About ASWedit HTML editor

ASWedit is a commercial, comprehensive and easy to use HTML and text editor for X Window System and Motif. It offers three independent modes: a plain text editing mode and two context-sensitive, validating modes for authoring of HyperText Markup Language documents as used on the Internet and intranets. The two HTML modes are: standard and experimental.

Version 4.0 is coming!

NEW: Version 4.0 will be available in mid September 1998!
    We apologize for the delay which has been caused by circumstances beyond our control.

We have listened to our users, supporters and customers and the free/evaluation version 4.0 of asWedit is already available for some platforms

Table of Contents

• What's new in 3.0 ?
• Evaluation version: asWedit
• Commercial version: ASWedit
• Licensing and Pricing
  • Licensing
  • What You Get
  • Prices
  • Distribution options
• Ordering information
  • Ordering
  • Methods of payment

What's new in 3.0 ?

The recently released version 3.0 (release date: 22 Nov 1996) introduces or dramatically improves the following:

1. HTML standard
   • two new context-sensitive HTML modes: "standard" and experimental
   • the "current practice" mode ("standard") is now based on HTML 3.2x
   • full support for all HTML tags and attributes based on the HTML 3.2 by W3C, but modified and extended by us with the widely used elements implemented originally by Netscape (including Frames)
     (our DTD used in the "standard" mode is available)
   • support for the full table model as in RFC 1942, but corrected to support the current practice (like color cells, width on cells etc.) in the "experimental" mode (-htmlx);
     (DTD used in our experimental mode is available).
2. HTML support
   • new, very fast parser (up to 100 times faster on big documents)
   • display of current HTML context on the status line
   • commands for finding and selecting the parent and child SGML elements (Search|Parent, Search|Child)
   • command to replace the current container element with another one (e.g. H1 with H2)
   • new 10 times faster preview mode for Netscape Navigator
   • new default colors for different HTML tags (now the elements are colored, not their background)
   • separate target command
   • auto insert of image width and height (GIF, JPEG & PNG)
   • customizable dialog for selecting and customizing of colors
   • keyboard shortcuts for many HTML tags
   • automatic hex-encoding of typed special characters in URL's, for example 'space' becomes %20 (user definable)
   • on-line hints when importing and correcting legacy HTML documents
   • auto correction of invalid HTML documents
   • new command line options for setting the "current practice" and experimental HTML modes ("-html" and "-htmlx", respectively)
3. User interface
   • auto positioning of dialogs under the pointer (less mouse movements)
   • many keyboard shortcuts
   • the two main pop-up menus are now user customizable (see editorPopupContents and statLinePopupContents in the resource file)
   • nice insensitive icons
   • fly-by hints available also for insensitive icons
   • reduced startup time (by 40%)
   • comprehensive context sensitive and click-on hypertext on-line help with links now shown in color and underlined
   • select all command
   • new default set of toolbar icons

To see the new look of the program select the following (image size: 29kB):

Main window

A detailed description of the DTD's (Document Type Definitions) used in the program is available.

You might also like to check some other features available, that were implemented in the previous versions of the program.

Evaluation version: asWedit

We encourage you to evaluate the software!

Still NOT sure what to think about the program ? Check what the users say about it.

Commercial version: ASWedit

ASWedit has the following features not available in asWedit:

• commercial, supported version
• printable documentation that includes:
  • User's Guide - 44 pages,
  • HTML 3.2 extended - Reference Manual - 89 pages,
  • HTML 3.2 experimental - Reference Manual - 106 pages
• installation script
• multi-platform start-up scripts for different modes (the program might be installed on a shared multi-platform server)
• 20 user definable Filters and Commands instead of 10

Licensing and Pricing

Licensing

ASWedit is sold on a per machine basis. The number of users that can run the software on the licensed computer is unlimited. A license is required for each computer ASWedit will be run on.

What You Get

ASWedit comes with an extensive, context-sensitive hypertext on-line help as well as printable: User's Guide, HTML "standard" and HTML experimental reference manuals.

The license includes free minor product upgrades by FTP for a period of one year.

Prices

ASWedit is available for $149 US per machine (GBP95, CA$199, DM225, FRF760, ESP19000). Quantity discounts are available. Also, a site license is available.
For a full price details see our printable order form.

Distribution options

1. Internet FTP.
   For fast delivery and no shipping charges the software is available via FTP from our ftp delivery server. With this option you do not receive the printed documentation (nothing is shipped), but you can download it in the form of Postscript files.
2. Diskette or tape (1/4 inch, 4 mm DAT or 8 mm tape).
   The software is distributed in tar format on a 3.5 inch UNIX diskette or on a tape (1/4 inch, 4 mm DAT or 8 mm tape). The installation notes are included. Shipping, documentation and tape charges are additional.

Ordering information

Ordering

To place an order, please contact us directly:

You can print out the ASWedit Order Form, fill it in and send or fax it to us (please do NOT forget to specify your computer platform).

Methods of payment

Cheque enclosed -or- Net 30 days (P.O.) -or- Visa/Master/Eurocard

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Last updated: 14 August 1998