On 11/05/2011, at 3:50 PM, Pedro wrote: > Afternoon all > > Could all the web guru's out there please comment on the difference and > benefits of Sandvox over iWeb. I know Peter H will have a strong > opinion on this one as I remember he gave a great presentation awhile back at > one of the monthly meetings. > > I love the simplicity of iWeb but I understand it bloats out the web site if > you are not careful > > MacUpdate are having a promo at the moment and Sandvox is 35% off >
My 5c worth (as predicted :-) ) My biggest complaint against iWeb, while it's a delight to use and extremely flexible, is its complete lack of support for forms. This simply takes it out of the picture for most business purposes where you're looking for any form of customer feedback, etc. I do like Sandvox, but also recommend it with some reservations. Version 2 (just released yesterday) brings some badly needed improvements (such resizable graphics!), but still lacks the complete design freedom provided by iWeb. On the other hand, it does allow HTML code injection, which allows you to modify the HTML code in selected parts of the page, something else that iWeb does not allow. You are pretty much constrained in your design by the template you chose to work with, which is one of its frustrations, although things have improved slightly with version 2 (which I'm still coming to grips with). Sandvox's greatest strength is the speed it provides in allowing you to set up a reasonably complex site, complete with forms, interactivity with a range of services such as Facebook, a blog if you want it, rich media pages, etc, without knowing a line of code. It is quite adequate for setting up a useful commercial site. It's no Dreamweaver, but then those looking at iWeb or Sandvox (or RapidWeaver and others of the same ilk) are not looking for a Dreamweaver substitute. For those who are looking for something with that sort of power (but MUCH cheaper and more modern), I strongly recommend having a look a Flux from The Escapers (www.theescapers.com/flux). Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
