The interface in HoTMetal Pro 6.0 is divided into five distinct views:
HTML Source
HTML Tag View
WYSIWYG
WYSIWYG Frames
Page Preview
As we take a look at these different views, there is a better understanding of how they work to help make even an amateur a good web page builder. The HTML Source view is where you get to work with the HTML code. HoTMetal Pro 6.0 has a syntax highlighting feature which makes it easier to read the code, auto-formatting and line numbering, in addition to an attribute inspector. The attribute inspector allows editing of the attributes inside an element. Simply click inside an element (e.g., IMG tag), click on the attribute inspector button, and a box will pop up that lists all possible attributes for that tag and their values. If performing certain tasks such as adding an image or creating a link, this puts up a special dialog box that allows easy modification of commonly used attributes. The attribute inspector is an excellent tool for greatly speeding up the coding of raw HTML.
Tags On (Hybrid) is the default view in HoTMetal Pro 6.0. It falls right between the HTML Source view and the WYSIWYG view. Basically, it shows the page in WYSIWYG mode along with the start and end tags for the HTML elements. In this mode, just click on a little + or - sign next to an HTML tag to expand or collapse sections of code. This mode doesn't show an exact representation of the underlying HTML code. For that, go into the HTML Source view of the program. Nevertheless it is very useful for working with the different elements of a document.
The WYSIWYG mode shows exactly what the browser will display, allowing modification of elements visually without having to write HTML. Use WYSIWYG: Frames to create and edit frames and to edit their content. Page Preview with Internet Explorer 4+ installed lets you preview your document from within the HoTMetal Pro environment.
