tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257433038731859582011-11-02T16:58:46.813ZThis blog advocates for KompoZer, an open source, cross-platform, WYSIWYG web editor.Wysinoreply@blogger.comBlogger661100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-75863798844651292302009-06-15T12:05:00.004Z2011-10-28T18:32:11.429Z

The KompoZer web site sports a new banner indicating that Arvixe, a shared web hosting company, is sponsoring the project. If so that could be really good news for the developer and community alike.KompoZer continues the work started by N|vu. That project was sponsored by Kevin Carmony as the then CEO of Linspire. Kazé undertook a bug fix effort without sponsorship or other visible means of

Wysinoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-12092573431745445032009-05-03T14:45:00.006Z2009-05-03T15:22:51.826Z

You know that I think KompoZer is a great, free WYSIWYG editor but you also know it has problems when editing in source mode. I have tried several ways to work around this problem but the best way yet is with Notepad++. The fact is Notepad++ saved my bacon during a recent, 50 page project and is my newest, best friend. When used with KompoZer you really get the best of text editing, CSS, and

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-22148220826564284492009-02-15T18:30:00.010Z2009-02-15T19:48:17.554Z

The great thing about KompoZer is that it is a cool tool for learning about HTML, CSS and a host of other things related to creating web pages. I am careful to describe myself as an amateur, web author and not a web designer. I started by using the WYSIWYG features of KompoZer, then progressed to using Inline Styles, and finally to CSS. I learn something every day and just learned the "Insert

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-79934095033033268472009-02-14T16:56:00.004Z2009-02-14T17:55:14.503Z

There were times when Kazé disappeared into long periods of silence. One such "dark period" led some of us in the US to think maybe aliens had abducted him. I just assumed he was focused on his day job and maybe that was the case. He is publicly active again on support forums and now a new blog. It gives us an opportunity to get to know the guy behind KompoZer.New Kazé BlogKazé started a blog

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-18016129995547696592009-02-09T14:51:00.005Z2009-02-09T16:08:23.712Z

The release of KompoZer 0.8a1 on 6 Feb may not mean much to Windows users. That release was made to serve the Linux community and is not yet a ‘production’ release. It should serve notice to all that KompoZer is alive and well, progressing and improving toward being a 1.0 product. That always sounded strange to me, KompoZer not being a 1.0. If you are evaluating whether to use KompoZer I thought

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-47958734456266524902009-02-08T16:29:00.002Z2009-02-08T18:28:48.067Z

A new alpha version of KompoZer, 0.8a1, was released February 6 as planned. I reported the plan to get something updated for Linux users and this is it. The developer cautions that this is an alpha release but initial reports from testers and the support forum are that this is a pretty solid product.Windows Version to ComeThe update is for Linux because an upgrade to the operating system caused

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-39077255077245999122009-02-07T15:10:00.005Z2010-03-25T08:31:50.676Z

It has been a year since I gave you any real information on using CSS in KompoZer. This post provides link and comments on CSS tutorials that you may find helpful. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are the preferred way to layout content. KompoZer makes it easy to use CSS (if there is such a thing!) when you understand some of the basics. It has taken a year but I have learned how to use CSS in

Wysinoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-91948276765537020962009-02-01T17:00:00.004Z2009-02-01T17:33:55.861Z

No sooner had I posted a list of tools I find helpful when I discovered two more. All of these tools are so useful that I thought you should know about. The Wave toolbar and Webscale are also useful to have around.The Issue is AccessibilityTo my way of thinking the qualities of a web page must include valid code and accessible content. KompoZer will generally produce valid code but the HTML and

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-41105840072330998242009-01-31T20:34:00.005Z2009-02-14T19:08:27.129Z

KompoZer development, whether there is any development, the direction of development and when we can expect to see a new release of KompoZer, is a major topic of interest. I have reported what I know about KompoZer development several times but not recently in any detail. There is clearly development activity underway and I have now a hint of the features to be offered.The Gecko EngineThe basic

Wysinoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-7127642764831489012009-01-11T20:08:00.008Z2009-01-11T20:57:59.964Z

It happens that KompoZer will crash but that is kind of to be expected. Lots of the basic foundation from KompoZer comes from things that crash. Sometimes the crash is operator induced. There are some clues that KompoZer is about to crash. Knowing the clues to an impending crash may save a page or two. Two Basic Problems There are two basic problems with KompoZer and other excellent, free,

Wysinoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-24232594207922127712009-01-10T17:08:00.004Z2009-01-13T19:19:44.261Z

