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Re: Google Web Designer

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Post by BigChiefSmokem » Mon, Sep 30, 2013, 5:45 PM UTC

abraham wrote: post #104

BigChiefSmokem wrote: post #99

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My favorite part is the WebKit specific code... Don't be Evil and something about standards right? This is like IE4/Netscape Communicator days all over again, except now with more than two dominant browsers... "I was a web dev in the 90s and all I got was this lousy XMLHttpRequest object"

> My favorite part is the WebKit specific code... Don't be Evil and something about standards right? Meaning what? Google isn't directly involved with WebKit anymore and can't make them implement standards.

Google and Apple are the reason we are back to this mess again. They need to fix the problem not facilitate it with tools like this.

Microsoft and FrontPage did the exact same thing back in the days.

Re: Google Web Designer

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Post by the1 » Mon, Sep 30, 2013, 5:45 PM UTC

comes with rootkits. a typical googleware

Re: Google Web Designer

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Post by krsunny » Mon, Sep 30, 2013, 5:46 PM UTC

cbhl wrote: post #25

simonsarris wrote: post #22

The most important feature of this (to Google(?)) is the built-in ad editor. It's the last point on the feature list page, but it's very telling that it's the first thing on the "Create New" screen. https://support.google.com/webdesigner/answer/3261498?hl=en&...

I think that makes sense -- a lot of Google's (paying) clients have been using Adobe (formerly Macromedia) Flash to make ads for years; if Google wants them to adopt HTML5 technology they need to make tools that are as easy to use as Flash was.

I never thought flash was all that easy to use. I could never get the timeline to cooperate with what I was trying to do (drag/copy/paste frames etc)

Re: Google Web Designer

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Post by k_bx » Mon, Sep 30, 2013, 5:46 PM UTC

hiyou102 wrote: post #47

Another product without linux support from Google. This is getting frustrating.

It usually happens when they buy something that's already non-linux ready.

Re: Google Web Designer

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Post by ben0x539 » Mon, Sep 30, 2013, 5:47 PM UTC

Dirlewanger wrote: post #85

Shamanmuni wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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...

As someone who happened to use Linux on their PC while coming across this submission, I was confused for a while as to why the download button was disabled. ;)

Re: Google Web Designer

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Post by jbigelow76 » Mon, Sep 30, 2013, 5:47 PM UTC

djim wrote: post #27

madeofpalk wrote: post #13

Interesting that this is being released as a native app, rather than a web app. It uses Chromium Embedded and a fairly custom UI, so it looks like it's all HTML anyway. Maybe they packed it up as an app to get better FS permissions (amoungst other things).

i was surprised by this as well since google has moved away from desktop apps to web apps with a few exceptions.

If Chrome is the host Google will be perfectly happy to move back to desktop apps with a cloud storage back end. It's easier to corral users that way.

Re: Google Web Designer

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Post by csears » Mon, Sep 30, 2013, 5:48 PM UTC

Installed. Tried it. Uninstalled.

Interesting, but unless you're designing ads, this release is probably not worth your time.

Re: Google Web Designer

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Post by abalone » Mon, Sep 30, 2013, 5:48 PM UTC

Ok, the war is on. Does anyone know of a good HTML5 ad blocker?

Flash was awesome. It made it really easy to block animated ads. My browsing experience had been wonderful ever since I installed a Flash blocker a few years ago. Also did wonders for my battery life.

Please, please help my browsing experience remain wonderful. Thanks.

Re: Google Web Designer

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Post by gohrt » Mon, Sep 30, 2013, 5:49 PM UTC

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.

Github login wall.

Re: Google Web Designer

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Post by ChikkaChiChi » Mon, Sep 30, 2013, 5:49 PM UTC

You know what would be useful? An app like this from Google that outputs Google index-optimized code for SEO purposes.

In one fell swoop Google could educate the masses as to what search engines consider "good" code and simultaneously destroy the "machine-gun-the-fish-in-a-barrel" approach marketing people use for SEO.

Instead, we get Adobe Motion 2.0 HTML5 Street Fighter Edition Now Featuring Blinky-Movey-Thingies.