![]() Here is a posting converted to HTML.Īnother potential reason to want HTML access (if you use WordPress) is that WordPress gets rid of extra spaces in posts. ![]() Even further, you can tell it which text editor you want to use for doing the HTML work, if you don’t want to use the editor provided with the product. So, if you’re a control freak or you just love dipping down into the HTML, MarsEdit gives you this flexibility. You can convert your MarsEdit postings back and forth between rich text and HTML (although this could impact formatting). It could not find the audio file, which suggests that maybe I should have uploaded the file prior to attempting to post the entry.Ī big difference between MacJournal and MarsEdit is that MarsEdit allows you to also create/edit/tweak your blog postings in HTML. The Upload Utility DID let me select non-image files (an audio file was included below). You can add an enclosure, which allows you to link to other content on the web, but I was unable to add audio or video from my computer. Attempts to add folders with video or audio files were fruitless. Center it and you typically will not (unless your image is small).Īlthough the tool is called a Media Manager, and the icon shows a film reel and a speaker, the utility seems focused on images. If you align right or left, you may get text beside the image. When you select a style, you’re indicating where the image should go on the page. This gives you more absolute control over the image than MacJournal but MacJournal is easier because you’re concerned with relative image size change, rather than having to calculate pixels. When you drag an image into the document, you’ll get a window like this: The Media Manager allows you to find pictures and supports iPhoto, Aperture and Lightroom. You can drag media into the editing area or you can insert it. The typical word processor formatting options are available. It’s quite easy to add tags, categories, and to set the server options for the posting.You edit in the main window. Double-click the post to open an edit window. There is a table view of posts and below that, a view of the selected entry: You can change this by editing the settings for that blog.Īt that point, you are ready to begin adding posts or pages (if you have a WordPress page).įor each post, you’ll see an entry in the main screen. ![]() Assuming you already had a blog, one you enter the ID and password, MarsEdit will go out and download your posts for that account. If you don’t have one, hit the GO BACK button and then it will help you select a blog site. If you have a blog, give it a name and type in the URL. MarsEdit gets you up and running very quickly. This got me interested in giving it a try, as compared to MacJournal, which I have been using from the beginning for this blog (except for an initial foray using the WordPress editor, which I didn’t care for). ![]() Made sense to me and made me aware of MarsEdit. In the article, he defended the opinion that there is still value in developing for the Mac (as opposed to iOS). MarsEdit came to my attention after reading an interesting article by Daniel Jalkut, founder of Red Sweater Software.
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