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Demo version

Search Maker is an easy way to add a search facility to your Web site. It indexes your entire site quickly, generating the content and automatically creating the search engine page. All you need to do is specify the Web site URL or local folders that contain the files to be indexed. Search Maker then generates an index of all the keywords within your pages. No coding or server side software is required. The design of the search page can be changed using a template and you can have your very own search engine up and running in a matter of minutes. Some features are disabled in this demo version.

Web link: www.aleadsoft.com

Trial version

AllWebMenus is a DHTML/JavaScript menu authoring tool for creating dynamic menus for Web pages visually, without the need for coding. It builds cross-browser popup menus that work in both Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator. The interface is easy to use, with all the tools you need on one screen and a WYSIWYG Preview Window. A DHTML menu can be assigned many properties; it can be vertical or horizontal, it can be movable, stay visible while scrolling, contain static or animated images, borders, colours and much more. A simple, step-by-step process makes it easy to insert the JavaScript menu into your Web page.

Web link: www.likno.com

30-day trial

ScriptWorx Pro is a powerful text-based Web development tool, good for creating dynamic Web pages and applications. It supports HTML, XHTML, XML, ASP, JSP, PHP, ColdFusion, WebTV, Perl and more, and includes a bundled Web server and style sheet editor. For a flexible and powerful interface, you can customise almost any toolbar in ScriptWorx, create your own and even redesign menus. Scriptworx Pro also includes code cleaning and compression features, link validation, download timers, database connectivity and much more. ScriptWorx Pro lets you create connections to major database standards visually, including ADO, ODBC and MySQL. For beginners, there is also a small WYSIWYG editor included that lets you create a Web page without writing any code.

Web link: www.softlite.net

45-day trial

Whether a beginner or a Web professional, this program offers a complete set of tools you need to design, build, manage and publish effective Web sites. Namo handles JavaScript and database-driven pages and offers site management capabilities. The program includes image touch-up and manipulation tools, including Image Slicer for breaking apart large images. A handy new tool is the Inspector, its window's content changing as you select different page elements (such as tables and images). You can layout complex pages without having to manually create HTML tables.

Note: MS Internet Explorer 4 or newer is required for internal preview.

Web link: www.namo.com

New – 30-day trial

This XML Spy Suite trial includes the IDE (Integrated Development Environment), Document Editor, XSLT Designer, Spell-Checker with all major language dictionaries, Examples, Online Help, and Tutorial.

Use the XML Spy IDE for developing software applications based on eXtensible Markup Language (XML) technologies – SOAP, XML Schema and XSL enable unprecedented application interoperability. The XML Spy 4.4 IDE includes full support for the W3C XML Schema 1.0 final recommendation and also adds complete ODBC database access functionality, specific support for Oracle 9i and SQL Server 2000, a flexible 3rd party developer plug-in architecture, and enhanced user interface customisation.

The XML Spy XSLT Designer automates the generation of XSLT stylesheets for XML to HTML transformation, eliminating the need for manual coding. It provides an easier visual approach to rapid prototyping and development of XSLT stylesheets for generating dynamic content. XSLT enables the decoupling of application data from presentation markup, to be used by any client, including a Web browser, wireless device, or remote process.

Web link: www.xmlspy.com

Free

Note: requires MS IE v3.02 or later.

1st Page 2000 is a fully-featured HTML and script authoring tool that includes just about all of the functions you would expect. Features include: tag highlighting; automatic image sizing; HTML tag stripping; document compressing; source formatting; JavaScript rollover effects, object tree, and wizard; spell checking; thesaurus; LiveSpell (check spelling as you type); TidyHTML; XML converter; FTP client; and support for up to four external browsers.

The program also features real-time split-screen page previewing; project management capability; keyboard shortcuts and a customizable toolbar; Flash/Shockwave support; DHTML layering; ASP, SSI, CFML, and WebTV tags; a table sizer; bookmark support; an integrated file explorer; and much more.

Also included are: 450 JavaScripts, 15 DHTML scripts, 17 Perl scripts, 6 HTML scripts, 2 CGI Scripts, and a 100+ page step-by-step Web design guide and references for the latest HTML 4.0/SSI/CSS standards.

Web link: www.evrsoft.com

30-day trial

Adobe GoLive is an industry standard Web development application that should satisfy allmost all your needs. Now in version 6, it's even more powerful and offers greater productivity. GoLive is geared towards collaborative, networked development environments and can also deliver content to wireless devices.

Some new features in version 6: Custom Workspace and Palette Stashing allow you to reposition the program components on the screen so you can work more as you wish; context menu options have been expanded; custom text formatting styles at your fingertips; Source Code Editor view while laying out pages; CSS Editor has been streamlined; Syntax Checker to help conform to standards; integrates seamlessly with other Adobe applications; project design diagramming has been greatly enhanced; many new advanced workgroup features; extensive wireless authoring capabilities; support for ASP, JSP and PHP.

Web link: www.adobe.com

30-day trial

Flash MX brings a whole new approach to building Macromedia Flash content and applications – it is much more than just an upgrade to Flash 5.

