Free Programs Web Authoring

Araneae 5.0 Review
Araneae is an application that will offer text editing for web professionals.

Don't let your web development tools take over your project! Take control of your own code with Araneae.

Araneae

is a simple, yet powerful text editor for the web.

Araneae (pronounced ah-RAN-ee-ay) provides only the features necessary to create websites using the latest web technologies.

Here are some key features of "Araneae":

· Syntax Highlighting
· Unlimited document length
· Line numbers
· Drag and Drop support for files and images
· Instant browser preview, even without saving
· Tabbed multi-document interface
· Extremely clean and easy-to-use
· Interface available in several languages

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Amper 1.5 Review
In the following, pretend ! is an ampersand. Amper converts ! to !amp; in HTML files, but does not convert it when the ! is already in an entity e.g. !lt; !thetasym; !eacute;

The main use for this is to pass HTMLValidator verification of your HTML, which is very picky about !, especially inside URLs.

As a side effect, it also ensures all your comment delimiters balance.

It does not change ! inside comments, though it will change it inside href= and image= urls, or anywhere else e.g. Java Applet parameters, which is correct according to the HTMLValidator. It does _not_ change " to !quot; or e' to !eacute; It just fixes !, the most troublesome character.

To convert a single file, type:

java -jar C:\com\mindprod\amper\amper.jar myfile.html

The results replace the old file, so you had better make a backup just in case this is not what you want.

You can also list several files on the command line:

java -jar C:\com\mindprod\amper\amper.jar myfile.html C:\mydir\another.html

To use convert the current directory of html files:

java -jar C:\com\mindprod\amper\amper.jar .

Sorry no wildcards, just . , and ..

DON'T USE WILDCARDS unless you deeply understand how they work. See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/wildcard.html. Windows expands them, not amper, and feeds them to amper (or any other program) as a giant list of all the directories and files in the
current directory. Amper will thus tend process all the files in your directories, when you just meant to process the files in the current directory.

The -s switch makes all subsequent directories searched recursively to include all their subdirectories.

e.g.

java -jar C:\com\mindprod\amper\amper.jar E:\mindprod

will fix all *.html files in the mindprod directory tree, ignoring other types of files.

If you have the jar extension set up as executable, you can abbreviate:

C:\com\mindprod\amper\amper.jar .

Requirements: Java 1.5+

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Magnifier 2.4 Review
Ever needed to see what's going on on the screen down to the pixel level? That's where the Magnifier comes in. Simple and easy to use, the Magnifier is always handy for when you need to see all the details.

Magnifier has the following features:

- Totally 100% Free!
- No popup adverts or spyware, it really is free
- Easy to use with any other program
- Resizable magnification area
- Auto-hide window edges allowing increased magnification area
- Stay on top and Smooth display options
- Adjustable zoom factor
- Overlay grid for quick alignment
- Image capture with 10 second delay

What's New: The application now supports the mouse wheel to allow for fast zooming.

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ASCII Art Maker 1.4 Review
Open image and create ASCII graphic.

Program Features:

- random symbol
- custom symbols
- symbol selection
- change font size
- add background color
- resize source image
- load images: BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG
- save as HTML, TXT, BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG

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Microsoft Expression Web Designer 1.0 Review
Microsoft Expression Web Designer is a designer-focused product that provides powerful tools you need to produce high-quality, modern standards-based Web sites the way you want them.

Expression Web Designer gives you all the tools you'll need to produce high-quality, standards-based Web sites the way you want them. Take advantage of the best of dynamic Web site design, enabling you to easily develop, design and maintain exceptional standards-based webpages.

Expression Web Designer helps you create and work with:
- Standards-based Web sites
- Sophisticated CSS-based layouts
- Extensive CSS formatting and management
- Rich data presentation
- Powerful ASP.NET 2.0-based technology

Features of Microsoft Expression Web Designer include:

- XHTML compliance
- Full schema support
- Real-time standards validation
- Accessibility checking
- Professional design surface
- High-quality CSS rendering engine
- Standard or Quirks rendering
- Site and page templates
- Tag property grid
- Intelligent CSS style creation
- Drag-and-drop style management
- Intelligent style renaming
- CSS reporting
- CSS design time preferences
- Customized views of XML data
- XSL Transform support (XSLT)
- Powerful data manipulation
- RSS Feeds
- Create and edit ASP.NET pages
- Master Pages
- ASP.NET controls
- ASP.NET Development Server
- No code data binding

Requirements: .NET Framework 2.0, Win XP min. SP2, 2003 Server min. SP1, Vista all versions, IE 6 min. SP1

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Yahoo! SiteBuilder 2.4 Review
Yahoo! SiteBuilder is a free and very useful site builder utility that will come in handy.

Now you can create a professional web site or online store in minutes - with no prior experience.

Here are some key features of "Yahoo SiteBuilder":

- Includes 380+ customizable templates for business and hobby uses. Easily change any template to create the site you want.
- Drag-and-drop tools make it easy to add new pages, change layouts, switch colors, edit text, and more — on the fly.
- Add flair to your site with tables, royalty-free graphics, and prebuilt forms.
- Set up an entire site in minutes with the Site Creation Wizard.
- E-commerce Ready
- Integrate PayPal buttons or Yahoo! Merchant Solutions to sell products or accept donations online.
- Full-featured software runs offline, on your PC.

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DiffRes Web Page Preview 1.0 Review
I made this tool with single purpose only:

to preview my pages in different screen sizes.

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