Carl Davis's HTML Editor Reviews (Comparison Matrix Ordered by Name)

Carl Davis's -- HTML Editor Reviews

Editor Comparison Matrix

Ordered by Program Name

Overview

This page contains the comparison matrix order by program's name. Click on the categories to see descriptions of what they represent.

Matrix

Category	Sub-Category	1-4-All	CMed	Corel Web.Designer	EdWin	FlexED	FrontPage	Homesite	HotDog Pro	HotDog Standard	HoTMetaL Pro	Sub-Category	HTML Assistant	HTML Assistant Pro	HTML Easy! Pro	HTML Writer	HTMLed	HTMLed Pro	Incontext Spider	LiquidFX	Live Markup - My Business Software	Sub-Category	Macromedia Backstage Designer	Navigator Composer	AOLpress	ReVol Web Worker	SpiderPad	Web Designer	Webmaster Pro	Web Mania	Web Wizard TDOU	Sub-Category	Webber	WebEdit	WebMedia Publisher
Carl's Picks:
Overview:	Version	0.91	2.0	1.1	2.1	1.7	97	2.0	3.0.21	1.5	3.0	Version	1.4	3.0	1.3	0.9b4	2	2.0	1.1	2.05	1.0	Version	1.0	4.0	1.2.3	1.2	1.0.0	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.2	Version	1.1	2.0	2.5
	Score (# Stars)	3	3	3	2	4	5	5	5	5	5	Score (# Stars)	3	5	3	3	3	4	3	4	2	Score (# Stars)	4	3	5	4	4	2	4	2	5	Score (# Stars)	2	5	4
	Platforms	N	N	WN	WN	WN	N	N	W	W	WMUN	Platforms	W	WN	W	W	WN	WN	W	N	W	Platforms	WN	NMU	WMNU	N	W	N	W	W	WN	Platforms	W	WN	N
	Type	T	T	G/T	T	T	G	T	T	T	T/G	Type	T	T	T	T	T	T	G	T	G	Type	G	G	G	T	T	T	T	T	Wiz	Type	T	T	T
HTML Tags:	HTML3.0	Some	Yes	Some	Some	Some	Some	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	HTML3.0	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	HTML3.0	Some	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	Some	---	HTML3.0	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Netscape 1.X	Yes	Yes	Some	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Netscape 1.X	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	---	Netscape 1.X	Some	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Netscape 1.X	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Netscape 2.0	Yes	Yes	---	Some	Yes	Some	Yes	---	---	Yes	Netscape 2.0	---	Yes	---	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	---	Netscape 2.0	Some	Some	---	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	Some	---	Netscape 2.0	---	Yes	Yes
	MS Explorer	Yes	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	MS Explorer	---	---	---	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	---	MS Explorer	Some	---	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	---	MS Explorer	---	Yes	Yes
	HTML 3.2	Yes	Yes	---	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	HTML 3.2	---	Yes	---	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	---	HTML 3.2	Some	Some	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	---	---	HTML 3.2	---	Yes	Yes
	Style Sheets	Some	---	---	---	---	---	---	Some	---	Yes	Style Sheets	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Some	---	Style Sheets	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Style Sheets	---	---	---
Support:	Tables	Yes	Yes	Some	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Tables	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Tables	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Tables	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Forms	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Forms	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Forms	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Forms	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Frames	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Frames	---	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	Frames	---	---	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	---	Frames	---	Yes	Yes
	Applets/ActiveX	Some	Yes	---	---	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Applets/ActiveX	???	---	---	---	Some	Some	---	Yes	---	Applets/ActiveX	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	---	Applets/ActiveX	---	---	Yes
	Javascript	Some	---	---	---	---	---	Some	Some	---	Yes	Javascript	???	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Javascript	---	---	---	---	---	---	Some	---	---	Javascript	---	---	---
Ease of Use:	Full Link/Image Dialogs	Yes	Yes	Some	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Full Link/Image Dialogs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Full Link/Image Dialogs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	---	Yes	Full Link/Image Dialogs	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Intelligent Menu Structure	Some	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Intelligent Menu Structure	Some	Some	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	Intelligent Menu Structure	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	---	N/A	Intelligent Menu Structure	---	Yes	Yes
	Single Click Common Tags	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Single Click Common Tags	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	Some	Single Click Common Tags	Yes	Some	Yes	Some	Some	---	Yes	Some	N/A	Single Click Common Tags	---	Yes	Some
	Easy/Useful Button Bars	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Easy/Useful Button Bars	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	Some	Some	Easy/Useful Button Bars	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	Some	---	Yes	Yes	N/A	Easy/Useful Button Bars	---	Yes	Yes
	Home Page Wizard	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	---	Home Page Wizard	???	---	???	---	Yes	Yes	???	---	---	Home Page Wizard	???	---	---	Yes	???	Yes	---	???	Yes	Home Page Wizard	---	---	---
	Drag/Drop Links and Images	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	Some	---	Yes	Drag/Drop Links and Images	???	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Drag/Drop Links and Images	???	Yes	---	Some	---	---	Yes	---	---	Drag/Drop Links and Images	---	---	---
Power User:	Right Button Menus	Yes	---	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Right Button Menus	???	Yes	---	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	---	Right Button Menus	???	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Right Button Menus	???	Yes	???
	Attribute Dialogs	---	Yes	Some	---	Some	Some	Some	Some	Some	Yes	Attribute Dialogs	---	Some	Some	---	Some	Some	Yes	---	---	Attribute Dialogs	---	Some	Some	Some	Yes	---	Yes	---	N/A	Attribute Dialogs	Yes	Some	---
	Mutli-file Find/ Replace	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Mutli-file Find/ Replace	???	Yes	---	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	---	Mutli-file Find/ Replace	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	N/A	Mutli-file Find/ Replace	---	---	---
	"Color, Background Dialogs"	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	"Color, Background Dialogs"	???	Yes	???	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	"Color, Background Dialogs"	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	???	N/A	"Color, Background Dialogs"	---	Yes	---
Designers or Editors	Table Designer/Editor	Yes	---	Some	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Table Designer/Editor	---	Some	---	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	---	Table Designer/Editor	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Table Designer/Editor	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Form Designer	---	---	Yes	---	---	Yes	---	Some	---	Yes	Form Designer	---	---	---	---	Yes	Yes	---	Some	---	Form Designer	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	---	Form Designer	Some	---	---
