Paul Krill
Editor at Large

Orcas getting new Web designer

analysis
Jan 22, 20071 min

Orcas, the planned next version of the Visual Studio development platform, is being outfitted with a new Web designer, according to a Microsoft blogger. The HTML and ASP.Net WYSIWYG designer was described by Scott Guthrie, general manager within the Microsoft Developer Division, as a "major, major improvement over previous HTML designers" within Visual Studio. Guthrie discussed the designer in his blog. Due in a

Orcas, the planned next version of the Visual Studio development platform, is being outfitted with a new Web designer, according to a Microsoft blogger.

The HTML and ASP.Net WYSIWYG designer was described by Scott Guthrie, general manager within the Microsoft Developer Division, as a “major, major improvement over previous HTML designers” within Visual Studio. Guthrie discussed the designer in his blog.

Due in an upcoming Community Technology Preview release of Orcas, the designer will be leveraged in both Visual Studio and the Expression Web Designer tool. It features capabilities such as rich Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) support, improved view switching and a split view between HTML Source and WYSIWYG design.

Paul Krill

Paul Krill is editor at large at InfoWorld. Paul has been covering computer technology as a news and feature reporter for more than 35 years, including 30 years at InfoWorld. He has specialized in coverage of software development tools and technologies since the 1990s, and he continues to lead InfoWorld’s news coverage of software development platforms including Java and .NET and programming languages including JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, and Go. Long trusted as a reporter who prioritizes accuracy, integrity, and the best interests of readers, Paul is sought out by technology companies and industry organizations who want to reach InfoWorld’s audience of software developers and other information technology professionals. Paul has won a “Best Technology News Coverage” award from IDG.

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