I blogged several pieces about Vista and running KompoZer on Vista and other operating systems. Today I offer a link to a Windows Installer for KompoZer and a few words about the "Bad Vista" campaign of the Free Software Foundation. Bad Idea, Bad Vista The idea of free software, that someone would work hard to develop the code then give it away, was kind of new to me. One of my readers asked

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-47148958387080141722009-01-04T22:35:00.009Z2009-01-04T23:18:32.131Z

KompoZer is a self-contained WYSIWYG HTML editor. Novice web authors should be able to create compliant web pages even without a background in HTML or CSS -- Cascading Style Sheets. Publishing is still problematic so one additional tool is required. There are other really nice to have tools if you need to look under the hood to see what the code is. KompoZer Publishing Publishing, getting your

Wysinoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-86863759836812909052009-01-01T17:08:00.005Z2009-01-25T14:57:34.162Z

I'm glad to see the last of 2008. It was not a good year in so many ways that 2009 has to be an improvement regardless of what happens. My New Year's resolution is to do a better job in 2009.The Free Authoring BlogIn terms of this blog 2008 was clearly not a good year as there was very little content added to make your life easier. Fortunately some of the topics from 2007 served readers well.

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-56259706476296939622008-08-28T16:49:00.006Z2009-02-14T18:15:27.988Z

One of the most frequently asked questions is about the development status of KompoZer. KompoZer is still under development and the next release is planned for September only a few days away. This post looks at the KompoZer development road map, comments by the developer, and my take on the usefulness of KompoZer for web authoring.Wysi Note: See also information posted in 2009 about development

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-54026527238531674492008-05-26T14:55:00.003Z2008-12-09T23:21:02.631Z

First and foremost today is a day for remembering those who served the United States and those who now serve. Regardless of everything else that is going on take a moment to ask God to bestow a blessing upon them and keep them safe.We hoped for the same thing last year when we noted the thousands who died on foreign soil to keep us safe at home. That piece noted service in World War II, a time

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-57969434068663723692008-03-30T14:47:00.003Z2008-12-09T23:21:02.812Z

The weather saying for the month of March is, “In like a lion out like a lamb.” Clearly that saying applies to this blog for the month. Great expectations and plans gave way to little progress here. KompoZer popularity continues to soar, as do visitors to the Wysi Free Authoring blog. Maybe next month will be better for content added.Free KompoZer DownloadsKompoZer downloads are at 117,000 and

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-54433909062503121042008-03-04T13:21:00.006Z2009-02-14T19:03:13.240Z

So far 2008 has been a good year for real life and web business. It is good to know that this blog has helped some of you with little experience recover from hitting brick walls while trying to create web pages. Web authoring with KompoZer, a free WYSIWYG editor, continues to grow in popularity in spite of the walls.Free Downloads of KompoZer Hit a New HighKompoZer is a free, open source, web

Wysinoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-43798962968883624482008-02-19T21:54:00.004Z2008-12-09T23:21:03.035Z

KompoZer can help web authors produce valid HTML and CSS. The creativity one has at their disposal is a different, highly personal matter. You have seen my work and know my creativity is far outpaced by my enthusiasm for WYSIWYG, HTML editing. I thought I would show a couple of sites I like and why. To keep balance we will have some hated sites as well.JustineSomeone asked me to look at this

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-59311014470640590812008-02-16T12:27:00.005Z2008-02-16T13:30:59.091Z

Using KompoZer, A WYSIWYG web-authoring tool, to build a page styled with CSS seems like an oxymoron but it works. One reason this free editor is popular is that it really doesn’t require a user to have a technical background to create useful web pages. Using cascading style sheets with all the options and codes confused this farm boy even with the built in editor in KompoZer. At long last I

Wysinoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-91152024927105463032008-02-14T20:48:00.004Z2008-12-09T23:21:03.539Z

KompoZer is my primary web-authoring tool but there are two other tools that I use every day. KompoZer is a WYSIWYG editor for creating page layouts. I still need something to capture and prepare images to insert with KompoZer. The process reminds me a lot of the good old days when we would literally cut and paste to create a hard copy layout.Photo Capture and EditFastStone Capture is a cool tool

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-77423236596082433532008-02-01T12:39:00.001Z2009-01-26T20:36:26.186Z

I published an article that said web pages could be prepared with KompoZer and uploaded to Googlepages. While that is kind of true my experience yesterday leads me to put that approach in the “too hard to be worth it” pile. Sorry if it made you crazy.Been there, done thatBefore I recommend something to you or say "Here’s how to do it," I like to have tested it. That isn’t easy for someone who

