Mac Review: HTML Creator 2.5
November 15, 2000
|
HTML Creator 2.5 is a great program for those who like to have full
control over their coding but, at the same time, do not mind getting
enough help along the way to make the process much easier.
|
HTML Creator 2.5 is a great program for those who like to have full
control over their coding but, at the same time, do not mind getting
enough help along the way to make the process much easier.
The reason that HTML Creator can provide both services is that it uses
more than 40 assistants to make the job simpler. Beginning from the
initial site setup dialog box, HTML Creator tends to walk users
through the various tasks of building a web site, most often simply
by requiring them to input the values to various features they desire.
Once the opening selections are made - and the options include all
of the basic page building choices - the user is taken to the page to
be edited. That main interface is clean with easy-to-use buttons and
drop-down menus to perform the needed tasks. That same interface is
consistent throughout the program and its various functions; thus,
users who are accustomed to the typical HTML editor can be productive
from the opening bell.
The toolbar across the top of the program does somewhat differentiate
itself from others in that a click of a button opens a dialog box for
the subject chosen. If, for example, the "H" button is chosen, a
dialog box drops down for the user to choose which heading is preferred.
Other such features accessed this way are java applets, various types
of scripts, video, and internal and external linking.
The drop-down menus are extensive and where most of the 40 assistants
can be accessed. Granted, it still is necessary to know the HTML
language, but the program provides you with all of the options for
each entity, letting you spend more thought on the site itself.
Additionally, many simple and oft-used commands are available through
the "format" drop-down menu item, eliminating the need to go through
an assistant to perform the mundane.
The program also comes with a simple-to-use "scratchpad" that enables
users to store snippets of coding or simply to store ideas and
reminders while building a web site.
Beyond that HTML Creator allows the user to establish up to 10
shortcuts, using a combination of the command key and a number to
activate each. Shortcut code can be no longer than 255 characters,
but it can include returns, which like all returns can be entered by
selecting the option key and enter key at the same time.
Another nice feature is HTML Creator's ability to open any Windows
or Unix file, converting it to Mac format at the same time. Files
can then be altered and later saved in Windows, Unix, or Mac format.
Version 2.5 has fixed several bugs from earlier versions, and it has
much improved error handling to keep it running when an error does
appear.
Creator was developed by Aram Kudurshian, an American/Finnish high
school student and basketball player living in France. The program
is not difficult to use, its design takes good advantage of screen
real estate, and - the bottom line - for $10, the program is a slam
dunk in any country.
What is it called again? HTML Creator 2.5.
|
What does it cost? $10.
|
How big is the download? 1.2 MB.
|
System requirements? Mac OS8.5 or higher; PowerMac over 75MHz;
4MB RAM; 4MB hard drive space.
|
| Where can I get it?
http://homepage.mac.com/aramk/ |
|
