Welcome to WebDesign
What is WebDesign
WebDesign is the professional web authoring package for the Mac OS. Including built in support for HTML 3.2, all versions of HTML 4, XHTML 1.0, Cascading Style Sheets, PHP, ASP and JavaScript. WebDesign allows HTML tags to be automatically generated using its built in wizards while allowing direct manipulation of source code through its powerful text editor.
Edit files locally or remotely using WebDesign's built in FTP Client. Keep your web sites up to date and organized with WebDesign's Site Manager. Use WebDesign Includes to allow customization of an entire site by editing one file.
WebDesign's text editor includes many unique features making web authoring a whole lot easier. Including full customizable syntax coloring with support for HTML, XHTML and PHP color coding. Line numbers, auto indenting, soft wrapping options and more allow web developers to keep code error free, organized and readable.
When you're finished developing or editing your web page, run it through WebDesign's HTML syntax checker and optimizer to get the best performance out of your HTML code. Preview your web site in any browser, translate it into multiple languages, check your spelling then upload it to your FTP server all from within WebDesign.
What WebDesign Can Do For You
| Integrated HTML/XHTML wizards along with a fully featured attribute editor removes the need to learn and master the HTML syntax. Direct access to source code provides full control and customization of your entire web site. |
| Full web site management tools allow an organized view of your entire web site. Manage web sites locally or remotely using WebDesign's Site Manager or FTP Browser complete with drag and drop support and file management tools allowing you to keep your web site up to date and organized. Upload entire web site directories or just the most recently modified documents at the click of a button. |
| Keep code and spelling error free and optimized using WebDesign's built in syntax checker, spell checker and optimization tools. Overcome the number one complaint of slow loading pages with the various optimization tools built into WebDesign. Remove embarrassing spelling mistakes lurking around your web site and locate errors quickly with WebDesign's line numbering abilities. |
| Auto conversion of international characters to HTML entity values as you type removes the need to search or memorize every entity value. Convert entire documents to IS0-Latin-1 and ISO-8859-1 and back. |
| Visually construct HTML image maps and have WebDesign generate the appropriate code. No need to use expensive, time consuming applications requiring you to switch between various programs since WebDesign has it all built in. |
| Condense any amount of text into a small picture removing unneeded code temporarily. Increase your productivity by focusing on only the important parts of your document. |
| Quickly modify an entire web site with WebDesign's multi-file search and replace features. Powerful Grep searching options provide the ability to find and replace using Regular Expressions. |
| Never lose important information due to a system crash or the application unexpectantly quitting. WebDesign can auto-recover lost documents in the rare case of this occuring. |
| WebDesign provides all the features you would expect to be included in a versatile HTML editor including file includes, customizable toolbar, soft wrapping options and custom syntax coloring for a multitude of web languages. |
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Why use WebDesign over WYSIWYG Editors
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WYSIWYG Editor |
Why use WebDesign |
| I have no interest in HTML. I don't want to learn it I just want my web site online now! |
A WYSIWYG HTML editor allows you to create a full web site without knowing any HTML. So why not just stick with WYSIWYG HTML editor? A WYSIWYG HTML editor can never guess exactly what you want to do. They cannot produce the correct code to be compatible with most browsers as well as provide efficient code that can load as quickly as possible in a users web browser. Don't think this is a big deal? The number one complaint web surfers have when browsing the Internet is waiting to long for pages to load.
So now that your web site is complete and online, what happens when you have to quickly make a modification to your site away from your computer? You do not have the time or available RAM to open the WYSIWYG HTML Editor? Since not even the basics of HTML are known it will be impossible to make the necessary modifications in a timely manner. |
WebDesign is a semi-WYSIWYG HTML Editor. It provides wizards which allow the visual construction of HTML tags and elements while still giving you direct access to your source code. An attribute editor removes the necessity of having to remember all HTML attributes and their required value. Furthermore, WebDesign allows you to learn from its auto-generated code.
Furthermore, WebDesign can convert styled text to HTML or CSS if needed. Quickly import any styled text or RTF document and have WebDesign generate the appropriate markup. Use WebDesign's styled text editor to quickly write styled text and import it into your web page. |
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| But I still don't have the time to learn HTML. |
Do you have the time to spend hours trying to determine why your web page won't load in specific browsers or operating systems? Do your customers have the time to wait for your site to load or just give their business to the competition? |
Since WebDesign gives you direct access to your source code you don't need to worry about incorrect HTML code. Don't know HTML? WebDesign's built in wizards generate everything from links to images to table tags without you having to know the correct HTML syntax. How does this differ from a WYSIWYG HTML Editor? WebDesign does not try to guess what you want to do. It doesn't try to do everything for you. It gives you complete control over your site design and layout while providing you with the necessary code to generate your design. |
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| Some things are too complicated to do in a source code or semi-WYSIWYG editor like WebDesign and it is actually more beneficial to use a WYSIWYG editor. |
For small sites or certain sections of a web site a WYSIWYG HTML editor can provide the right tools to get it done quicker and easier such as creating a complex table or navigation bar. |
With WebDesign includes you can continue to develop your web site in WebDesign but for those certain tasks where a WYSIWYG HTML editor can accomplish the task quicker, a WYSIWYG editor can be used in conjunction with WebDesign. WebDesign includes allow you to include any file on your computer within as many pages as you like in your web site. What does this mean? Create certain sections of your site in your favorite WYSIWYG editor, save them in an includes folder, then include that file in your WebDesign document. Use WebDesign's site manager to update your included files at any time in your entire web site. |
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