does it create better source code that iWeb?
seriously, that's the reason I don't use WYSIWYG editors.
http://www.maj.com/gallery/zikman/Stuff/terriblecss.png
that's what I got instead of a simple tag

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I tried downloading the program but when I try to install it tells me that there are too many processes and it doesnt install. Anyone having this same issue?

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I assure you, Sandvox generates very good HTML, much better than iWeb.

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"does it create better source code that iWeb?"

Somewhat. Take a look at the sourcecode of the site--Karelia uses its own tool:

http://www.karelia.com/

And for a further idea look at the sites listed in the left-hand column on that page under: "Sandvox Sites By Our Users".

I haven't used either iWeb or Sandvox myself, but that source tells me a lot. As you'll observe, sandvox does at least have the concept of a paragraph and makes use of the "p" tag. iWeb has a bad case of "div-itis". You'll also see Sandvox uses proper "h" tags for headings, and it can, apparently use a linked stylesheet, rather than shoving all the CSS styling inline.

I believe it is also possible to work in a source-code view in Sandvox, as well as using it as a WYSIWYG editor.

Obviously, neither tool gives you *very* clean HTML. Still, although I used to think minimalistic code was highly desirable (for a number of reasons), I'm not so sure these days. Both tools do at least produce well-formed valid code, they do allow people who don't know HTML to make and maintain pages, and I guess they do speed up the process for someone who knows how but doesn't care to spend the time.

But I'd be a little chary of using anything for a commercial website that doesn't use "h" tags, and I don't think iWeb does. This is because they add structure to the page, and they help blind users:

QUOTE:

"In order to facilitate scanning it is recommended to emphasize the structure of the page by proper HTML markup: use for the highest level heading, for the main parts of the information within the s, and and lower levels for even finer divisions of the information. By doing so, the blind user can get an overview of the structure of a page by having the s and s read aloud and can quickly skip an uninteresting section by instructing the screen reader to jump to the next lower-level heading."

http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9610.html

I'm pretty sure iWeb doesn't use headings but just uses more of those darn divs with inline CSS to push the font-size up. Look at the source for this Mac security site:

http://www.isfym.com/site/blog/blog.html

I don't see any "h" tags there. Do you? It could be that iWeb allows you insert them, and they just don't know how to use the tool. I don't know not having used it myself, but having seen a few examples of the code it produces I doubt its capabilities.

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Eh, I'll stick with Rapidweaver.

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Best icon ever!

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I'm with Keith. If you don't know anything about web design RapidWeaver couldn't be easier. If you know your stuff, RapidWeaver is an incredibly powerful and flexible program. It keeps getting better too.

On the other hand, I hope this new version of Sandvox kicks butt. The better the competition is, the better RapidWeaver will have to be to compete. We all win.

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