Key Features

Editor:

Sothink HTML Editor is a highly functional tool that makes HTML coding much easier and faster and helps webmasters get better controls of the coding. It offers a bulk of simple and timesaving dialog boxes to help you work with everything from images, fonts, tables, links and colors to forms and frames. In addition to the basic editor functions, it is specialized on following features:

• Two Editing Modes: In addition to the basic HTML window for raw coding, Sothink HTML Editor adds a Design window(WYSIWYG) for visual editing. The rudimentary Design window can be used for web page prototyping, initial page layout, widgets inserting and other work that may be inconvenient in HTML coding. The visual mode greatly improves users productivity . Both editing modes can be easily toggled by clicking handy buttons.
• Properties Panel: The Properties Panel displays the related attributes of tags. You should only input values in the attributes fields and the related code will drop in automatically. By doing it, you can save hours of coding time. In addition, the attributes of each tag that will be displayed on the Properties Panel can be configured in the Tag Define dialog box to make it work in your own way.
• Code coloring: tags, values and contents are displayed in different colors for better code management. The color settings can be configured in your preferences
• Tag Attributes: when you press a space key after a tag or after the equal mark "=" , there will be a box to show an attribute list of this tag
• Tag Hint: when move the cursor to a tag, a general description of this tag will prompt.
• Line listing: tag line numbers can be toggled from visible to invisible for better view of the code.
• Bookmark: unlimited bookmarks can be added to the code for quick access to the marked part. This function is remarkably useful when you want to locate desired parts in a long code. You can scroll among different bookmarks simply by clicking.

Site Manager:

Site Manager is for the easy deployment of the local site and upload of documents to the defined servers.

• Supply a list of free web space providers and their mainly introduction.
• The links checking utility check links in the local site, report broken links and change links sitewide according to your specification.
• Selected documents can be uploaded to the server. Buid-in FTP component is provided with no need of external FTP tools.
• A site map is supported for hierarchical view of the site structure
• Ten nicely made site templates with different styles can be imported and modified to your own need, making your dream of owning a marvelous web site turn into a snap.

JavaScript and DHTML:

Sothink HTML Editor also provided pre-made JavaScript and DHTML effects' code. You can add them to the page only by dragging and dropping. All the effects can be edited.

Widgets Extensibility:

The most impressive feature of Sothink HTML Editor is that it can integrate a host of widgets developed by SourceTec. These widgets help you create attractive Java/Javascript/DHTML buttons, menus, banners and other effects to enhance the appearance of your web pages. Each of the widget is robust and functional and bundles many carefully designed templates. The templates can be modified and inserted into the page in a matter of clicking. The widgets include Sothink CoolMenu, CoolButton, SlidingMenu and CoolText.

File Associations:

This features enable you to specify the file types/extensions that you wish to be opened automatically by Sothink HTML Editor as an optional editor when you right-click the file. You also can add Sothink HTML Editor to be one choice for IE's "Edit" option.

Customizable Interface:

Sothink HTML Editor provides a neat, uncluttered editing environment for users. The user-friendly interface can be customized to work in your own way.

Customize the toolbars according your request. Drag and locate tools panel and properties panel anywhere in the editing window

• Work in full-screen mode for better view
• Set different color for code as for your own habit
• Startup settings can be configured to specify a most convenient startup style
• Dockable toolbars that can be dragged and placed anywhere in the workplace for easy access

Browsers:

Sothink HTML Editor has its own build-in browser. You also have the option to add other browsers installed in your local disk to the external browsers list and choose to view a document in a preferred browser.