Features
ZCubes uses a browser-in-browser concept to provide "immersive" browsing. The platform is DHTML based, and allows direct editing of HTML. Also, hyperlinks inside the pages open in an internal browser, effectively containing the browsing experience without having to leave the page while navigating the link. This allows the user to construct web documents while browsing the web.
The editor supports creation of documents, presentations and drawings online and spreadsheets. However, the difference can be noted to be the mixing of slides, drawings, document pieces, pictures, music and videos (each as separate ZCubes), all in one page (which is named "ZSpace"). This is counter to conventional documents that can be classified as either a word-processing document or a presentation of slides - but not both. The platform supports free-positioning of elements, and multiple layers that can each contain several cubes. Editing of a cube can be done like word-processing or as HTML. The online editor has a paint panel to create vector drawing and it can also be used to mimic handwriting.
ZCubes enables users to drag-drop web-content, colors, special effects, animations, and files into and from its browser-based interface to create customized layouts. Direct drag-drop upload from local drives is available using an activex control. Documents prepared by ZCubes can be saved locally, published as a webpage, saved as a wiki, emailed and sent as a "Cubee" (a ZCube that is sent to an email address).
There is an online calculation engine called Calci provided within the software. It supports most of the mathematical, statistical and financial functions provided by spreadsheet applications and can support almost a thousand calculations.
The E-Cards feature in ZCubes lets users to use their uploaded media such as videos, images, zpaint drawings in their greeting cards, and do cursive writing.
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