Trying to find.....

A visual HTML editor that is web based.

What I am looking for is a visual editor (doesn't have to be super advanced) that allows a user to design a webpage (place text, format the text, place form elements, etc) and have it just spit back the html code so that I may parse it and put in place holders to be used as a layout.

Any thoughts?

I tried doing a google search, but came up short as I wasn't sure what to call it. wysiwyg editors mostly require you enter html code in a text area, I need something more visual.

[edit]: and it has to be web based (asp, php, whatever)

Try www.nvu.com

My thoughts? Said editors toss in waaaaay too much garbage code for me to even bother using them as I like to make my little sites as clean and efficient as possible...


Only one that's somewhat decent that I've used is DreamWeaver, but even then I prefer the code-in approach.

Yeah, I use nvu portable for my own web design stuff.


hmmm, I must have miscommunicated. Here is what I am doing:

I am creating a streamlined system for our account processing team to use to get information from users on what their needs are for accounts (permission, access to certain programs, etc). Our old system was a mish-mash of word documents they had to fill out.

What I created was a dynamic web based form that allows them to use a 'one-stop-shop' to choose what they need and submit. In this, I am using a database to store the html code and place holders in the html that cross refference what form elements (text boxes, radios, etc) should be placed there.

What I need is a simple web interface that allows them (the account provisioning team) the ability to design their own layout from the web page where when they hit submit, it just shoots my engine the raw html code so i may parse it and pull out the input fields and place placeholders for cross refferencing later on.

What I need is similar to: http://cutesoft.net/asp/xmloutput.asp

But no where near as advanced. Just the ability to insert and manipulate tables, and place different types of html form elements is all i need.

I was thinking about doing it myself using javascript and css, but I'd rather use another solution if one exists (dont want to get caught up with something that has already been created).