Alternative solutions to inserting an image are: importing from a scanner or a webcam, or capturing an area from the screen. A tab is there for selecting pictures and files from registered blogs, but it didn’t show anything for us. iPhoto), from a folder on the local disc, or from Flickr. An import window allows selecting a picture from application libraries (e.g. Inserting an image can be done by clicking on the media button. Rather limited compared to all competitors that allow setting a tooltip or decided whether to open the link in the same window or not. The editing is done in a window that allows only setting the URL. Speaking of links, you can edit existing ones or insert new ones from a right-click menu or from the drop-down list. You can copy past text, links, or images from other apps. Regarding the integration with the system and other apps, MarsEdit is perfect. The only difference is that the application menu is hidden until the mouse goes near the top of the screen. Actually, in the full screen mode the window is almost the same size as when maximized. Also, to avoid getting disrupted by other stuff on the screen, the editor window can be maximized. We could select a bigger one, less tiring for the eyes :-). But, only HTML code of your post is accessible this way! For rich text editing, you have to use MarsEdit built-in editor.Īmong features we like is the ability to customize the text font. The list can be extended so you can add your favorite text editing software and use it on a right-click menu of the main window. Unfortunately, there is no means to list all tags used in the blog.Īn editor preference allows to select an external editor (Picture 3). Regarding tags, we like the completion that eases retrieving older ones. It’s also possible to set the post slug and excerpt. Among other available options, one allow choosing if the post should go to the drafts folder on the server or be published immediately. Categories already defined in the blog are listed on the right pane. Setting post options are straight forward. You’d better learn short-cuts, since this applies to frequently used features such as text formatting! Indeed, most functionalities can be accessed through a single drop down list. Few tools show up on the toolbar, and there aren’t much more available. The post editor looks rather poor (Picture 2). Picture 2: Formatting is Accessible Only Through a Drop Down List The main window (Picture 1) lists posts and pages of all registered blogs together with local drafts. The download is swift and the formatting is preserved, including embedded HTML tags. One difference with competitors we reviewed so far is that after install, MarsEdit downloads not only recent posts but also pages. Picture 1: Main Window Lists Posts and Pages for Every Registered Blog But, then why should one choose between HTML or rich text editing? Knowing that it’s possible to switch from one format to the other during editing and that the default for new posts can be set in preferences, we suggest red sweater developers to skip this step in the next version. Only the blog URL as well as the administrator login and password are requested. On install, MarsEdit does not ask the blog system. Owners of Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) or earlier need to get an older version of Mars Edit. It runs on Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) and 10.6 (Snow Leopard). We’ll be reviewing here MarsEdit version 3.4.2 which can be tested freely for 30-days. MarsEdit developed by red sweater is a commercial software which license costs $40 approx.
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