Rapid CSS Editor 2008

Quickly and easily create and edit style sheets of any complexity. Write your CSS and (X)HTML code manually or let the program do it for you. In each case it is easy because of many helpful features like Inspector and Auto complete.

Pros: The application lets you create & edit CSS sheets quickly and easily. The CSS can be of any complexity. There are no limitations in the application about handling size or complexity of a CSS being created. You could let a wizard the code generation for you. Alternately you may write your code if you have the expertise and are feeling up to it. It either case the application makes features available that make the job easy. In each case it is easy because of many helpful features, including CSS validator, CSS formatter, auto complete and code inspector. Edit becomes real easy you could see the results of changes you make on the preview window. For your convenience organize the screen with a horizontal split or a vertical split to accommodate the preview pane. You also have simultaneous displays of the code explorer and the code inspector windows. Code auto complete feature makes writing code quite simple. Rapid CSS Editor is also a full (X)HTML editor and it makes CSS powered HTML editing very simple. To support all the editing activities it supports a fully customizable text editor. Syntax highlighting is available for CSS and HTML documents.

CSS formatter helps in formatting the code for readability and the compressors create a file that is as small as possible. Validation of the code is done with the W3C CSS validator or a built in CSS code checker which uses internal CSS references. The main features are supported in their tasks by a fully integrated file explorer, find and replace functions supported by regular expression evaluation. Finally FTP/SFTP lets you upload the modified style sheets to the target site.

Cons: None that we could find.

Overall: Well designed and easy to use interface makes and the functionality set makes it a 4 star candidate.

With Rapid CSS Editor you can quickly and easily create and edit style sheets of any size and complexity. You can write the CSS code manually or let the program do it for you. In each case it is easy because of many helpful features, including CSS validator, CSS formatter, auto complete and code inspector. Results are shown instantly using built-in preview. Rapid CSS Editor is also a full (X)HTML editor and it makes CSS powered HTML editing a snap. Rapid CSS Editor is designed to save your time and make the job easier.
Features include
* Advanced, fully customizable text editor
* Syntax Highlighting for CSS and HTML documents
* Code Inspector
* Code Auto Complete
* Code Navigator
* Validation with W3 CSS Validator or built-in CSS checker
* CSS Formatter
* CSS Compressor
* Instant Style Sheet Preview with X-Ray
* Built-in CSS Reference
* HTML and XHTML editing features
* Search and Replace with Regular Expression support
* Find and Replace in files
* Multi Level Clipboard
* Built-in File Explorer
* FTP/SFTP connectivity
* Fully customizable interface