The HTML editor of choice for hand-coders

A hand-coder's dream -- developers create professional Web sites fast with the code-editing features of Macromedia HomeSite 5. Effortlessly validate, reuse, navigate and format your code with integrated coding tools. Efficiently build, deploy and manage your entire Web site with project management, quality control and site deployment features, while wizards quickly create pages, tables, frames and JavaScript elements for you.

Features

With XHTML Support, based on the W3C specifications for XHTML 1.0, developers can build pages with the latest Web technologies. The extensibility of XHTML provides the flexibility to incorporate new Web communication and presentation ideas as they emerge.

Developers can use the new Secondary Files tab to browse local and remote files simultaneously and to drag and drop files between the two Files tabs, efficiently incorporating documents and images.

New Folder Deployment settings enable developers to determine the deployment method for individual folders and files within a project. These new settings make deployment much more accessible to the novice user while maintaining the sophistication of the feature for the high-end user.

The new user-configurable Auto Backup gives you the option to auto-save files at a certain time interval, and to recover and restore files that have been backed up. Auto Backup gives developers peace of mind, knowing that their hard work will always be preserved.

Improve your workflow across applications through tighter integration with Macromedia Fireworks. Launch Fireworks to edit graphics by selecting the image in the Editor, Files pane, or Thumbnail Viewer.

Save time looking for correct tag syntax with the integrated Tag Help. You can now access help from within the Editor (press F1 while highlighting a tag) via a full-sized browser dedicated to displaying tag help.

Build web sites for the whole world to access. Developers now have the added flexibility to create pages with characters that require double-byte support, including Japanese and Korean.

Get advanced security when transferring files to your server via FTP. You can now FTP files to a secure server using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) with 40-bit encryption.

Macromedia HomeSite 5 has focused extensively on improved core features. We have increased productivity by responding to feedback about the features that our customers use on a regular basis, including FTP, Validation and VTML.