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Adobe Systems Inc. is among the leaders in design for the print and image editing markets, but isn't considered a front-runner in the Web authoring market.
During the past couple of years, however, Adobe has been working hard to make its GoLive authoring tool a strong competitor with the likes of Macromedia Inc.'s Dreamweaver MX, the tool of choice for many professional Web site designers.
The new GoLive Version 6.o is a major stride toward that goal, though I suspect it won't win over hard-core Dreamweaver users.
Adobe products have always been built for designers, who often conceptualize visually, as opposed to developers, who tend to think in terms of ones and zeros. It's not surprising that GoLive puts a lot of emphasis on interface to help designers build sophisticated HTML pages without having to touch code.
It's also worth noting that GoLive integrates very well with Adobe's other products, so if your agency has already invested in Adobe products, such as Photoshop, Illustrator or PageMaker, it might be in your best interests to choose GoLive for a Web development tool.
I found GoLive to be quick and easy to learn, thanks largely to its similarities with other Adobe products. If you are already familiar with Photoshop, for example, learning GoLive is simple.
I especially liked Version 6.0's ability to save work space setups. As aWeb designer, I relied heavily on GoLive's floating tabbed palettes that helped me define and edit individual components such as tables. Version 6.0 has even more floating palettes than previous versions. Helpful as they are, however,...