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Re: Google Web Designer

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Post by alphakappa »

JacksonGariety wrote: post #43

Downloaded. Opened. Drew a rectangle. Filled with #FF0000. It spit this out: https://gist.github.com/JacksonGariety/6766626 (after struggling and realizing CMD+S wasn't saving my file) I feel sorry for whoever was tasked with making this application.

The amount of code it generates for a page containing just a rectangle is not a good way to judge the tool. They may have some finite overhead because of the expectation that most users will be using the tool to create more complex pages. If the tool is good for the average ad-page that's created, while maintaining cross-browser compatibility, and bad for extremely simple pages, then who is to judge?

Re: Google Web Designer

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Post by mason55 »

I tried to open an existing html file and got:

"Unable to open file due to the following error: The file was not created in Google Web Designer."

So, basically, Google is just creating their own proprietary format that's built on HTML. Even if you are just using it to construct ads you'll be somewhat locked-in to this toolchain. Since HTML is inherently open people will be able to build converters but it's still a bad precedent.

Re: Google Web Designer

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Post by tvon »

Recoil42 wrote: post #63
mdigi wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I thought it's a tool for designing websites - nope.

It isn't -- it's a tool for designing ads. Calling it "Google Web Designer" was a terrible decision, but that's clearly not what the tool was meant for.

Ad development is the last listed feature, if that is the main purpose of the app then their website is very misleading.

Re: Google Web Designer

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Post by Dirlewanger »

Shamanmuni wrote: post #75
toomuchtodo wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You are not the intended audience/user.

But it's called "Google Web Designer", so many of us web developers probably thought we were the target audience. I first thought it was a Dreamweaver competitor with better support for JS libraries and HTML5, which would be great. Instead we have "Google Ad Designer" targeted at designers and marketers. OK, I was still interested at least to play with it for a while and see if I could recommend it to my designer fri…

Are you seriously getting bent out of shape because they said PC and Mac instead of Windows and OS X??? Wow...

Re: Google Web Designer

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Post by goshx »

JacksonGariety wrote: post #43

Downloaded. Opened. Drew a rectangle. Filled with #FF0000. It spit this out: https://gist.github.com/JacksonGariety/6766626 (after struggling and realizing CMD+S wasn't saving my file) I feel sorry for whoever was tasked with making this application.

This reminds me of the MS Word generating HTML

Re: Google Web Designer

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Post by oscargrouch »

You know what this looks? Chromium OS will be integrated in Android, as a HTML5 application framework.. running side by side with the Dalvik apps..

So they are investing in productivity tools for people to create apps for this new platform that will make it soon in the Android platform

This is a nice strategic move from Google.. since their ecosystem(the one they profit over) are the web.. the app ecosystem may be a shot on its own foot, since they cant control the cloud consume behavior by the device owners on apps in the same way they can on the web "platform".. (like the android forks from amazon and possible other big players)

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