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-9312564604869802182008-01-29T15:32:00.000Z2008-12-09T23:21:03.710Z

Folks looking for KompoZer tutorials are a significant percentage of visitors to this site. I have a post on KompoZer tutorials that points you to other sites but I haven’t offered one of my own until now. My KompoZer Table Tutorial is designed to help you understand how to create and format tables. The tutorial also uses the KompoZer CSS editor to assign in line styles.Are Table Formats

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-57444249949960893562008-01-28T14:31:00.001Z2009-12-14T21:45:15.750Z

KompoZer is an excellent tool for novice web authors. KompoZer enables even the inexperienced to put their ideas on the web. Like any author, web authors often have one question: How do I begin? This post shows you paths to the web and how to begin the process.Several Paths to the WebThe fact is there are several ways to get your ideas on the web and many are free. This blog, for example, is

Wysinoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-39359387033529263592008-01-19T19:05:00.000Z2008-12-09T23:21:04.702Z

KompoZer had a good year in 2007 and seems to be poised for another in 2008. KompoZer release 0.7.10 solved problems and added functionality to the Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) editor. Over 400,000 copies of the free WYSIWYG web authoring package have been downloaded.This blog is not affiliated with KompoZer but had a good year as well. By good year I mean we helped visitors with encouragement,

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-78480716734940745512008-01-06T18:03:00.000Z2008-12-09T23:21:05.138Z

KompoZer was under the tree for a lot of good little boys and girls. The WYSIWYG web authoring tool fell off the SourceForge sleigh 88,186 times in December. KompoZer 0.7.10 is the best yet but “KompoZer tutorial” ranks as the most popular search term for folks coming to this site.Free KompoZer DownloadsThe total number of downloads in 2007 was 534,330 with most of those falling in the fourth

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-41036747150537237212007-12-16T16:13:00.000Z2007-12-16T17:41:30.739Z

Web authoring is the term I use to describe what one does with KompoZer. KompoZer is a WYSIWYG HTML editor intended to allow novices to create attractive, informative and compliant web sites. I call them web authors and web authoring is what they do.Web Authoring or Web Design?Some folks feel that “web design” is a better term than web authoring for describing the activity. Clearly there is

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-15109608374604004532007-12-16T13:57:00.000Z2008-12-09T23:21:05.295Z

Happy Holidays is a heartfelt wish for all to share in the joy of the season.I’m not sure how widespread the use of the greeting is worldwide but it is the politically correct greeting in the US this time of year.To Christians residing in the US “Happy Holidays” is a euphemism for Merry Christmas. I guess the 76% of the population who are Christian use it so the 25% who have other beliefs are

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-42905725094586036852007-12-05T03:17:00.000Z2007-12-05T03:54:32.842Z

One good thing about Vista is that KompoZer is reported to run on it. I say reported because I don’t use Vista and with any luck won’t have to use it. I have seen reports that say KompoZer works on Vista and other reports that say FrontPage will not. I hate to rely on reports and would rather tell you that I have seen or done something rather than just reporting but that is as good as this one

Wysinoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-78959294533484044522007-12-03T12:29:00.002Z2009-02-14T16:54:46.620Z

WysiNote: This post was originally published in December of 07 and began with: KompoZer downloads continue at a brisk pace. November’s downloads again topped 100,000 copies. If you have made your decision to download KompoZer go get it. If you are looking for reasons why read this post.I have updated the information to February 2009 and changed the title from "KompoZer Downloads." At the end

Wysinoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-91510295132371129402007-12-02T15:58:00.000Z2008-12-09T23:21:05.419Z

Nvu was released in June of 2005 as version 1.0. Users continue to search the Web, basically without success, looking for news of additional Nvu development. Nvu was a great step forward and there has been continued development if you know where to look.Nvu is an open source, cross platform, WYSIWYG HTML editor. The concept behind Nvu was to take what had been done as part of suites and release

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-71250579649498601342007-11-28T12:37:00.000Z2008-12-09T23:21:05.591Z

KompoZer is fairly simple to use and intuitive for some of us who have used word processors and other applications. There are tutorials for using KompoZer to create web pages as well as tutorials on virtually every aspect of web authoring. This post provides links to KompoZer tutorials and others I have found useful.Survey Says…I did a post on counters not long ago. The idea was having a

Wysinoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-3444444710747684082007-11-14T11:17:00.000Z2008-12-09T23:21:05.707Z

