[NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:1130] Web authoring software

From: Carole Blair (cblair@mcla.mass.edu)
Date: Tue Jun 27 2000 - 17:21:44 EDT


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Re: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:1124] Re: Alt Conference
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Dear Kenneth,

Thanks for the information on AOLPress. It's a program I hadn't heard of
before. Although I wasn't able to use the link in your message, I
truncated the url to http://www.aolpress.com/ and went directly to the
home page where I accessed information on the software. I am impressed
with its capabilities, but have a few questions. 

I have created Web pages using Netscape Composer for our ABE program (We
are currently developing an anywhere, anytime learning environment using
the Web as the delivery medium.). While this software is easy to use, it
doesn't have the capability to do frames or image maps, which I read are
available in AOLPress. Also, Composer isn't a WYSIWYG environment and one
must keep switching from the editing page to the Web page. 

My questions:

Do you know if AOLPress blends well with other pages that were created
using other software, in particular Netscape Composer? 

Since you have used AOLPress to create Web pages, have you viewed your
completed pages on different versions of Netscape and Internet Explorer?
If you have, have you noticed any differences in the way the pages are
presented? 

Does AOLPress create pages that are viewed best if AOL is the Internet
service provider on the machine where pages are created or viewed? 

Have you used the form creation feature? If yes, was it as easy to use as
AOLPress claims?

Are there others on the list who have used AOLPress? If so, what are your
experiences with it?

I am very interested in others' experiences with Web authoring software in
general, and any Web pages/sites list members have created. 

Carole Blair
Northern Berkshire Adult Basic Education


Excerpts from prior messages:

Kenneth Libby wrote:
I am very, very pleased with AOLPress. It is available at
http://www.aolpress.com/download/ for various operating systems. This is a
free html editor that does not assume anything on your part. It does not
force you to format your pages in any way that you do not control
immediately. By use of it's buttons, the html tags are inserted into your
text. A very simple wysiwyg screen and controls, and the option to see and
edit the html code directly...Oh, did I mention AOLPress is a free program.
Kenneth Libby
lovely@utkux.utk.edu
Visit the UT Center for Literacy Studies http://cls.coe.utk.edu/


On Mon, 26 Jun 2000, Ajit Gopalakrishnan wrote:
Hi Cindy and others,
Web page building is a good question. I use Word Pad (somewhat similar
to Notepad) for web page development. Word Pad is a simple word processor,
and with a little knowledge of HTML, it is fairly easy to build, update,
and maintain "info dissemination" web pages.
I have used Claris Home Page in the past and did not like it at all. I
have also experimented with Dreamweaver.
I upload files onto the server using WS_FTP software.
Ajit

-----Original Message-----
From: Cindy Fischer [SMTP:cfischer@Harford.cc.md.us]
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 2:45 PM
To:  Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:1097] Re: Alt Conference
I'd like to suggest we talk about web page building and the products
people have used.



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