my new iWeb (site) - Page 4

dona83 · Jan 16th, 2006, 12:07 AM

iWeb is just so convenient though, I think it would be easy to add an "E-Mail comments (please list private or public)" and I could posts on as it's own blog entry as a quote and reply to it. A bit of inconvenience but the only blog sites I've found worth my time are LiveJournal and MSN Spaces. .Mac's 1 GB of online space and ability to store images with a nifty cross-platform compatible slideshow is reason enough for me to switch, even if I have to deal with the reader interaction quibble.

Vandave · Jan 16th, 2006, 12:17 AM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by dona83
	iWeb is just so convenient though, I think it would be easy to add an "E-Mail comments (please list private or public)" and I could posts on as it's own blog entry as a quote and reply to it. A bit of inconvenience but the only blog sites I've found worth my time are LiveJournal and MSN Spaces. .Mac's 1 GB of online space and ability to store images with a nifty cross-platform compatible slideshow is reason enough for me to switch, even if I have to deal with the reader interaction quibble.

Yes, it is very easy to use.

I imagine people with lots of web experience are going to dislike iWeb due to its limitations. But, I think this is what most people really want with the exception of a few minor oversights like commenting.

I used to make webpages, but I rarely posted new content because of all the steps involved. iLife makes it so easy and you can produce a clean looking webpage easily.

That would be one way to get around the commenting, but I don't see myself doing it. I'm sure somebody will find a workaround soon enough.

ArtistSeries · Jan 16th, 2006, 12:49 AM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by Vandave
	I imagine people with lots of web experience are going to dislike iWeb due to its limitations. But, I think this is what most people really want with the exception of a few minor oversights like commenting. I used to make webpages, but I rarely posted new content because of all the steps involved. iLife makes it so easy and you can produce a clean looking webpage easily.

What strikes me is the overly heavy code but if it's easy and encourages more to "design" their own sites, I think it will be a good tool.

Zeus · Jan 16th, 2006, 09:40 AM

Is it me or are the templates overly limiting. Its seems (from the first few iWeb sites I've seen) that there isn't much variety. Can anyone comment?

dona83 · Jan 16th, 2006, 09:47 AM

Anything "Easy to use" tends to be overlimitting. If you can code HTML, PHP, etc. by yourself then sure go for it, iWeb is for the rest of us who can't.

Macaholic · Jan 16th, 2006, 10:24 AM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by Zeus
	Is it me or are the templates overly limiting. Its seems (from the first few iWeb sites I've seen) that there isn't much variety. Can anyone comment?

Tough to say, as I personally have only seen theser two sites in this thread. For starters, I wonder is you can have navigation bar on the left, rather than on top.

Roni78 · Jan 16th, 2006, 11:14 AM

That is an awesome demonstration of what imac can do. Plus your dog is the cutest

well done

TrevX · Jan 16th, 2006, 11:43 AM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by Zeus
	Is it me or are the templates overly limiting. Its seems (from the first few iWeb sites I've seen) that there isn't much variety. Can anyone comment?

I've got iWeb and have used it for a few hours. There are about a dozen different templates to choose from, and you can modify the look of them somewhat (like the background colors and text size and so forth). The ones demonstrated in this thread used the very basic white template (same template also comes in black, which I prefer), but there are quite a few more that are really nice and look amazing. I am enjoying iWeb immensely, and it really does output beautiful looking pages.

Trev

Zeus · Jan 16th, 2006, 11:59 AM

Any examples of sites using the nicer templates?

dona83 · Jan 16th, 2006, 12:39 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by Zeus
	Any examples of sites using the nicer templates?

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

But all-in-all pretty exciting, I'm ready to plop down $119 for my copy of iLife 06 family pack so me and my better half can start using the new features.