Every software is a compromise.
and yes, i know this all.
but still haven't seen any page in the wild www.
or any body using
https://www.xt-cms.com/
?
Every software is a compromise.
and yes, i know this all.
but still haven't seen any page in the wild www.
or any body using
https://www.xt-cms.com/
?
no sicknature. for nearly 20 years. omg ...
For many problems there are simple and easy-to-understand solutions that do not work.
Unless I am missing something here, it is not the software but the skill of the designer that makes a great website. The best software in the world is useless by itself.
Xara has limitations. It is not designed for e-commerce. Yes you can work with shopping cart add-ons, but not natively. Xara is tiresome with large websites.
But for small to medium size websites Xara is terrific. I work in Designer Pro so there almost everything I need is right there for me. I can design a website and in the same window work on custom graphics, nav bars, edit photos, without having to leave the program.
I have seen over the years many really excellent websites created in Xara. Clean, effective, attractive, and content that is informative and easy to access. At the same time I have seen sites created in other programs that are overworked, gimmicky, hard to navigate and hard to find the appropriate content.
It all comes down to the designer and his skill using the tools at hand. Just like a great painter.
Gary W. Priester
Mr. Moderator Emeritus Dude, Sir
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Could I suggest gwpriester.com
Keith
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There are 10 types of people in this world .... Those who understand binary, and those who don't.
Nice site! I also loved the art gallery one I saw earlier. All the sites posted here are great.
My own small offering (and I'm not techy as we're finding on another thread) is https://historicedinburghtours.co.uk/ The mobile version has issues but that's for another place.
What I find isn't so much that Xara will build you a nice looking website, it won't. What it does do really well, IMHO, is build you any site that you see that you want. That's the key thing for me. If I see a website out there that I like, I pretty much know I can use ideas from it/all of it in my own Xara design.
My 'wish list' for Xara would be full screen web video headers and an easy password protected area, but those aren't crucial.
One thing really surprises me about this site - no video.
I imagine that Robert is a great speaker or he wouldn't get such good reviews, so why doesn't this site showcase him talking about himself, how wonderful Edinburgh is and introduce a synopsis of each tour so people can choose what they would like to do?
Seems sad to waste the talents of a gifted orator who shouldn't be shy in front of a camera.
Paul
Thank you kindly! That's me btw (I'm a one-man-does-almost-everything operation). The video adverts are filmed and ready to go up online. They 'should' have been there weeks ago but I redid the website, then lockdown happened and I had to switch to do online tours and now I'm having problems with the mobile site. They're all sitting there ready to get finished and posted!
Thank you for the comments.
Robert (Forrest - my middle name) Howie
@forresthowie. I like that, a lot of nice work. If you perhaps need help with your mobile variant let me know. I’ve made every mistake in the book. It’s a matter of picking and choosing what you want in the variant. Sometimes we just can’t include everything.
Bill Wood
Charity Web Design
XARA Pro+. WD17, Designer 17. Premium packages.
Acorn - installed Xara software: Cloud+/Pro+ and most others back through time (to CC's Artworks). Contact for technical remediation/consultancy for your web designs.
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I really do not want to brag by showing my work. But here are few client sites done with xara.
www.clearsoundhearing.ca
www.minirinx.com
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