HTML editor sucks

[Barry Smith]

   Is there any such thing as a html differ, instead of just a text
differ?

On May 23, 2008, at 8:56 AM, Satish Balay wrote:

> I guess the problem is - each of us use different editors.
>
> The first time an editor is used - it does its own formatting -
> without any changes. Subsequently - if the same editor is used - then
> the diff is sane.
>

   I use Nvu

> I sometimes use emacs - and at times use seamonkey editor [new name
> for mozilla].
>
    I've given up on just raw Emacs for editing our html, it is just  
too painful
to get decent formating.

> I guess we have to converge to a single editor to avoid this
> issue.

    That may be asking to much.

> Also I believe we have to redesign PETSc web page to make it
> more attractive :) [with Beth - MCS/web developer's help]

   I think that PETSc's web pages are pretty good, so we should only
have Beth improve them; not change them just to change them.

    Barry

>
>
> Satish
>
> On Fri, 23 May 2008, Matthew Knepley wrote:
>
>> Does anyone else think it is crazy that a small 5 line edit in our  
>> html
>> files creates an enormous diff, and it takes me 10min to find the  
>> little
>> edit someone made? This is crazy.
>>
>>  Matt
>>
>>
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