and saving them a preview click is
worth it (if you value usefulness and usability). It's the job of the
CMS to ensure structure and a good one should not force authors to think
about that too much.

Iva Koberg
liveSTORYBOARD, Inc. 


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