Hotmetal Pro Review


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Hotmetal PRO 4
Developed by SoftQuad
Features
Html Editor, Photo Impact SE, VR Creator, Jamba
System Requirements
486, 16MB RAM, 40mb Hard Space, CD-ROM drive
Price
£99.95
Web Site
www.softquad.co.uk
Review
This is not just a HTML editor but an entire suite of tools to aid in the creation of cutting-edge web sites. The brilliant features of Hotmetal is javascript commands, applets, anssupport for dynamic HTML. But there is a disadvantage to this, all these new features are the latest technological advances on the web, so people only using Internet Explorer 4 will be able to benefit from it.
There are other mayjor bugs also, when tables are created they are unproportional to what is actually seen when the page is published on the web.But Hotmetal has the best frame editor that I have ever seen, the frame editor has been greatly improved from earlier versions.
There is also a very impressive feature, the ability for Hotmetal to make incredible databases, it can even tearn databases into web pages.
Hotmetal Pro also has an extra package called PhotoImpact SE, this allows users to create their own buttons and backgrounds with ease.
Their is also a very good GIF animation package which I found very useful and I was able to produce a whole number of impressive GIF files.
When ordering the CD there is over 4000 pictures, buttons and backgrounds.
Overall
Overall I was very impressed with Hotmetal Pro, just a warning this package is really only for the experienced users only. It also comes with a 550 page manual to explain the idea of HTML editing and how to use the features.
If you want to try out this software then please go to the SoftQuad home page to download a 30 day free trial.
For all you users of earlier Hotmetal Pro versions you can update yourss cheaper, this will cost you £49.95.
Features 4/5
Easy to Use 4/5
Value For Money 5/5
Instructions 4/5
Overall 4/5
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