As the application of
WYSIWYG programs expanded, a growing number of users were able to create and manipulate digitally based text, websites and images without an in - depth knowledge of HTML - code.
While the drag - and - drop method of
WYSIWYG programs allows a visual perception of accuracy, it is, in fact code — a string of abstract signatures — that renders the final form.
Not exact matches
The key: a
WYSIWYG interface that reduces or eliminates the need for
programming assistance and provides considerable time savings.
More generally, I love that there is (was) a
program that served as a bridge between completely hand - coded books and
WYSIWYG editors.
Entitled
WYSIWYG: what you see is what you get, the exhibition's title borrows from a term used to describe
program interface that replicates the final appearance of a document or image during the editing process.