On 16/01/2012, at 9:30 AM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: > just out of interest... > how is sandvox classified as web/html editor? > James >
Sandvox is a completely different animal from Flux. While an excellent product in its own right, Sandvox is far more limiting if you are used to doing a lot of hand coding and tweaking. It's a bit like comparing Bento with Filemaker Pro. Sandvox relies heavily on ready-made templates, and any modifications you make are tightly confined within the constraints of those templates, which mean that you do not have complete freedom on where particular elements might appear on the page. The secret to using Sandvox is in discovering the right template for your concept, and fortunately there is a huge variety to choose from, either built in to the software (over 50 come with the application) or purchased from a a small but healthy cottage industry online environment. The upside of Sandvox however, is compelling. Any change to make to a key element of your site, such as a header or a footer, for example, is instantly updated across your entire site. You can change to a different template design, and your whole site changes to the new design. It's similar in concept to RapidWeaver or iWeb in that regard, but with clear advantages over both, IMHO. Flux, OTOH, is much more of a coder's playground. Sandvox required almost no technical knowledge whatsoever, whereas with Flux, the more you understand CSS, HTML and Javascript, the easier and clearer it becomes. Sandvox does allow a limited amount of html coding, and there are tools available which allow you to modify the background CSS, but this tends to defeat the simplicity of the application. 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> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
