Below is a list of features that have been added to recent versions of Taco HTML Edit. For more information about Taco HTML Edit, see the "About" page.

Taco HTML Edit v2.6 New Features

• Important Note: In this version, the way that file types are handled by Taco HTML Edit has changed. Other than image files, files with extensions that are not defined in the "File Types" section of Taco HTML Edit's Preferences will open in an external application. Due to this change, the File Types Preferences will be reset to the default values the first time you open Taco HTML Edit 2.6.
  
  
• Component Library: The Image Map wizard has been revamped and is now, in addition to the new Inset Drop Shadow component, part of the Component Library. Many components now have a tabular layout for lists of items which allows items to be rearranged, so for example, slides in the Slideshow component can now be reordered. Also, file drag-and-drop is now supported for selecting files for various components.
  
  
• Code Clips: Code Clips can now be organized into groups, and can include a Selection Placeholder. A Completion Name can be specified for a clip to allow the clip to be accessed through Taco HTML Edit's Code Completion interface.
  
  

Other Changes:

• Projects now have an "Open With..." command in the contextual menu to open files in an external application.
• Preview and Live Preview will now process "include" directives in SHTML documents. See Taco HTML Edit's help documentation for details.
• A new gradient type is now available for the Accordion component.
• Minor improvements to the arrow graphics in the Paginated Image Scroller component.
• The Slideshow component now provides a larger text field for entering captions.
• Live Preview can now show JavaScript alerts and dialogs. This feature must be enabled in Taco HTML Edit's Preferences.
• Line Numbering can now go beyond 9999 lines and has an improved appearance.
• Code Completion parameter tokens now appear like standard Mac OS X tokens rather than just plain text.
• Tabs now show a dot on the close button to indicate a modified document.
• When Auto-Indent and Organize Tags are done with space characters, the number of spaces can now be configured in the Preferences.
• JavaScript regular expressions can now be assigned a color, and should no longer interfere with the correct coloring of subsequent JavaScript code.
• Various user interface aesthetic improvements.
• Various bug fixes.

Taco HTML Edit v2.5 New Features

Component Library:
Taco HTML Edit now includes a Component Library, which allows you to select one of 20 components, customize it, and insert it into an HTML document. From Slideshows to Pie Charts, from Accordion Controls to Scrollable Tables, the Component Library has the widgets that web designers have often wanted to add to web pages, but until now have been very encumbering. The Component Library revolutionizes how web designers create web pages.

Each component has many customization options, and you can see your customizations in a Live Preview while you are configuring the component. Don't like a change you make when customizing a component? Just use the Component Library's support for Undo and Redo. You can also preview your component in a web browser, using the same menu options available for previewing documents. Once you like the configuration of the component, just hit the "Insert" button to place the component in your web page. Any needed scripts, images, and style sheets are copied to a directory that you specify. All components are compatible with Safari 3+, Internet Explorer 7+, and Firefox 3+, with most components also supporting IE 6 and Firefox 2. Components are implemented using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

The Component Library has 3 views for finding components: List, Grid, and Cover Flow (Cover Flow requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later). A search field is available for finding a component by searching its name and description. The Insert Font, Image, Link, List, and Table wizards, previously in Taco HTML Edit, have been replaced by components in the Component Library. Here is the complete list of components:

• Accordion
• Background Music
• Bar Graph
• Date and Time
• Drop Shadow
• Form Calendar
• Image Zoom
• Line Graph
• Navigation Menu
• Paginated Image Scroller
• Pie Chart
• Rotating Content
• Scrollable Table
• Simple Font
• Simple Image
• Simple Link
• Simple List
• Simple Table
• Slideshow
• Tabbed Content