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Re: Why Web Page As Word Processor Not Done Years Ago?

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irishhacker@gmail.com wrote:

> Javascript APIs such as the KeyDown and KeyEnter events have been around
> for many years, right?

Wrong.

There is no Javascript.
There is no KeyDown event.
There is no KeyEnter event.
None of those are APIs.
DOMs, which specify events (among other features), are language-independent 
APIs.

> Where for each HTML element, you can detect a mouse click or a key press?

No.

> So why, in the year 2013, isn't it standard fare that web pages should be
> self-editable (like modifying text and fonts in a word processor)?

Why do you think it is not?

> So you can click on any HTML element and make changes in
> a fairly visual manner?

Yes, if the user agent supports that.

> I mean, reading and writing HTML + CSS is a real hassle, wouldn't you
> agree?

You are off-topic.

> […]
> Is this one of those problems in applied computer science / software
> design where private sector programmers don't have an economic incentive
> to solve a problem, and academic computer scientists also don't have an
> incentive to solve the problem, so the problem remains unsolved for
> decades for the simple and stupid reason that nobody has a financial
> interest in solving it?

Troll elsewhere.

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Why Web Page As Word Processor Not Done Years Ago? irishhacker@gmail.com - 2013-11-21 19:12 -0800
  Re: Why Web Page As Word Processor Not Done Years Ago? "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2013-11-21 19:25 -0800
  Re: Why Web Page As Word Processor Not Done Years Ago? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-11-22 12:09 +0100

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