RSSToday I started testing out Windows Live Writer, Microsoft’s blog publishing desktop application. I must say I am rather impressed. The set up requires only three things:
- Blog URL
- Username
- Password
It automatically detected the theme for wordpress and live previews it while typing. This means no longer do you have to type out the post and then click preview to see how it will look. It is showing you how it will look while you are typing.
Unfortunately the live preview is not perfect. For example it leaves out a few things on the the Level2b theme, notably the date next to post title and also the list bullets. If you want a more accurate preview you can click the preview tab in the application and it will render it. This also has a few render glitches for the entry being previewed, but at least on Level2b they are all minor.
Other than those minor flaws it is a great application for those that have issues with JavaScript WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get) Editors like myself.
