![]() You must choose a theme (which includes a pseudo-blank theme) and you cannot really edit or modify how that theme feels, unless you feel like creating your own package and learning how Sandvox reads templates. That is, I’m targeting this review of Sandvox at someone who knows how to code, but wants a rapid design tool to use since, naturally, it’s extremely tedious to code all the HTML by hand - especially if all you want is a demo site for a client or just to try stuff out.įrom this standpoint, Sandvox feels very much like a glorified iWeb. ![]() It’s worth noting now that this review will be conducted from the standpoint of a developer. By contrast, Apple’s design tool, iWeb, is too fixed for all but the most simple sites, so we’ll see if Sandvox does a better job in this area. Plus, the software plays quite nice with PHP, ASP.net, and Javascript making it incredibly versatile. Expression Web offers, in my opinion, a near perfect balance between simplicity and power - you can design virtually any site quite rapidly in the graphical mode, but if you want to customize it, you can always modify the code yourself. ![]() The excellent tools like Expression Web (formerly FrontPage) on the PC never seemed to be adequately duplicated on the Mac. Design tools are particularly susceptible to this issue because they want to provide their users with adequate options, but at the same time, they can’t make finding and using these options too cumbersome.ĭespite the Mac’s reputation as a graphics and video design platform (rightfully earned by stellar applications such as Final Cut and Photoshop), the Mac has never really gained solid ground in the web design area. Writing powerful software generally involves making it less easy to use, whereas writing software that’s too simple won’t provide enough options for the power user. Simplicityįor as long as software has been around, developers and software designers have long had to make trade-offs between power and simplicity.
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