14 DAY TRIAL // We live in an era when an Internet connection means everything to a growing business or even a simple home user. What we fail to realize is that every website that we visit or even want to create is actually an extensive work done by developers who try to satisfy our every demand.
In case you have never stopped to wonder how these websites get developed and mostly, why they get developed so fast, this article will spread some light into your natural human curiosity. It is because of tools such as HTMLPad we get to surf the Internet with great ease and find out about the latest news or software. With applications such as this one, users from all over the Globe are able to get instant access to the information that they need.
I'm sure that you have all heard about HTML and even more so, about the fact that almost 80 to 90 percent of all Internet web pages are written using this language. Among a wide range of tools that have been offered to help designers develop websites easier, there is HTMLPad.
This simple and very easy to use tool has all the features necessary to develop a website from top to bottom. From html to cascade style sheets, php, asp or xml files, HTMLPad has the ability to recognize all of these coding languages and furthermore, it can offer you simple examples for each style.
Though it is a small piece of software, it comes with a wide range of features that can be easily exploited by anyone who has the desire to create his own website. With HTMLPad, html code writhing has never been easier because of the fact that the application allows you to view in an Inspector window all the features that are available for that specific tag. You can easily consult your right menu window to view what arguments are made available for a certain tag.
Besides the fact that it displays keywords in a highlighted color, HTMLPad has the ability to let the developer see a preview of his work, while he is writing his code. This feature can prove to be very useful when writing cascade style sheets because it enables the developer to view the exact change that an argument produces over the entire html content. With this application, you have the ability to write codes using a split screen that gives you perspective over your code and visual representation of your source in a HTML format. You can also have full control over the font you use or other formatting text tools by either using the coding language or the visual interface of the application.
HTMLPad has not only been built as an editor. If this was the case, we could have written our code in Notepad or WordPad. HTMLPad has the ability to help those that are unfamiliar with html tags to insert tables, hyperlinks, images or other forms of visual features that can be used to make the design more appealing. What makes this application so great is the fact that even a new comer can develop a professional website even without having to know all the tags and attributes for every feature. HTMLPad provides a simple and effective user interface that can turn the inexperienced into professional web designers.
Don't let the name of the application fool you into thinking that you can only write html code or css files. It can do much more that that since it supports ASP, SSI or Java scripts, that enable developers to write code in different coding environments. HTMLPad has the ability to recognize the majority of web scripting and web designing languages that are made available and it also provides you with simple and very comprehensive examples.
After you have finished writing your webpage, this application offers you the ability to validate your code by using three of the most known validators on the market: W3C HTML Validator, CSE HTMS Validator and HTML Tidy. These three tools are the best way to create a website that is compliant with W3C standards and also make sure that you have the coding of a professional web site.
Another great feature about this application is that after you have finished your project, you can simply use the "Publish to FTP" feature in the File menu to place your website on a FTP server. This can prove to be very useful when you want to save time by uploading files directly to you hosting provider.
The Good Using this application, website developers have the ability to write code in a wide variety of either coding or scripting languages. Even if you are unfamiliar with most of the tags or arguments of a certain expression, the application offers you a friendly and intuitive user interface that allows you to compensate for any coding limitations.
The Bad Because of the fact that is has so many features and options that are made available through the top menu bar and different submenus, some beginners might easily get confused and misguided.
The Truth HTMLPad is a very powerful application when it comes to code web designing, because it offers you the ability to write statements in several coding languages or HTML standards. It is a comprehensive tool and, at the same time, it has a very intuitive user interface.
Here are some snapshots of the application in action:
