I'm surprised that they don't make dual use of it for the commenting.

I've generally eschewed WYSIWYG because it requires more clean-up effort than it saves. WordPress 2.5's version, though, is promising.

Can you incorporate something like TinyMCE or FCKEditor into Wordpress? I've never had an issue with the HTML those generate.

Noobs. It ain't proper HTML unless you code it as text, from the ground up, barefoot in the snow, uphill both ways.

Real bloggers use Vi.

(Mac user FTW!)

My Linux box beats the coolness out of your Mac.

I've yet to find a really helpful implementation of a WYSIWYG editor in any blog application.

I've generally eschewed WYSIWYG because it requires more clean-up effort than it saves. WordPress 2.5's version, though, is promising. It allows easy toggling between views and it's useful for certain applications. For example, if I'm quoting a paragraph from elsewhere that has bold or italicized text or embedded hyperlinks, the WYSIWYG cut-and-paste will save me substantial time.

I use the markup buttons for link insertions, bold, and whatnot as well. I find that faster than typing in html.

Now if you could only work in an "I Don't Want a Pickle" reference.....

I seldom post about motorcycles or short cops carrying large guns, unfortunately.

You get five points for the "Alice's Restaurant" reference. Now if you could only work in an "I Don't Want a Pickle" reference.....

Aaron: I downloaded Windows Live Writer at home and work but never really made the transition. The problem is that I'm so used to WordPress functionality that the transition is difficult. I'll try again to see how it handles tagging and whatnot.

I have had great success with Windows Live Writer (even though it's a Microsoft Product - go figure!), especially because it's a WYSIWYG editor. And it works fantastic with multiple blogs.

It's far faster for me to just type the tags than to pull my hands off the keyboard to grab a mouse, but I do type quickly. I guess the fact that I know what's in my CSS file makes a difference, too. And I'll also note that my pages are very flat, with only the rare graphic, so I don't have to mess around with positioning them. The 'insert image' function in WP 2.5 does seem to work well, though.

I've yet to find a really helpful implementation of a WYSIWYG editor in any blog application.

When I work off-line, I'll use either MSWord, WordPad, TypePad, or Open Office Writer, typing in the tags, then cut-and-paste.

I'm a MarsEdit guy (Mac user FTW!) and it's all straight HTML.

James, everyone who uses Windows Live Writer likes it. They lost me at Windows though.

Thanks for the link.

Been using it for several years. Free. I basically use WP to help me wrap text around images.

Everything else (links, quotes, fonts, colors, etc. etc.) I use w.bloggar.

Try it out.