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The Escapers
Flux is an advanced XHTML and CSS Web design software.
You can do Web 2.0, AJAX, and most other buzzword-compliant things. Flux has the following features:
You can do Web 2.0, AJAX, and most other buzzword-compliant things. Flux has the following features:
- Drag-and-drop design of Web pages, you can do almost anything without touching or even seeing XHTML/CSS . But you can meddle with the code if you want.
- Apply cool (or cheesy) effects to images from right within Flux.
- Attach funky javascript actions to your page without having a clue what you're doing.
- Embed Quicktime Movies, Flash and other objects.
- Edit sites directly off FTP
What's New
Version 4.1.31:
- Bugfix: CSS styles list not updating correctly.
Requirements
Intel, OS X 10.6 or later
Intel, OS X 10.6 or later
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| Downloads:140,668 |
| Version Downloads:5,928 |
| Type:Development : HTML |
| License:Demo |
| Date:22 Apr 2013 |
| Platform:Intel 32 / OS X |
| Price: $137.99 |
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Flux is an advanced XHTML and CSS Web design software.
You can do Web 2.0, AJAX, and most other buzzword-compliant things. Flux has the following features:
You can do Web 2.0, AJAX, and most other buzzword-compliant things. Flux has the following features:
- Drag-and-drop design of Web pages, you can do almost anything without touching or even seeing XHTML/CSS . But you can meddle with the code if you want.
- Apply cool (or cheesy) effects to images from right within Flux.
- Attach funky javascript actions to your page without having a clue what you're doing.
- Embed Quicktime Movies, Flash and other objects.
- Edit sites directly off FTP and SFTP
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If i hadn't already checked out Flux 4 I would have a go at it.
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It may very well be that Macaw will become what Flux should have been and should be.
As Macaw is yet unreleased — it just a few weeks ago finished off a kickstarter funding round — it remains to be seen how well it will work in practice for the advanced designs which are an important part of modern web site requirements.
If The Escapers don't change up very soon to really fulfill the promise of Flux, that app is going to be history. I certainly can't use it for anything as writing code by hand in apps like Sublime is way faster and easier too.
As with Flux I'm going to follow Macaw very closely. Sign up for info right now at the site!
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That said hand coding in a great editor beats them both.
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Flux stands in an interesting but rather awkward niche market. It doesn't serve the low-end market in which users just want to get something up and running fast and easy with minimum fuss, because Flux really isn't that easy and quick to master and it requires pretty extensive HTML/CSS knowledge. Online services such as Squarespace.com, Weebly.com, WordPress.com are far more suitable for that market and they still offer CMS and social capability right out of the box, which Flux doesn't. And then, for those who want more than that, open source CMS platform such as self-hosted WordPress and Concrete5 would give them the power to do all kinds of custom work while also keeping you from reinventing the wheel via plug-ins and premium themes, none of which Flux can match. The most advanced coders would just go straight to a more robust text editor such as Sublime Text and skip Flux all together, so it doesn't serve that market, either.
You can certainly argue that Flux is really an IDE, not a platform, and comparing it with open-source CMS is like comparing apple and orange. It is indeed valid points in some ways. But you have to look at the overall objective and workflow as well and which one gets you an useful site faster with less effort. The objective is to create an useful site, not just to edit HTML/CSS/PHP and render fancy graphics.
You can use Flux to work on WordPress theme if you treat it like a text editor. But then there is no real advantage of using Flux since WYSWYG editor wouldn't really work without some tedious workaround. In that case, why not just use a robust code editor and browser-based tools such as Firebug? There are reasons web developers work directly with code and avoid WYSWYG in a Dreamweaver sense.
Overall, I believe that the era of Mac editor based on the idea of locally managed static site such as this one is pretty much over, and customizing one of the design patterns through CMS is most often more cost effective and faster than doing everything from scratch and reinventing the wheel using a tool such as Flux. There will always be a need for custom development, at least to some degree, and Flux can certainly handle that well, but overall it is still most often unnecessary.
It’s no reflection on the quality of work fine folks at The Escapers. But for someone who follows the current trend in web site design at all levels, Flux just doesn’t make sense any more.
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Definitely keeping an eye on this app. :)
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What do you think about Macaw? (See above post)
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Vinkri reviewed on 03 Nov 2012
I'm a Rapidweaver user and frankly, never found better.
Flux is certainly more powerful than any other website creation tool.
But it requires extensive knowledge of website structure, html and CSS...
Definitely not for everyone.
From the editor's description, I thought it was a really easy website creation tool, WYSIWYG and all... It is not.
I guess it's worth the 144 bucks, but not to me.
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I'm curious to know what I might be missing? A couple of folks have said "it's more powerful than Rapidweaver." How so? If I don't code in the first place, what intuitive, basic abilities does Flux have that are available right off the bat to produce a great website? I'm not in the mood for a steep learning curve just to get Flux to do what Rapidweaver does for me already. So? Where's the beef?
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"The upgrade deal will be the same for MacUpdate purchasers as for everyone else. v4 updates will be free, v5 will probably be a discounted upgrade. "
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I saw that there is a 59% off to bring it to 59.99 today for new license.
But I wanted to know if it would be posible to get our hands an discounter rate upgrade edition? LIke a 59% off upgrade price.
I like the program but I don't want to buy a whole new licence again especially since he people who have the option to upgrade have been a suporter from the start.
It would go a long way in suport for long time users and not to mention customer loyalty.
Thanks.
Thank you.
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I was waiting on an app like lucid for years since I just never had the time to commit to javascript coding so I have supported them on their latest project (on a Macupdate promo). With Edge Animate out I feel I may not really need it but I think it will still be useful as it gets better.
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In Dreamweaver I use Snippets, Library and occasionally my own templates (though only in non java-built projects as I use native templating systems there) for my code, but usually this is in 2 or 3 parts as I separate my HTML from the CSS as well as the JS.
I'd love to be able to install a specific combination of CSS, HTML and JS and to be able to drag and drop it on elements where I need it.
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My question should have been, "If you use the drag and drop design feature — without meddling with the code — does Flux generate code that validates?"
Thanks for your reply.
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Mirko1978 reviewed on 30 Sep 2012
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After I finish my current project, which is handcoded in Dreamweaver CS6 and Smultron, I'll reevaluate Flux 4 again.
I do think I'll find again that Flux isn't for people that know their HTML/CSS/JS. But I'm hoping to disprove this belief.
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I purchased Flux 3 in MU Promo Bundle. Now , on my purchases page I dont see this software. I accidentaly deleted it from my machine and try to recover but on develeoper page there is only version 4...
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If you're going to offer an update, how about making sure the download site is working properly!!
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As Flux 3.1.30 did run on PPC I must say it's quite odd to hide or abandon the PPC version with an incremental update.
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