Web Page and Site Maintenance Tools
CS6204, Spring 1997
Adobe PageMill
Note: Adobe SiteMill allows Web site maintenance, but it's
only for Macs!
Pros:
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WYSIWYG editing of HTML 3 tables, nested tables, full drag-and-drop support.
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Supports frames: Full WYSIWYG support of multiple frames per page.
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Allows Netscape plug-ins
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Textflow around images
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Sound import: Can directly play (or convert) sound files such as AIFF,
WAV, SND, and AU.
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Spellchecking: Dictionaries include a "Geektionary" of Internet terms;
allows user defined dictionaries.
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"Mastersoft filter library" supported:
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Comprehensive library of file format converters, including the most popular
word processing, spreadsheet, and database formats.
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Directly read your Microsoft(R) Word, Wordperfect(R), Excel, dBASE, and
comma delimited files into a Web page.
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Direct Excel import:
Automatically creates tables by selecting a cell range in Excel and
copy/pasting it into Adobe PageMill.
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Embedded PDF support
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Supports hidden HTML:
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Anchors, hidden fields, comments, placeholders.
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All invisibles can be shown and hidden. Their contents may be edited using
the Attribute Inspector (which will have a text field allowing direct editing
of comments, placeholders) or HTML source code mode.
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Third-party products can plug into PageMill
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HTML drag flavor supported: Whatever is dropped is interpreted as HTML,
glued into the page and immediately displayed as WYSIWYG.
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Document Statistics:
Graphical display of estimated download times for a document or object.
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Remote objects and Java Applets
Objects that only exist across the network can still be inserted into
the page and positioned or resized interactively.
Last modified on 14 March 1997 by abrams@vt.edu.
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