To these new features in v4.0, HomeSite 4.5 adds quite a few of its own, most of which have been designed with the professional Web developer in mind. Version 4.5 adds features in four key areas:
Support for the Latest Web Technologies
· Integrated TopStyle Lite CSS Editor (replaces HomeSite 4's CSS editor), · CodeSweeper and HTML Tidy verification and formatting tools, · Integrated Image Map Editor for creating and editing image maps, · and built-in XML/XSL support
Increased User Productivity
· Auto Completion for user-defined strings, · Universal File Resource Pane for quickly moving remote and local files between locations, · Function Insight provides automatic function arguments for ColdFusion as dropdown menu items, · Collapsible Code allows you to collapse any section of text in the main editing window for better readability, · Split Window editing option for working with long HTML pages, · and extensive customization options such as the ability to float or dock the Resource Tabs and the QuickBar
Extended Site Deployment
· Site Deployment Wizard that creates a site deployment script for re- deploying a site at a later time or deploying sites on multiple servers, and · Scriptable site deployment system that allows for custom and/or team deployment of sites,
Enhanced Project Management
· Auto Inclusion for automatically including new files in your projects, · Ability to map projects to a source control project folder, and · Support for virtual project folders
A complete list of new features in v4.5 is available from Allaire's Web site.