Difference between revisions of "Common Jargon"

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*spoons: [http://echan.dreamwidth.org/1086.html WTF Spoons]
 
*spoons: [http://echan.dreamwidth.org/1086.html WTF Spoons]
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*RTE: Rich Text Editor, something that lets you add formatting to text as well as just do plain text. Contrast with HTML editor (plain text, although you can type in HTML formatting manually). LJ's RTE gathered a lot of dislike from LJ volunteers.
  
 
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*Brad [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Fitzpatrick Brad Fitzpatrick] is the original creator of LiveJournal.
 
*Brad [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Fitzpatrick Brad Fitzpatrick] is the original creator of LiveJournal.

Revision as of 06:39, 15 April 2009

The Dreamwidth project has some jargon in common use that may not be familiar to the general public. While these are not official terms that you should know, or necessarily Dreamwidth-specific, definitions may be helpful.

Words

Technical

  • RTE: Rich Text Editor, something that lets you add formatting to text as well as just do plain text. Contrast with HTML editor (plain text, although you can type in HTML formatting manually). LJ's RTE gathered a lot of dislike from LJ volunteers.

People