Table 1 summary shows programs/combinations that have support for clientside imagemap, frames, tables, and at least rudimentary help. It is recommended in any case to get the file wilbur31.zip, a Windows 3.x helpfile which provides information about the HTML 3.2 specification, how to apply it, and where to go online for more information. All the HTML Help distributions are listed on one page, and HTML 4.0 and CSS references are available in HTML format that could be used in Windows 3.x.
Table 2 is a more in-depth chart giving pluses, minuses, and how to get the files.
Table 3 is brief, and covers add-on utilities
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Editors Which Will Translate Unix Text |
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| Program Name | Suggested Utilities/Prices | [Price including Utilities] |
| Anansi | MapThis! Free or Mapedit $15, Frame Tool $15 | [$0-$30] |
| Aspire-X 3.1 | MapThis! Free or Mapedit $15 | [$15-$45] |
| DominHTML 1.5.16 | MapThis! Free or Mapedit $15, Frame Tool $15 | [$35-$50] |
| Webmaster Web Editor 1.0 | MapThis! Free or Mapedit $15, Frame Tool $15 | [$74.95-89.95] |
| HTML Notepad | MapThis! Free or Mapedit $15, Frame Tool $15 | [$60-$77] |
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Editors Which Can't Translate Unix Text |
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| Program Name | Suggested Utilities | [Price including Utilities] |
| Web Weaver 5.4a | MapThis! Free or Mapedit $15 | [$29.95-$44.95] |
| WebMania Pro 2.0 | [$49.95] |
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Editors Which Will Translate Unix Text |
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| Program/File Name Category and Price |
Description | Download Info Home Page |
| Anansi - anansi16.zip Freeware |
Pluses: It's free; does tables; has user-defined tags,
configurable for external tools, choice of browsers, other perks. Minuses: Tool bar is slightly cluttered, no frame tool (yet), no imagemap tool. From Harry Bosma Note: Check home page for upgrades. |
SimTel,
Winsite Home Page: www.xs4all.nl/~hbosma/anansi |
| Aspire-X 3.1 - aspire31.exe
Shareware $15 |
Pluses: Does tables, imagemaps, frames. Minuses: File sizes limited to 32K; imagemap tool is counterintuitive, help not very helpful. From Aspire-x Computing |
Home Page: www.aspire-x.com |
| DominHTML 3.7.1 - dfree41.exe
Crippleware $20 |
Pluses: Excellent helper for tables. User-configurable
template, excellent user-defined tags option, can run helper apps. Minuses: No tags/help for imagemap or frames. From Domino Computing Services (U.S.) |
Tucows Home Page: www.dominocs.com/Freeware/ |
| Webmaster Web Editor 1.0 (Professional) -
wbm_gold.zip
Shareware $59.95 |
Pluses: Does tables. Built-In GIF Viewer, Intro to Frames, free image library. Minuses: No tools for imagemap. From V-Tech Software (Australia) |
Dave Central,
Winsite,
Winsock-L Home Page: www.vtech-software.com [Site blank 02/02] |
| HTML Notepad 2.3.1 -
htmln231.zip Shareware UK$24, US$45 |
Pluses: Has tags for tables, imagemap, frames; can make template files;
*excellent* help menu is clearly written and easy to understand. Minuses: none discerned. By Cranial Software (UK) |
Winsock-L,
Strouds Home Page: www.cranial.demon.co.uk/htmlnote/home.htm |
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Editors Which Can't Translate Unix Text |
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| Program/File Name Category and Price |
Description | Download Info Home Page |
| Web Weaver 6.1 -
webwv61.zip Shareware $29.95 |
Pluses: Has tool for tables, excellent tool for frames Minuses: Doesn't do imagemaps From McWeb Software (U.S.) |
Winsite Home Page: www.mcwebsoftware.com |
| WebMania Pro 2.0 -
wmnia20a.zip Shareware $49.95 |
Pluses: Tools for tables, imagemap, frames. Programmable tag feature extends
functions as HTML standard changes. Easy to learn; good help menu. Minuses: none discerned. From Q&D Software Development |
Dave Central,
Simtel,
Tucows,
Home Page: www.q-d.com |
| Program/File Name Category and Price |
Description | Download Info Home Page |
|---|---|---|
| Cyberspider 2.1.6 - lnkchk21.zip Shareware $35 |
Link checker: Will check your web pages for broken links and create a report of the results. From Aman Software Note: Check website for updates |
Dave Central,
Strouds Home Page: www.cyberspyder.com |
| Frame-It - fit12116.zip Shareware $15 |
Creates frames. Save to file or copy to clipboard for pasting to destination file. | SimTel,
Winsock-L No Home Page Found |
| MapThis! 1.31 - mpths131.exe Freeware |
An excellent imagemap tool. You open an image file, mark the hot spots, and indicate the URL. Result is copied to clipboard for pasting to destination file. Requires Win32S to run on 16bit system | Winsock-L Home Page: University of Aberdeen, Scotland |
| MapEdit 2.59 - mapdst.exe $25 |
Creates either clientside or serverside imagemaps. Also available in Macintosh and Unix versions. From Boutell.Com, Inc. (U.S.) | Tucows,
Winsock-L www.boutell.com/mapedit |
| WebColor 1.2 - webcol12.zip Freeware |
Background color tool, generate background color statement which is copied to clipboard for pasting to destination file. In English/German, from Germany | SimTel No Home Page Found |