And while we're talking web design tools for Mac, does anyone use Freeway Pro from Softpress? I dabbled with it some years ago and I' d be interested in opinions comparing it with current programs.
Cheers Mike Mike Murray and Lesley Silvester TimeTrackers East Fremantle Western Australia Tel 08 9339 8078 Fax 08 9339 0519 British and Australian genealogical and historical research, education, publishing and film-making www.timetrackers.com.au On 17/01/2012, at 7:55 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: > > 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> -- 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>
