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CMed Ver 2.0 - Chad Matheson

Found at: http://www.iap.net.au/~cmathes/

Overview:

Win 95/NT
Stand alone program
Text Based Editor
No HTML Checking
Very Stable
Score = B
Cost: $25 USD, 30 trial period
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User Comments

Nice features found in this package include:

Consistent and well Organized Dialogs and Menus: The package has a very well designed menu structure. There's absolutely no confusion about which tags and attributes are support by which standard, since each (Netscape, IE) have there own menu. Different dialogs appear for the same tags depending on which menu you select it from! If your targetting explorer, you'll find the AVI support attributes in the dialog. The only confusion might be when using extensions supported on both (such as frames). Also, HTML 3.2 specific items in the normal menus (non-browser specific) are clearly identified. Most dialogs include memory for text entered (links, image names, etc.), and a drop down list makes them quickly available.
Supports Netscape 2+, Internet Explorer 3+ and HTML 3.2 Extensions: Everything is there that you need from applets to frames.

Missing/Poorly Implemented Features:

No Element Toolbars, and Deep Menu Structure: There are no button bars to quickly insert commonly used tags into the document, each must be selected from the pull-down menus. The menus are logically constructed, but not optimized for productive use. For example, the heading tags are three menu layers deep.

No editors

Most packages include graphical table editors, forms, or frames. CMed has none. The package provides support inserting tags, but doesn't help simplify creating any of the complex structures.

Conclusion:

CMed is a cleanly designed, stable product. For users who want to quickly enter tags with all attributes defined, it provides a great amount of value. The package is not recommended as a tool to greatly improve productivity, or simplify the task of creating documents for new authors. The clean menu structure is useful for those who need to keep control over using the latest extensions. If you're confused about what is 3.2, Netscape, or IE, CMed can help keep everything straight for you. This package will appeal to old-timers who use a text editor, but would like some help with the new tags and extensions. Overall, a good basic editor which could use some enhancements.

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