So far we have looked at the WYSIWYG editors for web authoring. Some were as simple as typing (OpenOffice.org, SeaMonkey Composer), some required a working knowledge of HTML and web design (Quanta Plus). There is still some way to go, which we explain and conclude in this article.
Screem and Bluefish are not for the average computer. They are oriented towards web developers, who, as the name says, develop software for the web and write scripts/codes for web pages.
Screem
As broadcast in its website, Screem is a web development environment. Although it uses libraries for the Gnome desktop environment, it can be used with other desktop environments as well. Screem does not have a WYSIWYG environment and its sole focus is directing the developer to produce cleaner HTML code. To assist the programmer, it has a "page structure" view, reachable from the tabs in the bottom left pane, in which you can check your document's overall structure such as headings, div tags, lists, etc. We must also make a small point here and note that, despite not having a WYSIWYG editor, Screem has its own Preview mode, where you can visually see the effects of your code, meaning your pages, in a browser. With the "browser", we should not understand Firefox, Opera etc. but rather a built in engine of the program.
Screem also has the functionality of working with remote files. That means, you do not need to download the webpage to your computer, edit it and upload it. Instead, you can open it as a remote file, work on it and see the effects online immediately. A very handy feature if you need to make some quick changes.
As a suite for the hard-core coders, Screem allows you to define websites you are working on, and allows you to upload the pages to your website. It also supports XML and understands <!DOCTYPE> tag.
Not finished! Screem has very handy features for a nearly-complete website authoring. You can see your site statistics in terms of web page elements; how many images you have (counted distinctly by filetype, PNG, GIF, JPG etc), how many Javascript codes you have, how many CSS are in use and the like. Not only are these items displayed by count, they are also displayed by their total size, so that you can have an idea of your elements' size and in turn have an idea about the pages' and elements' loading time.
Images courtesy of Screem's website.