Microsoft Expression Web, code-namedQuartz, is a WYSIWYG HTML editor and general web design program by Microsoft. It is part of the Expression Studio suite. Expression Web edits web pages using XML,CSS 2.1, ASP.NET 2.0, XHTML, XSLT andJavaScript. It requires the .NET Framework2.0 to operate. Microsoft SharePoint Designer provides related Microsoft technology. It offers Visual Studio support forASP.NET applications. It has some legacy support for classic ASP. Expression Web uses its own standards-based rendering engine which is different from Internet Explorer's Trident engine. Microsoft Expression Web provides the ability to install add-ons from third-party developers, extending its capabilities. On May 14, 2006, Microsoft released the first Community Technology Preview version of Expression Web. On September 5, 2006, Microsoft released Beta 1. The major change from CTP 1 was that most of the old FrontPage bots, parts, functions and non-standard features were removed. The Release To Manufacturing version was made available on December 4, 2006. Microsoft Expression Web 2 was released in 2008.[1] Expression Web 2 offers native support for PHP and Silverlight. Microsoft Expression Web 3 was released in 2009.[2] It featured an updated front-end UI written in WPF, in line with the rest of the Expression Suite, and included the Expression Web 3 SuperPreview tool, for comparing and rendering of webpage in various different browsers. Microsoft Expression Web 4 was released on June 7, 2010.[3] It added the option of HTML add-ins, and access to a web-based SuperPreview functionality, for testing pages on browsers that cannot be installed on the the users system (Like Mac OSX browsers). Both PC Magazine's Edward Mendelson and PC Pro's Tom Arah rated Expression Web 2 four stars (out of 5 and out of 6 respectively). "It largely succeeded by concentrating on providing standards-compliant support for the web's core markup languages, (X)HTML and CSS," Arah concluded.[4] PC Magazine labeled it as a more cost-effective option compared to the main competitor, Adobe Dreamweaver. "Even if money is no object, Expression Web 2 might be your better choice," Editor Edward Mendelson wrote.[5] However, PC Magazine criticized a lack of "Secure FTP in its Web-publishing functions" and "the ability to create browser-based (as opposed to server-based) scripting of dynamic pages that works in all browsers, including Safari". On the other hand, PC Magazine noted that "most designers won't care about their absence".[5] Microsoft Expression 3 now supports SFTP and FTPS[6]. Also noted was the lack of support for root relative links, links that start with a "/" to refer to the root of a web server. This feature was added with Expression 3 Service Pack 1. [7] Microsoft Expression Web Links Third Party Expression Web LinksContents
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