This is a test.
This is a block paragraph test.
This is still a test.
So … things it has, and things it doesn’t have (vs Ecto).
- It has a distinctly better WYSIWYG editor.
- There are plug-ins for template/text insertion — but not for HTML tags. So I can pull over a lot of the “HTML Tag” stuff I have in ecto — but not the stuff that actually wraps code (I can still do it, but a bit more clumsily).
- The image uploader is nice. It doesn’t let me customize the IMG tags (so I can’t use my photo/drop shadow) — but it does have some nifty features, as in … well, the bordered drop shadow above. Question #1 – is it actually uploading a modified graphic? Question #2 – will it display okay in IE and FF?
- I can make tables!
| Cell 1 | Cell2 |
| Cell 3 | Cell 4 |
- Starting the number over … there’s also a nice word count plug-in. And another for media playing.
The biggest problem to date: it is, in fact, posting, but timing out before it thinks it’s done. Which means that it comes back with an error, never builds a list of successful posts, etc. Irksome. Need to review.
Also, though I can define multiple categories, it’s not clear how I can define a primary category.
Looking at my “requirements”:
- XMLRPC: yes
- Supports multiple blogs: yes
- Spell check: yes
- Autosave: yes
- HTML blocks: yes, but not open/close tags.
- WYSIWYG edit: yes
- Img upload: yes, but can’t set CSS around img
- Edit old entries: I think so, but haven’t figured it out yet.
- Cost: free
So … looking pretty good so far.
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1. It appears to be timing out before it can reliably set the Category.
2. The picture goodies are, indeed, posting a modified IMG file up on the web. So, the drop shadow above is done by modifying the image to have it, not through clever CSS skulduggery.