Here are some key features of "XStandard Lite":

Runs in browser-based content management solutions:
· Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Opera

Runs in desktop-based content management solutions:
· Use XStandard wherever ActiveX controls are supported (Visual Basic, Visual C++, Access, Visual Studio.NET, Delphi, FoxPro, etc.).

Author/edit/spell check alternate text directly in the document:
· The "Images As Text" feature reduces the skill required to author appropriate alternate text, intuitively clarifies the function of alternate text, and exposes alternate text for the first time to processing by popular editing features such as find/replace and spell checking.

· Generates clean XHTML

· Supports most CSS 2.1 selectors

A genuine XHTML editor, not an HTML editor with code clean-up routines:
· Most WYSIWYG editors are just JavaScript wrappers around the editing control built into many browsers such as the MSHTML control found in Internet Explorer. These types of editor (which generate HTML and then run code clean-up routines against it) have significant limitations. By contrast, XStandard is built from the ground up to be a true XHTML editor in its own right.

XHTML generated by XStandard can be parsed by XML parsers:
· Use off-the-self XML technologies like DOM, SAX and XSLT to further process markp generated by XStandard. Your CMS can do this before content is saved to the database, or in a batch process

Uses Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for formatting:
· XStandard uses external or embedded CSS to ensure data is never fused with formatting

Makes applying CSS quick and easy:
· Applying the correct formatting is fast and accurate using XStandard's drop-down "Styles" menu that generates the markup that references CSS. User-friendly style names speed the authoring process.

Easy-to-use interface:
· XStandard's streamlined toolbar is a refreshing alternative to the dizzy array of toolbar buttons/controls seen in most WYSIWYG editors. XStandard is able to offer more functionality with a tighter toolbar because advanced functionality is available through the context menu and the Styles drop-down menu. Also, since content in XStandard is formatted through CSS, some toolbar buttons/controls used by other editors are completely unecessary.

Configurable toolbar:
· Show / hide / move the buttons on XStandard's toolbar.

Available in 22 languages:
· Language versions include: English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Dutch, Italian, Russian and Czech.

Create new language versions easily:
· Since XStandard stores its localization data in an independent XML file, XStandard's 22 standard interface languages can be easily modified (reworded), or entirely new language versions of XStandard can be created.

Manages content in any language:
· Author content in multiple languages (including Chinese, Russian, Greek, etc.). XStandard is a true Unicode editor.

Supports popular table editing options:
· Editing options include splitting / merging cells, aligning cell contents (right / left / center / top / middle / bottom), inserting / deleting rows, columns and tables, etc.

· Ability to draw tables by dragging

· Supports bullets and numbered lists

Supports authoring definition lists:
· XStandard is one of the few editors that support authoring of definition lists. XStandard also has unique features that make authoring defintion lists easier, including the ability to sort items in the list.

Supports the correct use of block quotes:
· Most editors use for indenting which is wrong. XStandard encourages the correct use of for quotations only, and uses CSS for indenting.

Supports inline quotes:
· XStandard is one of the few editors that support the element.

Easily creates links within the current document:
· XStandard automatically treats document sections (headings h1 to h6) as anchor points and provides an interface to create hyperlinks to these anchors.

Use relative URLs for images:
· XStandard can be configured to resolve relative URLs in markup so that images with relative URLs can be displayed to users.

· Cursor stays in sync when switching between Edit and View Source modes

· Saves images from the editor to the desktop

Inserts custom tags :
· XStandard makes it easy for business users to add semantic meaning to text and objects by inserting custom tags.

Supports semantic markup tags like abbr, acronym, dfn, kbd, samp, code, cite, etc:
· Inserts semantic tags that render markup meaningful to visual and non-visual browsers.

Meets or exceeds regional accessibility standards for code output:
· The editor's standards-compliant markup meets or exceeds accessibility requirements: Section 508 (USA), CLF (Canada), etc.

Distinguishes between data and layout tables:
· Maintains the important distinction between data and layout tables, which are processed differently by assistive technologies such as screen readers.

Distinguishes between decorative and informative images:
· XStandard makes it easy to ensure that informative images are used in a semantically meaningful way.

Includes a unique "Screen Reader Preview':
· The accessibility button on XStandard's toolbar opens the Screen Reader Preview that helps authors further optimize content for accessibility.

Collapsible/expandable editor window via toolbar button:
· Collapsing the editor permits a more economic use of screen real estate, while permitting authors to expand the editor when in use. The editor can be expanded to a full-screen view, or customized to snap open to any size.

Requirements:

· Internet Explorer