MS Expression Web 4 SuperPreview – Big Disappointment
- by smehaffie
I just downloaded Expression 4 and expected to see some improvements in the Web4 SuperPreview application. The one main function I was expecting to be in this release is the ability to enter data and click on links so pages of the sites could be assessed. There a many use cases where this functionality is needed and there were quite a few people vocal about it when MS first released the application. 1) Where you have to login to a site to access either all the content or some of the content on the site 2) Where you have to enter date in a certain order and cannot go to next page until the previous pages data is filled out (payment process, storefront, etc). 3) Where you just want to make sure things are displayed correctly based on data entered (validation messages, etc). 4 ) You need to make sure the links go to the page in all the different browsers. I have seen scenerios where links worked fine in all but one browser, or for some reason the text showed on screen but it was not a clickable link. IMO this application is a great idea, but until MS fixed the above issue and add the functionality above the SuperPreview is totally worthless unless you need it to test a totally static site that does not require any user input at all to get access to the content. There is no reason this feature should not have been in this release, and it should have been a priority to make sure it was. Let me know how you feel about the new version of the Web4 SuperPreview application. Did MS really miss the target on this by not adding this functionality, or do I think it is a bigger deal that it really is? If you are actively using SuperPreview, please post how you are using it and the type of sites you are using it on.
