Web Authoring Survey

LP3- WDC

Identify 2 Categories of Authoring Tools

WYSIWYG Editors

WYSIWYG editors are programs that are an interface whereby the webmaster points and clicks and the program interprets the commands, writing the HTML itself.

Text Editors

Text editors are programs that the webmaster uses to literally write HTML.

Summary of Advance and Disadvantage of each Category

  1. Build a site without ever looking at the HTML
  2. Ease of adding images, tables, templates.
  3. Folders and Files always available to view.
  4. Programs add code that are not necessary.
  5. Need to learn HTML if you wish to change anything in the code.
  6. Greater chance of browser compatibility issues.
  1. Build from start to finish in pure code.
  2. Pages work in more browsers.
  3. Eliminates any extra code added by WYSIWYG programs.
  4. Less chance of a image or graphic not being in the same folder.
  5. Must know HTML code.
  6. Cannot see what is done unless you open page in a browser.
  7. Must open Folders and Files to see what is in them.

 

Identify 5 Products under each Category and list Advantages and Disadvantages of each

Frontpage 2003

  1. Excellent WYSIWYG program
  2. Built in Templates
  3. Choice of upload format
  4. Auto Thumbnail ability for photos
  5. Must create and link to larger photos if you want them in the same template
  6. Precise control on positioning
  7. View what you create while you create it
  8. Compatible with most browsers
  9. Color codes built in
  10. HTML is messy
  11. Must know HTML to make changes to tags
  12. Cost $62.00 from WISC

DreamWeaver MX 2004

  1. Excellent WYSIWYG program
  2. Choice of upload formats
  3. Precise control on positioning
  4. View what you create while you create it
  5. Built in Macromedia compatibility
  6. Color codes built in
  7. No built in templates
  8. Must create large and small copies of each photo to thumbnail and show large
  9. HTML can appear messy
  10. Must know HTML to make changes to tags
  11. Cost $99.00

Net Objects Fusion

  1. Build or update a site by simply dragging and dropping text, graphics, and multimedia.
  2. Custom Navigation Bars
  3. HTML code view
  4. Support of CSS
  5. Cut, copy and paste pages
  6. Must know HTML although not completely
  7. Must know CSS
  8. No real mention of images
  9. Cost $149.95

InnovaStudio

  1. Built in tag selector
  2. Advanced editing
  3. Style-sheet based formatting
  4. Ability to add button and commands
  5. Color Selectors
  6. Keeps relative paths intact
  7. Spell Checker
  8. No mention of images
  9. Must know HTML to make changes and it use it
  10. Cost $69.95

e Web Edit Pro

  1. Word processor like editor- copy and paste
  2. Image insertion and auto upload
  3. HTML form
  4. Spell Checker
  5. Color Selector
  6. No Validation
  7. Must know HTML
  8. Must know CSS to use
  9. Does not support XML
  10. Cost- $359.00

Microsoft Notepad

  1. Available on most computers
  2. Compatible with most every browser
  3. Eliminate unnecessary codes
  4. Must know tags
  5. Must add positioning
  6. Must thumbnail photos
  7. Must create new page for larger photos
  8. Must open a browser to view what you create
  9. Must find color codes to add them to the pages
  10. Cost- Free with purchase of Windows Based PC

1st Page 2000 Version 2.0

  1. Access local and remote files
  2. Insert and convert files
  3. Easy tag selection
  4. Preview pages in multiple browsers (up to 4 supported)
  5. Automatic detection of installed browsers
  6. Spell checking
  7. HTML Source Compressor
  8. Instant View : Views jpg, gif, png, html, txt files.
  9. Flexible Web-Safe Color Palette, Side Color Picker
  10. Convert Text Files into HTML documents
  11. Must add positioning
  12. Must thumbnail photos
  13. Must create new page for larger photos
  14. Cost- Free

CuteHTML

  1. The ability to open and work with multiple pages simultaneously.
  2. "Tagtips" that auto-generate HTML tags and attributes specific to the browser you're coding for.
  3. A robust search and replace tool that can find and replace words or paragraph over one or more documents.
  4. Syntax coloring for Perl and HTML to help you visually identify tags in your open document.
  5. An integrated Spell Checking tool.
  6. Assistants for rapid image and hyperlink creation.
  7. Must produce your own tables, links, forms and lists.
  8. Free for 30 days, then $19.99

Adobe GoLive CS2

  1. Preview changes to pages in real-time
  2. Visual tool to build and change CSS
  3. Transfer from Adobe InDesign with drag and drop feature
  4. Mobile Design
  5. Intuitive Visual Tools
  6. Rich Web Design
  7. Strong program but confusing
  8. Cost $399.00

Text Pad

  1. Supports UNC style names
  2. Spell Checker
  3. Cut, copy, paste capability
  4. OLE2 drag and drop
  5. Built in File Manager
  6. Must know HTML
  7. Must Know CSS
  8. No mention of images
  9. Cost- $28.00 for licence and media

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