Free downloads of KompoZer took off like a rocket with the release of 0.7.10. The features offered in that release caused folks around the web to take another look at this free, WYSIWYG HTML editor. Most reviews are short and similar to mine: It works, it is good, go get it. One review goes into a little more detail. I put the review on my recommended reading list for those of you who are

Wysinoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-87211611800084964292007-11-09T11:22:00.000Z2007-11-09T11:58:52.276Z

KompoZer is available for free download, no charge, ever. Hope you don’t mind that I pulled your leg a bit with my 20% Off Sale and the piece entitled KompoZer for Sale. Both posts had a serious message and are popular pages. Hope you got the humor in those, the Help Wanted post and today’s offering.How Much Does It Cost to Join the FSF?It seems there should be something inherently stupid

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-5834741237123395392007-11-06T00:33:00.000Z2008-12-09T23:21:07.395Z

KompoZer is a great tool for creating web sites and for learning web authoring techniques. As a WYSIWYG editor, KompoZer makes it easy to put content on a page. One thing KompoZer can’t do is help you assess your audience and determine how effective your pages are. I had to find another tool that would.The “right” content can help get your site found. In a post on search engine optimization I

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-42103235952431315562007-11-04T15:09:00.000Z2007-11-04T15:38:49.932Z

…for the month of October hit a new high. Folks looking for a free, WYSIWYG HTML editor picked up 104,777 copies. The latest release, 0.7.10, has proven to be popular with novice web authors as well as more experienced web designers.KompoZer is a follow-on to Nvu. Nvu was released a couple of years ago but that work was clearly not a finished product. Nvu development stopped with the release

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-79761046938574865532007-10-30T13:00:00.000Z2008-12-09T23:21:07.884Z

The point of KompoZer, in my view, is to allow novice web authors to express themselves on the web. KompoZer is a learning tool as well as a web authoring tool. KompoZer, a follow on to Nvu, is an open source, WYSIWYG HTML editor, Two things I consider important are that novices get this free download and the encouragement of experienced web authors.This series of posts had messages for both

Wysinoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-91826056393304730552007-10-23T16:39:00.000Z2008-12-09T23:21:08.146Z

KompoZer may be one of the few WYSIWYG editors to produce valid code. KompoZer does not generate the proprietary nonsense found in the output of some editors. Mark up generated by KompoZer passes W3C validation and tools like HTML Tidy usually find little to complain about.This post is part three in a series about using tables to control web page layout. I maintain using tables is a viable

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-89349501791287905902007-10-22T11:51:00.000Z2008-12-09T23:21:08.570Z

With KompoZer, a WYSIWYG HTML editor, it doesn’t mater if you started web authoring yesterday or have years of experience. KompoZer is a tool for learning as well as a tool for creating web sites. My suggestion is that you immediately download KompoZer for free, fiddle with it a bit and publish your ideas to the web.There are those who try to bully novice authors with the idea they will wind up

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-78805863485509739392007-10-21T15:03:00.000Z2008-12-09T23:21:08.899Z

KompoZer is a tool you can use to express yourself on the web. It doesn’t mater if you have ten years of experience and understand all you know about web authoring or if you started yesterday. The reason you get KompoZer, a free download, is to use it. Use it at a tool for learning or for creating web sites. Use KompoZer to create a web site that says what you need to say and looks the way

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-12095926712366730542007-10-20T16:48:00.000Z2008-12-09T23:21:09.045Z

KompoZer 0.7.10 downloads continue at a fast pace. The open source, WYSIWYG HTML editor enables even novice web authors to express their creativity on the web. The current rate of “sales” reflects new users as well as folks upgrading from earlier versions of KompoZer and Nvu. At 20% off KompoZer is a great deal.20% Off?An earlier post I discussed the notion that it is possible to sell

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-16300722494933507422007-10-09T12:11:00.000Z2007-10-09T12:33:59.047Z

KompoZer is a free, open source, HTML editor that can be used by novices to create web pages and update sites. KompoZer is available for free download but KompoZer and its predecessor Nvu are often reported for sale on eBay and other sites. In a black and white world of “right” and “ain’t right” selling someone else’s work would seem to fall into the “ain’t right” group. Selling free software

Wysinoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-67605142390943751812007-09-30T13:12:00.000Z2008-12-09T23:21:09.391Z

KompoZer downloads for the month of September soared to more than 80,000 copies. The latest release offers significant improvements in capability and reliability when compared to Nvu WYSIWYG HTML editor code on which it is based.KompoZer’s developer, Kazé, should be encouraged by the reception his work is receiving. The latest KompoZer release, 0.7.10, has been out for only a month but interest

Wysinoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-58024699145127131752007-09-26T11:33:00.000Z2008-12-09T23:21:10.138Z

KompoZer is a WYSIWYG HTML editor with a great range of capabilities. It has always been better than the baseline code provided by Nvu and it is getting better every day. The trappings needed to be a big success are also getting better.When Kazé decided to work the bugs out of Nvu he put up a page as the project web site. The page really wasn’t much to look at but clearly supported the notion

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-86950100808084788672007-09-25T12:08:00.000Z2008-12-09T23:21:10.431Z

Charles Cooke has donated a great deal of time and patience to users of Nvu and KompoZer WYSIWYG HTML editors. I reported his update to the User's Guide. Cooke’s guide is really helpful if one reads instructions.His latest work is Introduction to CSS Cascading Style Sheets. The Introduction to CSS is clear, concise, and non-judgmental just like his User’s Guide. Here’s how he defines his

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-12546436212207088202007-09-23T13:07:00.001Z2008-12-09T23:21:10.685Z

Nvu may be dead but folks keep moving the body. We haven’t heard much from Nvu since the original release. There was a report of a Nvu 1.1 in a Freespire release but since I’m on XP I can’t verify that claim. I haven’t otherwise found anything to indicate progress beyond Nvu 1.0. There was a pleading on the Nvu site regarding continuation of the site. Nvu has both a dot org and a dot com

Wysinoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-87666107821156088862007-09-16T12:42:00.000Z2008-12-09T23:21:11.174Z

KompoZer downloads for September 07 are running at twice the August rate. By 14 September free downloads of KompoZer exceeded last month’s total by about 2,000 copies.This level of interest in the WYSIWYG Web editor should be encouraging to Kazé, KompoZer’s developer. It appears the community really appreciates his renewed development effort and the improvements offered in the new

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-52105501103442445102007-09-14T11:14:00.000Z2008-12-09T23:21:11.533Z

Novice web authors who use KompoZer to express their thoughts need to keep their audience in mind. WYSIWYG HTML editing opens the Web to anyone with the patience to use the tools. An interesting thing about the Web is you are simultaneously talking to no one and everyone. Your audience may be baseball players or people who make doll clothes but your thoughts appear for the entire planet to view.

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-27272350814042102642007-09-02T19:46:00.000Z2008-12-09T23:21:12.210Z

The latest KompoZer release was announced August 31 by the developer, Kazé. The HTML editor and CSS editor are listed among the improvements over the 0.7.7 release. The package is available as a free download at SourceForge. The announcement appears on the KompoZer Development forum.The information provided on SourceForge was a little sparse when I downloaded my win32.zip file. That particular

Wysinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-86462425723771420292007-08-31T13:20:00.000Z2008-12-09T23:21:12.848Z

Free downloads of KompoZer reached a new high during the month of August. Increased use of this WYSIWYG HTML editor could be due to renewed development for the cross-platform application or maybe comments in blogs like this one. We just happen to believe that the web authoring capabilities provided by KompoZer are suitable for novice and veteran alike. We also believe the developer has a firm

Wysinoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25743303873185958.post-8566676902687816622007-08-20T20:56:00.000Z2008-12-09T23:21:12.990Z

Charles Cooke has released an update of the “Nvu User Guide.” The new release refines his 15 July 2005 edition with a more assertive style. The work reflects Mr. Cooke’s personal experience with the Nvu 1.0 product as well as the improved KompoZer update. The difficulty of dealing with two applications is handled really well particularly when one considers that KompoZer continues to evolve.Nvu

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Wysi Free, namesake of the WysiFAuthoring Forum, escaped an assassination attempt by a forum co-founder. Wysi suffered minor stabs in the back but is otherwise alive and well on the Internet. Neither Wysi nor bulbman have abandoned the forum. They have been driven off.The founders created the support forum because we believe in the promise of the Internet, your creativity, and your right to be

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One year after release 0.7.7 KompoZer is new again. KompoZer 0.7.9, released July 13, 2007, continues to extend the code developed in N|vu. Users who welcomed the new code are also encouraged by the announcement that there is more to come. This WYSIWYG HTML editor is destined to please novice and handcoder alike.KompoZer Web Authoring ToolKompoZer picked up where N|vu stopped by providing a bug

