Comments on "About Xara Web Designer"

[covoxer]

Ok Sten, I understand.
So, if you do really want to exapand WD functionality some way, you may cont on my support.
But I would ask you to keep the project (if it will take a look of an open project) on Talkgraphics, because I'm active here and it would be much easier to keep in touch this way.

[netsi]

Ok Sten, I understand.
So, if you do really want to exapand WD functionality some way, you may cont on my support.
But I would ask you to keep the project (if it will take a look of an open project) on Talkgraphics, because I'm active here and it would be much easier to keep in touch this way.

I will try to keep it within talkgraphics, but sometimes I spend perhaps 2 hours writing an article, and go from and to the computer while getting my ideas about how to write it. Sometimes it is more of an article and in such cases I think that a BLOG like my own seems like a better place to post it.

In such cases I do like I did with this moderated thread: Post on my BLOG and enter a link (which normally is not removed )

[covoxer]

Yes, if you post links to the articles here I may follow them.

[dogbertbh]

I am NOT a programmer of any kind. I am BARELY a designer.

For >>"ME"<< - XWD provides me with the greatest opportunity to show what I've decided to create. What I saw in my mind's eye. And put it on the web for all to see.

XWD fits what I need to do perfectly. I need no more than that. This is it.

If it turned out in the future that it no longer suited my needs. I would, at that point, look for a tool that did. There are more than enough other programs that provide the half-WYSIWYG design people keep talking about. Frontpage, Dreamweaver and GoLive are just a few I've seen.

They seem to give you the ability to put things where you want them AND edit the code and such.

I've used this example before.

I wanted a screwdriver. I bought one that works for me. You wanted a screwgun, you bought the same screwdriver I did. But now you keep going to the manufacturer of the screwdriver and asking them to turn it into the screwgun you want.

This would take away from what I wanted and needed. It would also drive up the price of the product I wanted because it would be loaded with features I don't need.

Maybe in the future there will be some kind of XWD Pro because they've figured out a way to import HTML and have it appear on screen or give the ability to tweak the code and have it show up in XWD. I don't know.

I do know that XWD fits my needs and I'm very happy with the way it works as well as the price they've asked for what they've provided.

Thank You again Xara for making something so cool.

[StevenWWinters]

Sten,

I agree that Xara has a unique opportunity with XWD, if they extend it beyond it's current rendition, and have been actively promoting that notion on this forum. I don't think that they will have to do it in a way the leaves the "creative-only" people behind. Broadening XWD's appeal to the "logical" side, is a good thing and doesn't have to be done at the expense of the "creative" side.

Perhaps you should copy and paste your blog post here so others will be more likely to read it and respond. It could generate more positive discussion, IMO...

Regards,

Steven...