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DESCRIPTION
Nvu is a standalone 'WYSIWYG' (WhatYouSeeIsWhatYouGet) HTML editor based on Gecko, Mozilla's rendering engine.
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WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.0:
  • Fixed: Source view was wrapping at column 30
  • Fixed: cannot outdent an indented list in CSS mode
  • Fixed: changing the type of a list item in a Strict DTD-based document and CSS mode can lead to invalid markup
  • Fixed: cannot change twice the type of a list in CSS mode
  • Fixed: refreshing a local site's view in the Site Manager has not effect and freezes the throbber
  • Fixed: "New tab" and "Revert" contextual menu items added to tabs
  • Fixed: Form insertion dialog's width has problems when using the More/Fewer button
  • Fixed: iframe elements' end tag removed in XHTML but IE chokes on it (*sigh*)
  • Fixed: cannot make an image float using CSS through the image dialog in Strict mode (wow, in fact it was not a bug, I forgot to implement it back in 2002! Thanks Erich Reto Iseli for the heads up.)
  • Fixed: publishing an XHTML document was publishing something different from a locally saved version
  • Fixed: typo in Help, "secion" instead of "section"
  • Fixed: Help window is always on top on Mac OS X, forcing to close Help window to edit again
  • Fixed: Site Manager now lists all directories before normal files and sorts both case insensitive, whatever the platform (Windows does this by default but not unix)
  • Fixed: Site Manager chokes on remote empty directories
  • Fixed: Site Manager chokes on local rempty directories
  • Fixed: creating a new directory was inserting an new entry at the wrong place
  • Fixed: changing the color of links has no effect in Nvu
  • Enhancement: added a "Reload images" contextual menu entry to tabs (personal request from Linspire's President and CEO). It does what you think it does. It refreshes all images (almost all, see below), including those in CSS inline styles and CSS stylesheets. Only one image resists again and again: the background specified by the background attribute on body cannot be refreshed. I tried various strategies, none worked. It'll remain a "known issue" for v1.0.
  • Fixed: inserting a form into an XHTML document freezes Nvu
  • Fixed: middle-click on a tab closes the tab
  • Fixed: control-F4 closes the currrent tab
  • Fixed: Insert > Smart widgets > Made With Nvu Button now uses the new smaller Document made with Nvu
  • Fixed: double-clicking on an image file from a local-HD site in the Site Manager was not inserting the image into the document
  • Fixed: "Contributed User Guide" => "User Guide"
  • Fixed: if at least 2 tabs are currently edited, closing the current tab through context menu "Close Tab" and IMMEDIATELY applying H1 to the remaining tab crashes Nvu
  • Fixed: editing a textarea deletes it
  • Fixed: editing a label deletes it
  • Fixed: editing a select element in XHTML does not list the options and optgroups
  • Enhancement: "copy" added to contextual menu in Help window and Copy button added to its toolbar
  • Enhancement: Help dialog buttons now target the relevant help section
  • Inline Spell Checker now disabled by default
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later.


Developer:Daniel Glazman
Downloads:43,212
  - Version d/l:25,535
Development:HTML
License:Free
Date:27 Jun 2005
Platform:PPC
RATING
****.
Nvu User Reviews (76 posts)Write A Review
Sep 3 2006

TOMIS  Well my first reaction is very negative. Running the program sends it into a never ending loop of starting up and crashing. I can't even kill the stupid thing from Activity Monitor! The only way out of it is to log out of my machine.

Yes, the readme warns against running it from the disk image. But this is a mac, we expect software to "just work"! If the program can't run from a locked disk image then either fix it or don't ship it on a locked disk image!

Rubbish.  (Version 1.0)

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Mar 11 2006

AKROBAT  It looks good at first, however there's no preview function. Oh sure there's a tab that 'says' preview but it ignores any javascript and flash components and renders the pages horrendously for some reason. This is definately NOT wysiwyg!

I find this strange considering other ultra-simple wysiwyg html editors such as WebMinimalist has this simple necessity.

I find it a shame 'cause this app has some really handy features but I think I'll stick to Taco at the moment which seems to be the only TRUE, free wysiwyg html editor for OSX, and judging by it's 4.5 star rating I'm not the only one who thinks so.  (Version 1.0)

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Feb 1 2006

STUARTEA  I find this app. makes a great companion to RapidWeaver when you need to do a little more html.  (Version 1.0)

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Jul 3 2005

ANONYMOUS  A follow-up to my last comment which probably sounds a bit too negative:

Of course, people who do professional web design should be able to afford a commercial product and not have to rely on a free and open-source app. BUT, while they are at it, why not turn Nvu into a really excellent, state-of-the-art editor that can kick GoLive's and Dreamweaver's b*tt?

Like many reviewers before me, I am very excited about this app and I'm sure it will become as great as, say, Firefox. I really hope so, because I don't like GoLive, nor Dreamweaver.

So, thumbs up to the Nvu developers, keep going, I'll buy all of you a large mug of coffee.  (Version 1.0PR)

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