Web Designer versus Xtreme Pro

[haakoo]

What is the definition of web-design anyhow?

A website on which are placed the personal or nonprofit or commercial interests of its owner.
They differ in every each case(or we could all be using joomla or the likes)

A sculptor needs a portfolio-make a great graphics site(xwd)
A school needs a site which handles rosters and personal info(use php/asp based website with database like joomla)
A consultant needs more forms so xwd(lacks forms) is not that suitable nor is joomla(to heavy)

So choose what's needed in every single case.
Like stated before think complementary

Hans

[pauland]

I agree with Alexander. Having six separate specialist devices is preferable to a multi-function printer scanner and having a designer mockup your web pages and then have them hand-translated to HTML by a HTML specialist is definitely the route of choice.

Sadly many of us don't have room to accommodate all this stuff, or people, or the budget they require, so a compromise is in order. XWD is that compromise. I would agree that XWD does not make a good multifunction printer/scanner.

[Spinny]

I would agree that XWD does not make a good multifunction printer/scanner.

And from what I've seen thus far it makes a lousy cup of coffee.

[instinctive.de]

Maybe to cool down this entire discussion, I should state that I accept that there's a market for something like XWD, else it wouldn't exist.

My conclusion to get everyone happy: I will keep doing graphics design and site programming entirely seperate for my and my clients' projects, and I would be happy if Xtreme dropped the entire web site creation part and instead focused on being a does-one-thing-great package. It's already very good in graphics, and if all energy were focused on that, it would become even more extraordinary.

It seems that Xara is moving that way by introducing the seperate WD application, and that's a good thing.

[pauland]

Most of us are right with you on that Alexander.

[instinctive.de]

Most of us are right with you on that Alexander.

That's good to hear. I already thought this was another instance of my total lack of social competence manifestating ;-)

[covoxer]

Ha!

[Improv]

Ha!

Ha! in reference to what exactly? Are you agreeing or disagreeing with a previous post? If so which one?

[remi]

Hi Alexander,

I'm not sure about your social competence (only joking)
but let me assure you, that we are with you.

Remi

[MarciaB]

Yes !