Rich text editing is when you enter text with formatting as part of what you are writing. You can yourself select which words should be bold or italic for example.

If you select the WYSIWYG display format a JavaScript driven widget will appear where there used to be larger input boxes such as where you enter the description when you submit a new issue. This JavaScript widget will load dynamically into your webbrowser and will therefore appear a bit slow the first time you load it on a computer you have not used it on before. Once loaded all the dynamic JavaScript files will locally cached on your computer for subsequent use.

The WYSIWYG editor that the IssueTrackerProduct uses is TinyMCE developed under LGPL by Moxiecode Systems AB. This JavaScript widget is only supported with certain browsers (most common and modern ones). If you are experiencing problems, check that your browser is OK on this Compatiblity Chart.