Zoho Writer handles this in a unique way - each user chooses a block to edit, usually a paragraph. That block is then locked for any other user. Changes made to the block are seen immediately by others in the document. Simultaneously, other users can be editing other blocks. The Zoho Writer blog has screen shots that make the process perfectly clear.
I really like this idea. Users can so who else is editing and monitor the edits. Imagine a conference call where different parts of a document were edited by different participants, but all participants could see the changes as they are talked about. I'd like to see this implemented in Zoho Sheet, their spreadsheet application.
Other changes include the ability to customize the email that notifies users that they are authorized to share a Zoho document and file management is also enhanced.
Thanks for writing about Zoho Writer, Diane!
Believe we should be able to replicate collaborative editing in Zoho Sheet soon.
Posted by: arvind | July 11, 2006 10:46 AM | Permalink to Comment