Improved web page background handling
Backgrounds behind your web page that fill the
whole of the browser window (regardless of how wide the window is or how big
your monitor) are all the fashion, whether they are graduated fills or textures
or simply headings that stretch across the whole window. So we’ve added some significant improvements
to background handling in v9:- A selection of quality background designs in the Designs Gallery (see below in Content)
- A new right click menu allows you to easily set pasteboard and page background
- You can draw anything on the website backdrop
- Supports the new drag ‘n’ drop re-coloring methods for easy re-coloring
- Efficient tiling texture backgrounds
- Fixed backgrounds (stay fixed as the page scrolls over the top)
An easy way of re-coloring elements in complex grouped objects & web backgrounds
There’s a new and much faster way of changing the individual
colors in grouped objects such as clipart, NavBars, buttons and web page
backgrounds. When you drag & drop a
color onto the group, you’ll see a list of all the colors in the group, simply
pick the one you want to change (changing a theme color converts it to a local
color).
A new 'pull' option extends the automatic page resizing and object positioning feature
Automatic object positioning and smart page resizing was one of the big hits of v8, because it’s such a great time saver. Now we’ve extended the feature so that it works in reverse, automatically adjusting the position of objects and shortening the page when you delete text or objects on the page.Drag & drop NavBar replacement
A new and really easy way of replacing NavBars in your document with a new NavBar design. Simply drag and drop the new design from the Designs Gallery onto the current NavBar in your document. All features of the existing NavBar such as menus and links are automatically copied.
Simpler publishing to MAGIX Online World
To make publishing your website as easy as possible, Web Designer includes a free hosting offer from MAGIX Online World (includes 500MB for Web Designer, or 2000MB for Web Designer Premium). We’ve made this popular option beautifully simple to use.Usage Note: Previous versions of Web Designer required you to export the HTML to your local disc before publishing. This is no longer necessary in v9.
Improved HTML5 compatibility
Web Designer 9 automatically makes use of HTML5 whenever it can, so you get a state of the art website without having to do anything or understand anything about HTML! In v9 we ensure that your graphics are exported in the best format for current browsers (shapes such as rectangles, rounded rectangles with grad fills and transparency, shadows, text with shadows and page backgrounds, are displayed using native HTML not memory hungry PNGs) . It’s more efficient, and that means your site will be faster.Your site will of course still work with older browsers.
New collection of backgrounds
To complement the improved background handling in v9, we've added a collection of top quality web page backgrounds to the Designs Gallery, including graduated fills, tiling textures and repeating bar designs, all color editable. Simply drag and drop them onto your page background.Check out our examples on demo page 1 and demo page 2.
New Google+ Widgets
Web Designer 9 includes new Widgets making it easy to add Google+ buttons and badges. You’ll find them in the Designs Gallery > Social Networking Widgets.3 new general web theme template designs
3 new web themes (normally sold for \$10 each), with up to 15 page layouts each, increasing the choice of web pages, websites and web graphics to every user of Web Designer.See the templates.
