Java-based Web Site Creator for Designers
September 10th, 2007
A typical problem facing Web site builders is coordinating the work of designers and coders who often approach a project with different lexicons and goals. But a new product from RandomNoise may eliminate the need for those coders by giving designers tools to create sites in a way that’s familiar to them.
Introduced at Demo 97 in Indian Wells, California, Coda provides layout and WYSIWYG editing tools (including customizable text with extensive font controls, graphics, sound, animation and image objects, and cell- and path-based animation) that go well beyond the capabilities of existing HTML development software. Coda uses a point-and-click layout control with pixel-level accuracy. Its object-oriented approach to design speeds development.
The software’s interface is similar to those found in graphics packages, including toolbars, floating palettes, rulers, and guides. Controls include layout, position, and configuration of text, graphics, animation, and interactive objects. Objects include buttons, sounds, animation, floating windows, calculators, forms, drop shadows, and gradients. An object palette lets you view objects on each page in a hierarchical structure.
Company officials claim that users don’t need to know Java to use Coda. Sites created with Coda will look the same whether viewed on Windows or Macintosh computers or using Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Priced at $495, Coda is expected to reach the market by the end of March.
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