	Frame Designer	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Frame Designer	???	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	Frame Designer	---	---	---	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	---	Frame Designer	---	---	???
	Image Map Editor	---	---	---	---	Yes	Yes	---	Some	---	Yes	Image Map Editor	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	Image Map Editor	Yes	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	---	Image Map Editor	---	---	---
Help:	Full Help File	---	---	Some	---	Some	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Full Help File	Yes	Yes	Some	Some	Some	Some	Yes	Some	Some	Full Help File	Yes	Some	Some	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	---	Full Help File	Yes	Yes	Some
Help:	HTML Help	---	---	---	Some	Some	Some	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	HTML Help	---	Yes	---	Some	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	---	HTML Help	---	Some	---	Some	---	---	Yes	---	N/A	HTML Help	Yes	Yes	---
File Size:	> 40K bytes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	> 40K bytes	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	> 40K bytes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	---	Yes	Yes	N/A	> 40K bytes	Yes	Yes	Yes
File Size:	> 100K bytes	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	> 100K bytes	---	Yes	---	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	> 100K bytes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	---	Yes	---	N/A	> 100K bytes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Importing and Conversion:	Rich Text	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	Rich Text	---	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	---	---	---	Rich Text	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	N/A	Rich Text	---	---	---
Importing and Conversion:	Word or Wordperfect	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	Word or Wordperfect	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Word or Wordperfect	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	N/A	Word or Wordperfect	---	---	---
Validation:	On Demand Checks	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	Yes	On Demand Checks	---	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	---	On Demand Checks	---	---	---	---	Some	---	---	---	N/A	On Demand Checks	Yes	Some	---
	Rule Enforcement	---	---	Yes	---	---	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	Rule Enforcement	---	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	---	Rule Enforcement	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	N/A	Rule Enforcement	---	---	---
	HTML 3.0	---	---	Yes	---	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	Yes	HTML 3.0	---	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	---	HTML 3.0	Yes	Some	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	N/A	HTML 3.0	Yes	---	---
	Netscape	---	---	Yes	---	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	Yes	Netscape	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Netscape	Yes	Some	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	N/A	Netscape	Yes	Some	---
	Explorer	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	Yes	Explorer	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Explorer	Yes	Some	---	---	---	---	---	---	N/A	Explorer	---	---	---
Checking:	Spelling	---	---	Yes	---	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Spelling	---	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	Yes	---	---	Spelling	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	---	N/A	Spelling	---	Yes	---
Checking:	Thesaurus	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	Thesaurus	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Thesaurus	???	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	???	Thesaurus	---	---	---
Customization:	User Text or Tags	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	---	---	User Text or Tags	Yes	Yes	---	---	Yes	Yes	---	---	Yes	User Text or Tags	---	Some	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	N/A	User Text or Tags	---	Yes	---
	Add New Button	Some	---	---	---	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	---	---	Add New Button	---	---	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	---	---	---	Add New Button	---	---	---	---	Some	---	---	Yes	N/A	Add New Button	---	Yes	---
	Keystroke Macros	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	Keystroke Macros	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Some	---	Keystroke Macros	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	N/A	Keystroke Macros	---	---	---
	Macro Language	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Macro Language	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Some	---	Macro Language	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Macro Language	---	---	---
	Document Templates	---	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Document Templates	---	---	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	???	Document Templates	Yes	---	---	???	Yes	---	Yes	???	Yes	Document Templates	---	---	---
Other:	Project Management	---	---	---	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Project Management	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	Project Management	Yes	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	---	Project Management	---	---	---
	Site Management	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	Yes	Site Management	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Site Management	Some	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	---	Site Management	---	---	---
	Image Editor	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	Image Editor	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	Image Editor	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Image Editor	---	---	---
	Built-in Previewer	Yes	---	---	---	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Some	Built-in Previewer	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	Yes	Built-in Previewer	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	---	---	Built-in Previewer	---	---	---
	Tag Color Coding	Yes	---	---	---	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Tag Color Coding	---	---	---	---	Yes	Yes	N/A	Yes	N/A	Tag Color Coding	???	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	---	---	---	Tag Color Coding	---	---	???
Category	Sub-Category	1-4-All	CMed	Corel Web.Designer	EdWin	FlexED	FrontPage	Homesite	HotDog Pro	HotDog Standard	HoTMetaL Pro	Sub-Category	HTML Assistant	HTML Assistant Pro	HTML Easy! Pro	HTML Writer	HTMLed	HTMLed Pro	Incontext Spider	LiquidFX	Live Markup - My Business Software	Sub-Category	Macromedia Backstage Designer	Navigator Composer	AOLpress	ReVol Web Worker	SpiderPad	Web Designer	Webmaster Pro	Web Mania	Web Wizard TDOU	Sub-Category	Webber	WebEdit	WebMedia Publisher

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