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1 stars
Version: CoffeeCup HTML Editor 2008
"Poor to the point of being a waste of time"
Pros: Makes learning some aspects of HTML easy.
It has a nice look and feel.
Cons: Given the obvious things that I like about this application, makes the poorly thought out implementation of the functionality feel like some sort of evil trick.
The hideous behavior of this application makes me believe that most people who reviewed this just looked at the screens and actually did no work with the tool.
If you have the zen-like capability to enter a GUI design absolutely correctly on the first try - without the need to alter anything afterwards - this editor might work for you. If you need to make a change WATCH-OUT!
I found the application to be psychotic with regard to file management - not even being able to negotiate between the visual editor and the text editor screens without annoying me with a request to save my work...
It renders lists (ordered and unordered) horribly. It's HTML validation is poor. I can't figure out how to alter a link without deleting and recreating the text that the link is bound.
The scripts that are included are amaturistic - full of sloppiness and redundancy.
This application is not ready for primetime and should be avoided - you're probably better off with a well established editor like eclipse.
Additionally, the "free" version only includes the capability of test editing - If you want to use the visual editor tab, you'll have to download an evaluation version of the full application from the vendor.
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