TRELLIAN WEBPAGE - I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS EDITOR

Although a seemingly a good editor I have found it to be more trouble than it is worth. Examples: (1) files developed using HTML-KIT (the editor I use) don't seem to display right in Trellian, e.g. the background doesn't appear, (2) the "Editor MODE", which is a WYSIWYG, can be difficult to work with. However, the "HTML SOURCE MODE", where you enter your own HTML code, does work.

You can download and install Trellian and judge for yourself. But I recommend that your read about the editor I use HTML-KIT and use it.

PROS:
  • Fast Loading
  • Previews In Editor Or Browser
  • Color Coded HTML Tags In Source
  • Excellent Help
  • Precision Highlighting Of Code
  • META Tag Editor
  • Backups on your PC
  • UNDO & REDO BUTTONS
CONS:
  • Can't Drag Object From One Place To Another
  • Readme.htm Always Comes Up Upon Start Up
  • Service Frame At Bottom Of Editor
  • Asks If You Want To Save Page Even In No Changes Have Been Made
  • Only 5 pages open at one time

------- SPECIAL NOTE FOR WINDOWS XP USERS ----------------

Recently, I was asked by a visitor to my help site what was wrong with Trellian. They downloaded and installed the program, got the registration key, but found no place to enter it. In addition, "endless pop-up" appears in the program that made it unusable. I re-downloaded the program and discovered it would not work on my new PC which uses Windows XP. This is what I found out from the Trellian's makers in order to get the program to workw with Windows XP.

  • Download and install Trellian.
  • Download as special program, dhtmled.ocx from Trellian's web site, http://www.trellian.com/webpage/webpage_fix.htm.
  • Put the file, dhtmled.ocx, in the same folder as Trellian's web page, e.g. it should be put in the folder, C:\Program Files\TRELLIAN\Trellian WebPage.
  • Go to START > RUN and enter this entire string in the run box:
    regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\TRELLIAN\Trellian WebPage\dhtmled.ocx"
    It is absolutely essential that the entire line be in the box beginnin with regsvr32 "C:\.... DO NOT LEAVE OUT THE "regsvr32"!!!
  • Now run the Trellian Web page and you should see this:

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    ----------------- END SPECIAL NOTE ---------------------

    Trellian WebPage (TWP) is a free WYSIWYS (What You See Is What You Get) and HTML editor all in one from http://webpage.vendercom.com.

    I downloaded and install TWP and found it very nice with some great features. The main thing is the real drop & drag WYSIWYG editing abilities but with one limitation - you can not drag an object just any old place on your page, you had to first create some blank spaces for it be to dragged to. This is a minor problem and you will easily get used to creating some blank spaces if needed.

    Best of all when I first ran TWP on my PC I was able to register it free and received a Serial Number by return email within 5 minutes. Then, loading the program again and getting the registration page again, I entered the serial number and the program was off and running. At this point I have no idea how long the program will operate as there was something about a trial period. But I believe that registering the program allows one to use it freely for an unlimited time period.

    Below are several sections on how Trellian WebPage works. Take a look at the various screen snap shots of the program in each section to give you some idea of how TWP works.

    Start Up  Toolbar   Graphics

    START UP

    When you first start up TWP you will see this start up screen, which has three section:

    1. readme.htm page - an introduction to TWP.
    2. Service Ads - sort of a built-in ad for some of their products and tools.
    3. Tip Of The Day - just what it say but can be turned off if you wish.

    You can get rid of the readme.htm by clicking the X in the 2nd row at the top right, circled in RED. Then you can click on the movable bar, see graphic below, and drag it down as far as you can to the bottom of the screen so you will have the largest work area to make your page.

    Now click on the new page icon (circled in BLUE) to get a new, blank page so you can begin making your web page.

    Some explanations are needed here. You will see three tabs:

    TOOLBAR

    The toolbar is very easy to use and I would hope that you would have used such a toolbar in other programs. You can click on each of the text items at the top, e.g. FILE, EDIT, INSERT, to see what is included. For 2nd and 3rd rows of the toolbar you can hold your mouse over any of the icons and see what it will do. Like any new program you have to experiment with the toolbar to see what each will do.

    I encourage you to make a change or add something to a page in the EDITOR tab and then click on the SOURCE tab to see what was added to the code. After awhile, you might surprise yourself and start to use HTML in the SOURCE tab rather than use the EDITOR tab.

    GRAPHICS

    If you are going to put graphics on your page then the best way to do so, in my opinion, is by putting the graphics in the same folder where you will be storing your web page file on your C: drive. The reason for this is simple. But before you learn why let's put an image on a TWP new page and then re-size it.

    First, make sure your are in the EDITOR tag and then use the INSERT > IMAGE in the toolbar. You can't insert a graphic while in the SOURCE tag.

    You will see the Open screen where you can browse you hard drive for any graphic in any folder. Note the Files Of Type: is set to All but you can select one of many different file types to display including the ones shown and .emg and .wfm.

    The graphic you select will be shown in the small area to the right. Note that the graphic size is shown above the display area. Select the graphic you want and click on the OPEN button. The graphic will be inserted where your cursor is currently at on your page.

    If you now click on the image, small squares will appear at each corner and in the middle of each side. You can re-size the image to make it appear smaller/larger on your page.

    If you re-size the graphic it will still be the original file size in KB but not in pixels when displayed, i.e. if the graphic was 740X465 pixels and 52KB and I re-sized it much smaller, the web page will load the 52KB graphic! This is important as the more graphics you have on a page and the larger the graphics are, then the slower the page will load.

    If you want to use a re-sized graphic on your page then you should first edit the graphic with your graphics editor, re-size it, and then save it with a new name so you can use the smaller version on your page.

    Now, back to how TWP references a graphic that you put on your page. Above I put the graphic, goodwebdesign6.jpg, which was located in C:\My Documents\. The SOURCE code for this graphic looks like this:

    There are two areas you should be aware of:

    1. STYLE= - remember that the original graphic was 740X465 but now the STYLE has set the WIDTH and HEIGHT to 251 and 258!

    2. SRC= - (a) the reference to the image is on the C: Drive which will not work on a web page (see below to learn how to correct), (b) and there is a height of 258, which is identical to that in the STYLE. So in this case TWP has a bit of redundancy.

    It is critical that you either

    1. change the reference to just the file name in the SOURCE tag, or

    2. move the graphic to the same folder that you will be storing the web pages and then the reference will be to the graphic file name only, e.g. goodwebdesign6.jpg. I recommend that you place all graphics in the same folder as the web pages.