Originally Posted by
Soquili
Joe you seem to be under a misconception about Web Designer.
Covoxer is the author of the html export dll for Web Designer and knows what Xara's intent and future aspirations for the application my be.
The target demographic for Web Designer is the beginner/amateur, people that have no knowledge or desire to learn html, css, javascript, etc.
Placeholders as Covoxer has already stated allow more experienced users to enter code for more advanced pages.
The key to learning any newly acquired software is to accept that it is not a clone of any previous software, it has it's own way of doing things. Stubbornly insisting that it work the way as another application only defeats and frustrates a users ability to learn new things and methods.