Adobe PageMill
Encyclopedia
PageMill was a software program
published by Adobe Systems
for editing web page
HTML
in a what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG
) fashion. It was one of the first such editors.
Adobe PageMill 2.0, which was introduced in early 1997, corrected these issues with a package that, according to one review, "adds more features than I have fingers and toes… PageMill with its tables, frames, graphics, and support for form interfaces, makes it easy to lay out a page".
Adobe PageMill 3.0, which was released in early 1999, supported embedded font commands and a site-management feature. It was discontinued in February, 2000 due to the acquisition and promotion of Adobe GoLive
. A later patch, still available from Adobe, fixed a problem with FTP upload.
, first released in 1997. Adobe Systems
bought Macromedia
in 2005 and therefore owns Dreamweaver, now called Adobe Dreamweaver.
PageMill was often bundled with other products such as scanners
or promotional CD-ROMs, rather than sold as a stand-alone product like its better known competitors.
Computer software
Computer software, or just software, is a collection of computer programs and related data that provide the instructions for telling a computer what to do and how to do it....
published by Adobe Systems
Adobe Systems
Adobe Systems Incorporated is an American computer software company founded in 1982 and headquartered in San Jose, California, United States...
for editing web page
Web page
A web page or webpage is a document or information resource that is suitable for the World Wide Web and can be accessed through a web browser and displayed on a monitor or mobile device. This information is usually in HTML or XHTML format, and may provide navigation to other web pages via hypertext...
HTML
HTML
HyperText Markup Language is the predominant markup language for web pages. HTML elements are the basic building-blocks of webpages....
in a what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG
WYSIWYG
WYSIWYG is an acronym for What You See Is What You Get. The term is used in computing to describe a system in which content displayed onscreen during editing appears in a form closely corresponding to its appearance when printed or displayed as a finished product...
) fashion. It was one of the first such editors.
History
Seneca Inc developed the original Pagemill and Sitemill products. During open beta testing, Adobe acquired the company and rebranded the product with their own logo. Adobe released PageMill 1.0 in late 1994. It was considered revolutionary at the time as it was the first HTML editor which was considered user friendly, cited as the "PageMaker of the WWW". This first version, however, was also criticized for lacking items such as a spell-checker and support for creating HTML tables. Adobe acquired Seneca in 1996.Adobe PageMill 2.0, which was introduced in early 1997, corrected these issues with a package that, according to one review, "adds more features than I have fingers and toes… PageMill with its tables, frames, graphics, and support for form interfaces, makes it easy to lay out a page".
Adobe PageMill 3.0, which was released in early 1999, supported embedded font commands and a site-management feature. It was discontinued in February, 2000 due to the acquisition and promotion of Adobe GoLive
Adobe GoLive
Adobe GoLive was a WYSIWYG HTML editor and web site management application from Adobe Systems. It replaced Adobe PageMill as Adobe's primary HTML editor and was itself discontinued in favour of Dreamweaver...
. A later patch, still available from Adobe, fixed a problem with FTP upload.
Competition
A major competitor to PageMill 2.0 was the popular HTML editor Macromedia DreamweaverMacromedia Dreamweaver
Adobe Dreamweaver is a proprietary web development application originally created by Macromedia, and is now developed by Adobe Systems, which acquired Macromedia in 2005....
, first released in 1997. Adobe Systems
Adobe Systems
Adobe Systems Incorporated is an American computer software company founded in 1982 and headquartered in San Jose, California, United States...
bought Macromedia
Macromedia
Macromedia was an American graphics and web development software company headquartered in San Francisco, California that produced such products as Flash and Dreamweaver. Its rival, Adobe Systems, acquired Macromedia on December 3, 2005 and controls the line of Macromedia...
in 2005 and therefore owns Dreamweaver, now called Adobe Dreamweaver.
PageMill was often bundled with other products such as scanners
Scanners
Scanners is a 1981 science-fiction horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring Jennifer O'Neill, Stephen Lack, Michael Ironside, and Patrick McGoohan...
or promotional CD-ROMs, rather than sold as a stand-alone product like its better known competitors.
External links
- Adobe PageMill, About.com
- Writing and Editing Your Web Pages, Fermilab National Laboratory LInC Online