Territan, Technical reservations re: my writing styleA text editor for Blogger that provides WYSIWYG previews in your own specific template? Yes, that sounds quite promising and that's why I went pro with it almost immediately. But sitting down to write a post with it gave me second thoughts a little too late.For instance, did you know that the emphasis (em) and italic (i) tags look the same in your average browser, but may have very different purposes in your markup? I had always used emphasis for those times when I was trying to punch up certain words in my flow, but used italic for things like book titles. Likewise, bold and strong look the same, but may be used differently. And each may be modified separately by CSS.There is no way to enter italic or bold tags when writing a post.
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There are 'Bold' and 'Italic' buttons on the text-editing tool bar, but they just insert strong and emphasis tags, respectively. And while there is a source editor, it will 'helpfully' (note: sneer-quotes) change any instances of bold and italic back to strong and emphasis. Which is explicitly what I don't want, hence me using the source editor in the first place.For most people (who aren't as anal-retentive abot their tag usage as me), this is a fine program that will help them post and manage Blogger blogs easily.But if you start getting more particular about your markup, and want to do things in specific ways (or you're working from a style guide, which can happen), this program will transform from cozy writing buddy to impenetrable brick wall. Uuklanger, Really Easy to use Blogger ToolI have been experimenting with many different way to work on blogs offline and then import them into Blogger. I finally have a tool that simplifies all of it into one app.
Instead I use ecto which supports both Mac and PC users. If w.blogger is anything like ecto I’m sure its a very useful tool! I’d be interested to hear from w.blogger users – how do you find the new version? – write us a short review of the interface and I’ll gladly publish it here or link to it on your blog. Desk: A painless writing and blogging tool for Mac. That's the case with developer John Saddington's new app, simply named Desk.
The editing and formatting is clean and easy to use. What I would like to see is a keyboard shortcut for some of the formattings like the various headings but that is small stuff.What I really appreciated was that I took some documentation I created in iA Writer and pasted it right into this app. The formatting was kept very much in tact.
That means that I can push a lot of docs I have written in other tools to blogger using BlogTouch as my gateway. With my blogs now centrally managed, I can improve/edit/manage comments, without ever touching the blogger site.This is very mature for such a young application so I can only imagine what is coming next. This is a reasonabily priced app that truely does a good job at allowing me to treat my blogs no different then iCloud documents. This is a nice thing to have and will beneifit me immediatelyIf you publish to blogger/blogspot and are looking for a clean and easy to use tool for managing your blog, look no furthar.
There’s one obvious problem with browsers – their life power fades without internet connection. And if you blog, you must be the one suffering. While writers can hardly align their moments of inspiration with WiFi availability, dealing with browser-based interfaces is not the experience they are craving. On Setapp, there’s a better option to go with.
MarsEdit, a smart alternative to web-based blogging
Reading on web is easy. Writing for web – not really. This is why creators need tools like MarsEdit. This desktop blog editor caters for creating, editing, archiving, and publishing content anywhere, anytime. Could be from your office, couch, or while travelling.
Handle your creations offline
Once you’ve done your research, you need no more distractions from the web. So sit back, relax, and start writing – in your cozy offline environment. What’s beautiful about MarsEdit is that it also allows you to edit and preview the formatting as well as saves your local drafts offline. Because you don’t want to lose a masterpiece.
Throw in any media, trouble free
Enriching your text with images and attachments is an important mission which MarsEdit will help you with. Throw in attachments and the app will automatically upload them into the post. Drag a featured image right into your draft, import pictures from Media Manager, see how it looks in preview and customize flexibly. What’s more, the app can instantly scan and import images from Lightroom, Aperture, and Apple Photos.
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MarsEdit is not a random name. The app is built around superb editing functionality, helping you fine-tune your texts. Toggle between plain and rich text editing, or use an HTML editor if you write in Markdown. To enhance your preview experience, MarsEdit now has filters that are automatically applied for Markdown, MultiMarkdown, and Convert Line Breaks.
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Any publishing service based on MetaWeblog or AtomPub interface will integrate with MarsEdit. So if you’re using one of the forerunners of blogs – WordPress, Tumblr, or Blogger – MarsEdit will be happy to work along one of them.
A beginning writer or a seasoned blogger, MarsEdit suits everyone’s workflow. Take your Mac on a trip, grab MarsEdit from Setapp, and let your inspiration guide you. Not WiFi.
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