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The promise of WYSIWYG HTML editors is, “Now anyone can create web pages and manage a website with no technical expertise or knowledge of HTML.” Have they really lived up to that promise or are thousands of users who get free downloads of Nvu or KompoZer becoming geeks? I do more geek stuff than ever trying to figure out how these web-authoring tools can be used. I even know what will happen if

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Every problem has a solution. Creating a support forum for Nvu and KompoZer, WYSIWYG HTML editors was only the first step. A web site and a blog should support the forum by providing novice users with additional information on to web site design. Oh sure I knew there were other sites out there that were well done but the idea here was that everything would play together, work in harmony, and be

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Free downloads of KompoZer continue at a brisk pace. KompoZer is the last update to Nvu, an open source, cross-platform WYSIWYG HTML editor. KompoZer has advantages over the original Nvu 1.0 a package that also continues to be downloaded at a robust rate. Here’s a look at the downloads for the month and why the latest version is not the most popular.KompoZer Downloads for JuneKompoZer

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The two things wrong with open source projects are (1) anyone can change the code and (2) nobody changes the code. KompoZer was an important step forward for Nvu HTML editor code but it needs to go further. Some of the advances needed may be as simple as adding extensions but there may be some real work as well. O.K. So maybe there’s a third thing wrong with open source software: The job

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Novice web editors using Nvu or KompoZer HTML editors usually don’t plan ways to optimize exposure to the site until it is built. The first post on search engine optimization looked at the importance of content but just scratched the surface of what really needs to be done to improve ranking of your web site. For some just creating a web site with free web site software is enough but others need

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WYSIWYG HTML editors are used by beginners with no technical knowledge to make web sites. The reason web authors create web sites with Nvu or KompoZer is so people will see their content. To get visitors to your site you need to understand search engine optimization (SEO). To understand search engine optimization – how to get your site to the top of the list, you really need to understand Catch

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There were two good comments on "A Classic HTML Editor?" That post compared N|vu and KompoZer text editors to 1953 and 1957 Corvettes. The point was things don't need to be brand new to be of value and some things are classics.FrontPage is FinishedThe first comment was anonymous and that is allowed. The question was "Now that FrontPage is finished is it a classic?"

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May 2007 brought two significant milestones:Opening the Wysi Free Authoring forum and Opening this blogThe two events were planned to be complimentary. The blog may help others find the support forum where they can get answers to their questions on Nvu and KompoZer, WYSIWYG HTML editors. There were ancillary events, like completing a logo and claiming a presence on the web, that were also

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Free downloads of the KompoZer WYSIWYG HTML editor are up again for the month of May. I use free downloads from SourceForge.com as a barometer of month to month activity. The trend is steadily up but surprisingly the bug-fix version still trails the original N|vu program in popularity.Tracking free downloads for open source projects is difficult because there is no central distribution point.

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You may not be able to read the caption on this one but it is the playing of Taps, May 30, 1945, at the US Military Cemetery at Margraten, Holland. SourceEvery year on the last Sunday in May, the Memorial Day commemoration of the dead takes place at the cemetery, in the presence of many dignitaries from the Netherlands and other countries. During the ceremony, a wreath is laid and fighter jets

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"What you see is what you get, honey!" Geraldine Jones, The Flip Wilson ShowThere seems to be a question if there is such a thing as WYSIWYG web authoring. The issue is, “If what you see in KompoZer is not what I see when I visit your web page is it really WYSIWYG authoring?Ms. Geraldine Jones coined the original WYSIWYG phrase in the 70’s. Miss Jones was a rather voluptuous, some might say

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Some folks get all riled up because there has not been an update to N|vu since its release. Well there has been an update to N|vu and it is called KompoZer. KompoZer didn’t make it to 1.0, may be stalled at 0.77, but that doesn’t bother me. I consider it a classic like the 1957 Corvette.KompoZer has more in common with the 1957 Corvette than a round logo. The '57 wasn’t the first Corvette. The

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The logo for Wysi Free Web Authoring isn't a MasterCard logo gone wrong. Each component means something and says a lot about us, our intentions, and our purpose.The two interlocking circles represent N|vu and KompoZer HTML editors. N|vu, said as "N-view" in some places and "New View" in others, was the first to come and is represented by the purple circle. Nvu was developed by Daniel Glazman as

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A friend and I were dissatisfied with the way the world was turning and decided we would make a small contribution.Both of us had found great value in a WYSIWYG HTML authoring package known as N|vu. We had used a wonderful forum to resolve our questions as beginners with no technical background in creating web sites. Before long both of us were fed up with spam and became moderators to help rid

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