WYSIWYG web authoring tool

[Alex Fayle]

     Last week I downloaded a free WYSIWYG web authoring tool that has 
     turned out to be one of
     the best tools I've ever used. It's called GNNPress (you can find the 
     site through the link below).
     
     It has it's own web management aspect which shows you links and other 
     documents in a
     folder/directory. With this tool, I have found that I can set up a 
     site conceptually, add the links in
     and then slowly add the pages without having to worry that I've got 
     everything. GNNPress will
     tell me if I have or not.
     
     One of the best aspects of this tool is that I can get information 
     producers to create or edit
     templates with no HTML knowledge necessary. We have certain documents 
     that get produced
     every day (newswire postings, etc). By giving the author of that 
     document a template and simple
     instructions, she can create a new web page every day, and I will not 
     have to monitor her work.
     
     There are a few drawbacks to this tool: If you want to create fancier 
     pages, you will likely have to
     go into the source and edit it directly (definitely if you want 
     background colour or textures).
     The web management documents do not print well, so you cannot use the 
     tool to produce reports
     for others, explaining how the site is structured.
     The web management aspect creates a separate "links" document for each 
     folder/directory, so all
     directory/file structure work will have to be done manually first and 
     then transfered to computer.
     
     But for being a free tool, I will put up with these small annoyances. 
     The tool is only in version 1.1
     (with a beta 1.2 available), so I fully expect things to improve over 
     time.
     
     GNN also provides server software that allows the webmaster to 
     restrict author access to certain
     documents. If you are interested in setting up a decentralized 
     Intranet, such a tool would be
     worthwhile as a control mechanism.
     
     BTW, I am in no way connected to GNN and was quite wary of the 
     software at first - "Why is
     this free?" ran through my head. "There must be something wrong with 
     it." But for an Intranet
     without any financial support, GNNPress is an excellent development 
     tool.
     
     Here is the GNNPress site:
     
          http://www.tools.gnn.com/index.html