>From Jed: >> As for me, my current plans are to completely overhaul my orionworks >> web site using XARA Web Designer Premium. See: >> >> http://www.xara.com/us/products/webdesigner/ > > That costs $99. Probably worth it. It looks similar to WordPress. They use > the same jargon for components such as "template."
I think it is quite different from Word Press and Drupal. Fundamentally different! IMO, working with XARA's web developer is much more like working with Adobe Illustrator or CorelDraw. Very WYSIWYG layout. You are completely isolated from managing any of the underlying code - HTML, CSS, etc... The lack of access to the underlying code may irk some geeks, but it's fine by me. While XARA is suitable for my personal needs the way the software is currently implemented it isn't really good at building and/or managing a complex web site with multiple sub-directories and lots and lots of pages that might change dynamically. Hopefully, later releases will address some of these matters, especially managing multiple sub-directories under the jurisdiction of a single domain name, and/or sub-domains as well. XARA is very good at whacking out a kick-ass presentation web site in no time at all. It's a great prototype web builder. Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
