tuaw.com— Realmac Software today has released the much-anticipated new version of RapidWeaver, their powerful WYSIWYG software that does a great job of filling the gap between iWeb and Dreamweaver.
May 24, 2007View in Crawl 4
You know you can use Dreamweaver's code view don't you? Maybe you have something against syntax highlighting, or the fact it also warns for invalid html/css, so yeah I guess that would be a real impediment to writing valid code.
Maybe I'm missing something here but either this software is aimed strictly at entry level (and not in between iWeb and Dreamweaver) or I just can't figure out how I'm supposed to put things together. It seems very much focused on template based development.I'm looking for something lightweight that helps me with content insertion. Most of my sites are currently built with Photoshop, DreamWeaver, Smultron and CSS Edit. Virtually anything design related is in Photoshop and CSSEdit. Smultron is used for editing my html template and DreamWeaver is as my main application for building the site. By that I mean inserting content (text, media), linking pages, etc. It's also helpful because it lets me work with the designed site much in the same way as a desktop publisher.Essentially I want a lightweight WYSIWYG web editor that lets me work with DIVs, text, images and media. Except I keep ending up back with Dreamweaver which seems like overkill for the job. Coda was nice but it lacks the WYSIWYG and I hate the unified window approach. RapidWeaver seems too simplistic. I'm guessing the app I want doesn't exist...
Yeah I have the previous version so I goes and download and install the new 3.6 version (overwriting my existing implementation) and it asks me for $25. They should at least specify on the download page that there is a $25 fee. They do mention the $25 upgrade on the Buy page but existing users are not going to go to the Buy page.It just bloody rude! Be warned before you overwrite your previous versions of Rapidweaver.
Okay, on further geek mulling - I love RapidWeaver. I still feel burned, but they do have the best app out there. $25 isn't that much to ask as I use nearly each day. Also, Blocks is not manditory like I thought. Good news there.I suppose my concern here is the lack of warning about the paid upgrade.Alas, the world is better with RW in it so anything that keeps it going strong should be good news...
andocomMay 25, 2007
You know you can use Dreamweaver's code view don't you? Maybe you have something against syntax highlighting, or the fact it also warns for invalid html/css, so yeah I guess that would be a real impediment to writing valid code.
tratMay 25, 2007
Buy a color screen...
doncarcharoMay 25, 2007
Maybe I'm missing something here but either this software is aimed strictly at entry level (and not in between iWeb and Dreamweaver) or I just can't figure out how I'm supposed to put things together. It seems very much focused on template based development.I'm looking for something lightweight that helps me with content insertion. Most of my sites are currently built with Photoshop, DreamWeaver, Smultron and CSS Edit. Virtually anything design related is in Photoshop and CSSEdit. Smultron is used for editing my html template and DreamWeaver is as my main application for building the site. By that I mean inserting content (text, media), linking pages, etc. It's also helpful because it lets me work with the designed site much in the same way as a desktop publisher.Essentially I want a lightweight WYSIWYG web editor that lets me work with DIVs, text, images and media. Except I keep ending up back with Dreamweaver which seems like overkill for the job. Coda was nice but it lacks the WYSIWYG and I hate the unified window approach. RapidWeaver seems too simplistic. I'm guessing the app I want doesn't exist...
paris75May 25, 2007
Yeah I have the previous version so I goes and download and install the new 3.6 version (overwriting my existing implementation) and it asks me for $25. They should at least specify on the download page that there is a $25 fee. They do mention the $25 upgrade on the Buy page but existing users are not going to go to the Buy page.It just bloody rude! Be warned before you overwrite your previous versions of Rapidweaver.
dgh1973May 25, 2007
Dugg...A good program that writes decent, compliant html on the back end.
watermediaMay 26, 2007
Okay, on further geek mulling - I love RapidWeaver. I still feel burned, but they do have the best app out there. $25 isn't that much to ask as I use nearly each day. Also, Blocks is not manditory like I thought. Good news there.I suppose my concern here is the lack of warning about the paid upgrade.Alas, the world is better with RW in it so anything that keeps it going strong should be good news...
ilgazMay 29, 2007
2 seperate titles, there is nothing wrong at Delicious Library nor Rapidweaver. I am sure there are lots of people having both.