SoftQuad HoTMetaL PRO 5.0 What's Under The Hood? Douglas Smith
HoTMetaL PRO 5.0 differs from most WYSIWYG editors in that it uses a unique three-view approach to editing HTML pages. Users can switch between WYSIWYG, HTML Source, and Tags On views without switching applications. Included also is a great integrated site management tool that enables users to visualize an entire site with easy-to-understand and navigate site views, automatically check and fix broken links, import, edit and manage sites created with other applications, and even generate advanced summary information like image size and download times.
There is one button publishing of an entire site, or just newly changed pages to single or multiple servers. New in this release of HoTMetaL PRO 5.0 is the Resource Manager, a step up from the earlier FX Chooser, which first appeared in HoTMetaL PRO 4.0. The Resource Manager is a tool for collecting, managing and using Web effects-graphics, animations, backgrounds, applets, scripts and more. Users can easily add special effects to their sites without programming, by dragging and dropping effects directly onto a page.
HoTMetaL PRO 5.0 also supports DHTML, and sports a new improved interface, allowing users to customize their entire workspace for greater productivity. One of the greatest assets that is offered by HoTMetaL PRO 5.0 is the 100% Valid HTML all of the time while using this very nice product. Whether working in WYSIWYG or Tags On view or using the Site Maker wizard, you will always get valid HTML code. This is something lacking in most other WYSIWYG editors, and usually causes heartburn in seasoned veterans of Web Design. You can even clean up invalid code produced by other HTML editors with HoTMetaL PRO 5.0.
