Rename of WYSIWYG editor

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I’d like to propose a rename of the WYSIWYG editor. Why?

  • It’s not really WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get)
  • It’s not descriptive as most clients probably don’t know what all those letters mean
  • The term is probably outdated in the modern web and will likely become a ‘dirty word’ in the near future (if not already)
  • It just looks odd and sounds funny and it’s hard to write

I know it’ll be a pain to change something like this but better sooner than later.

It would make more sense to have “Layout View” or similar IMO.

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I agree that most clients don’t know what WYSIWYG means. I was surprised recently when I explained it to a client and she was delighted. I just assumed everybody knows it.

… Ok, I just spent (probably too long) looking at synonyms for WYSIWYG. There aren’t any. I’m not sure Layout view makes sense either. If I was forced to pick a setup for this I would go with Standard vs Code editor. 2 cents.