HotMetal Pro 6.0

by Softquad

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00002S5HS
• Item model number: 20010-1060-10001
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 15, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,062 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #68 in Software > Web Development > Web Page Editors > WYSIWYG
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Whether you're a big-shot coder or a fledgling newbie, HotMetal Pro 6.0 will help you set up the Web site of your dreams. You don't have to know anything about HTML to start working, but the more you know and learn, the more cool features you can add--and with HotMetal's self-study courses and reference guides, you can achieve any level of mastery you want.

You can begin by attempting some WYSIWIG editing and powerful wizards to customize templates to your liking--or you can dive into the HTML source and tweak each line to perfection. The Asset Manager helps you drag and drop features using JavaScript, DHTML, and other advanced techniques without writing a line of code, and the powerful Site Management tools will help you test and fix your site with ease. Graphics, animations, database information, and streaming media will all fit wherever you want using HotMetal's simple visual architecture.

Additional software tools are included to help you move from the design table to the live site--WS_FTP Pro 6.0, Ulead PhotoImpact SE, browser software, and more. When you've designed and tested your site, push one button to publish it (or just changes) directly to the Web based on your ISP information.

Once you've mastered the wizards, you can move on to the advanced features--but be ready for some heady work. Though the training materials are good, some of the material is just too complicated for the dilettante. Don't let that scare you away from this powerful software, though; anyone can devise a beautiful, professional-looking Web site using HotMetal Pro 6.0.--Rob Lightner

Amazon.com Product Description

HotMetaL Pro 6.0 is a versatile Web-site creation and management tool. Powerful, customizable, and extensible, HotMetaL Pro 6.0 gives professional developers the advanced capabilities and productivity tools needed to quickly create sophisticated sites. With full support for the hottest Web technologies and unrivaled editing, site management, and publishing tools, HotMetaL Pro 6.0 provides the ultimate Web-development environment.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

55 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great easy web page program, January 26, 2000

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This review is from: HotMetal Pro 6.0 (CD-ROM)

I've spent many hundreds of dollars looking for a good, easy web page design program. This is the best one I have seen. You can use templates and just fill in your info or make your own entire web page. You have total control! If you are looking for the best program for web design, this is it!

67 of 74 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HoTMeataL: King of HTML Editors, February 22, 2000

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Robby Robson (Lawton, OK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HotMetal Pro 6.0 (CD-ROM)

This program is just awesome.

Robust and custimizable. I particaly like the "tags on" view, which is an unique feature to HoTMeaTaL. I also like how it has bulit in ftp and the "mapings" feature so you "choose" SRC and it automaticly inserts the proper code to be releative or abs, according to how you configure it. This product is also considerbly cheaper to it's competitors. Reasons HoTMeaTaL is beater than Front Page:

1) Front Page forces you to use abs urls(http://domain.com/html) instead of relative(html/) HoTMeataL doesn't. This also allows you to compose and test your pages localy before you publish them.

2)If HoTMeataL doesn't have a feature you need, it ok, because HoTMeataL produces readable code, so you can edit it by hand, Front Page code is inreadable

3)HoTMeataL uses regular ftp, it doesn't require special "extensions" that are well known to be an crackers attraction.

4)HoTMeataL offers all these features and advantages at an lower price.

I hope you find my opinion informative: Robby Robson

30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful Web Site Creation and Management Tool, February 9, 2000

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Jim McNamee (Columbia, SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HotMetal Pro 6.0 (CD-ROM)

Hotmetal Pro 6.0 is the best tool I've found. It's simple enough for the novice yet packed full of power professionals. Hotmetal's HTML code is clean and compact. It's built-in error checking alerts you to potential problems and can fix common mistakes. The ability to create and manage complex Web projects is outstanding!