There is new native support for video playback and dynamic loading of JPEG and MP3 files at runtime. Work more efficientlly and faster with the new Free Transform tool and pixel-level snapping control. Color Mixer enhancements make creating, editing, and using colours and gradients easier than before, with consistent colour selection models and interfaces.

Flash MX offers a complete environment for developing data-driven Web applications and you can integrate your Flash applications with any application server that uses URL-encoded or XML data.

User interface enhancements include collapsible panels and a new context-sensitive Property Inspector. With named anchors, Flash MX content can now be bookmarked, allowing for the use of the browser Back and Forward buttons. Macromedia Flash Player 6 (included in the Flash MX package) now supports technologies such as screen readers. In addition, Flash MX now integrates tools for creating accessible content. To add descriptive text to animations and user interface elements, select an item and enter the appropriate description – users with disabilities will be able to experience your content.

Accelerate development with a core set of pre-built, customisable components for common application interfaces, including scrollbars, rich text fields, input buttons, radio buttons and check boxes, and list and combo boxes.

Although Flash MX will run on a machine with a minimum of 64Mb RAM, you are advised to have at least 128Mb of RAM.

Web link: www.macromedia.com

Mac OS

NOTE: The Mac programs are mostly in archived 'HQX' (BinHex) files – they can be extracted with several applications, including Stuffit Expander (which is on the CD...). Clicking on the links below should set the process in motion. You may receive a message that the file cannot be loaded into Simple Text — if so, start Stuffit and then open the HQX file you want from within Stuffit.

Web Site Maestro
v1.5
(OS X)
20-day trial

More powerful than HTML Optimizer (and from the same people who make that program), Web Site Maestro is a great tool for those who update their Web sites regularly, especially for professional Web masters with large sites. It checks your Web pages for dangling tags, missing attributes, and broken links, and makes your pages load faster by optimising both HTML and script code.

The program features 'Smart Handling', which means only the pages you have changed are processed. Web Site Maestro helps you keep organised by creating a duplicate site folder for the optimised files, leaving your original files untouched. Uploading your optimised pages to a remote server is done with one mouse click.

Web link: www.tonbrand.nl

30-day evaluation version

Freeway will feel familiar to users of DTP applications such as Quark Express. Freeway includes grids, guides, good typographical control and common keyboard shortcuts. There is support for Dynamic HTML, CSS, frames, tables, and much more, plus you get built-in FTP.

Web link: www.softpress.com

Latest 20-use demo version

WebDesign is an HTML editor with many helpful features. The interface has a tools palette, main editor window and properties palette. The editor window features advanced syntax colouring, syntax checking and optimisation controls. There is a handful of HTML wizards that output HTML code or XHTML code. The tools palette lets you drag and drop HTML elements onto the editor including links, tables, form controls and so on. The context sensitive properties palette then allows you to tweak the attributes of the selected element.

Other features include a find-and-replace tool, a built-in FTP client for transferring files to your Web server, plug-in support to extend WebDesign's functionality, and more. WebDesign supports XHTML, CSS and JavaScript.

This update is a maintenance release that improves scrollwheel support and includes an improved interface. It also improves stability and responsiveness, and fixes problems introduced in version 1.6.

Web link: www.ragesw.com

30-day trial

Adobe GoLive is an industry standard Web development application that should satisfy allmost all your needs. Now in version 6, it's even more powerful and offers greater productivity. GoLive is geared towards collaborative, networked development environments and can also deliver content to wireless devices.

Some new features in version 6: Custom Workspace and Palette Stashing allow you to reposition the program components on the screen so you can work more as you wish; context menu options have been expanded; custom text formatting styles at your fingertips; Source Code Editor view while laying out pages; CSS Editor has been streamlined; Syntax Checker to help conform to standards; integrates seamlessly with other Adobe applications; project design diagramming has been greatly enhanced; many new advanced workgroup features; extensive wireless authoring capabilities; support for ASP, JSP and PHP.

Web link: www.adobe.com

30-day trial version

Note: needs CarbonLib 1.2.5 or later if not using OS X.

Flash MX brings a whole new approach to building Macromedia Flash content and applications – it is much more than just an upgrade to Flash 5.

There is new native support for video playback and dynamic loading of JPEG and MP3 files at runtime. Work more efficientlly and faster with the new Free Transform tool and pixel-level snapping control. Color Mixer enhancements make creating, editing, and using colours and gradients easier than before, with consistent colour selection models and interfaces.

Flash MX offers a complete environment for developing data-driven Web applications and you can integrate your Flash applications with any application server that uses URL-encoded or XML data.

User interface enhancements include collapsible panels and a new context-sensitive Property Inspector. With named anchors, Flash MX content can now be bookmarked, allowing for the use of the browser Back and Forward buttons. Macromedia Flash Player 6 (included in the Flash MX package) now supports technologies such as screen readers. In addition, Flash MX now integrates tools for creating accessible content. To add descriptive text to animations and user interface elements, select an item and enter the appropriate description – users with disabilities will be able to experience your content.

Accelerate development with a core set of pre-built, customisable components for common application interfaces, including scrollbars, rich text fields, input buttons, radio buttons and check boxes, and list and combo boxes.

Although Flash MX will run on a machine with a minimum of 64Mb RAM, you are advised to have at least 128Mb of RAM.

Web link: www.macromedia.com