Reviews of Amaya for Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista

1. 
   pjafrombbay

   Reviewing 11.3 (Dec 2, 2009)

   This is my second review of the software; I think I'm becoming obsessive. However, its still a really good product. I use HTML (and Amaya) as my default word processor. I have a HTML file I call "normal.html" and have it set as Amaya's home page. The finished documents are just as good as any from MS Word of OOo but without the bloat and anyone with a browser can read them.
   
   Regards,
   Peter
2. 
   DudeBoyz

   Reviewing 11.3-pre (Sep 9, 2009)

   This is a decent effort, though I do wish that there were more obvious ways to force HTML version compatibility, which might help the new-ish users that they seem to target.
   
   There are some WYSIWYG oddities, such as having to click in the "display pane" to see changes you have typed in the "source code pane" - something that might be a bit confusing when you are adding a series of manual code changes one after the other.
   
   There were also some strange bits regarding the initial page / tab that is in place when you first start the application. It did not respond very well when I tried to specify a new location and file name to replace the default. You should not have to create your own blank and go to the EDIT > PREFERENCES menu to specify a "Home Page". Even the good old AOL PRESS application handled that type of thing smoother than this app does, and a few others as well.
   
   When Split View is active and you have entered the Code pane to make manual changes and then click on the table in the WYSIWYG pane, sometimes it does not let you click on empty rows / columns to type text in those. In order to get that to function, I had to actually close the Code pane and manually select one of the empty cells in the table in order to be able to type an entry into those cells. That is something that I should not have to do.
   
   What's the benefit of split windows if you cannot have it automatically update whatever pane you are updating from the opposite pane? You go to the WYSIWYG pane and type in a few comments - they should automatically appear in the Code pane and vice-versa.
   
   This app could really benefit from Context (Right-Click) Menus. Anywhere on the WYSIWIG page, you should be able to right click and see the formatting / setting options for the item below the cursor. If you Right-Click over a table, you should see relevant settings there. Same for empty background or text, etc. Would seriously improve usability, I would think.
   
   Overall, it is not too bad, but it is certainly not special either. It needs more work in order for it to grow into something that can compete well with other such tools. It does show promise, but it's just not there yet.
3. 
   horsecharles

   Reviewing 11.0 (Dec 17, 2008)

   Of all the html editors, Amaya has always been the most intuitive, "most wysiwyg"...
   
   One example-- a simple copy / paste & edit of a page containing multiple rows and columns from one website into the application and back into the same or other website can wind up looking very different when utilizing other editors... even when only editing the text and nothing else.
   
   Amaya is ideal to use for someone who has little time to invest & even less desire to become an html geek.
4. 
   pjafrombbay

   Reviewing 11.0 (Dec 16, 2008)

   I love this software. I have a "homepage" setup with all my preferred CSS styles and use Amaya as my default word processor. Documents are HTML (XHTML) and so are free of nasty macros and are quite small and easy to e-mail. Everyone (at least all those with a web browser) can read my documents.
   
   Keep up the good work.
   
   Regards,
   Peter
5. 
   twood

   Reviewing 10.1-pre5 (Nov 17, 2008)

   I looked into this as a possible website editor for the website a friend and I were working on and didn't get the feel for it. I tried for the life of me to get a simple black background on the page, after half an hour I wanted to bang my head against the wall. I'd much rather use KompoZer or Quanta Plus over this for the sake of handling webpages with a much more fluid grace. and easier to use interfaces.

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