quite the assumption to make with no backup.....what, since 4.0 they created something that's crap?!..suddenly.... C'mon....have you ever used an html editor?
"For new users seeking to be productive without delay, HoTMetaL PRO 5.0 offers a powerful Site Maker wizard. Users simply choose page types, a layout, and a graphic theme--Site Maker will automatically customize the entire site, ready to accept text and graphics.
HoTMetaL PRO 5.0 also includes the HoTMetaL Power Pack, a complete off-line development and testing solution for HoTMetaL Application Server. Using the easy-to-master, tags-based Miva Markup Language, developers can quickly create secure, interactive Web applications, like an e-commerce storefront, a bulletin board or an online survey, directly within HoTMetaL PRO 5.0. "
source:http://www.internetnews.com/wd-news/1998/09/1403-softquad.html
doesn't sound like crap to me...I've loaded it recently and trying it now...great new features...they need to get their collective marketing rear in gear. Recent article I read said the best software doesn't mean it wins..it's in the marketing and sales distribution...the latter SQ inc is doing with it's power partners(see sq site)
"Both Microsoft and Netscape have committed to supporting XML in future versions of their browsers and including XML parsers in their browser code, but neither has publicly charted a clear course toward building a full-fledged XML browser or delineated what features might be present in such a browser.
Beyond that, software vendors are wary of competing with heavyweights that have experience building SGML tools or HTML tools, according to David Gulbransen. Gulbransen is CEO of Vervet Logic, which sells an editing tool called XML Pro.
Many traditional SGML vendors have XML tools in the works or already
available, such as ArborText, which sells an SGML/XML editor called
Adept. SoftQuad, which recently divested itself of its Panorama SGML
product line, is preparing an XML tool called XMetal. "
article to read..
www.internetworld.com/print/current/webdev/19981005-lots.html
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