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Xyle scope - 1.1.5

analyzing & understanding CSS based web design

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Version 1.1.5:	(5.0)
Selected Version:	1.1.5
Release Date:	2006-02-01
License:	Commercial
Downloads (version 1.1.5):	1,802
Downloads (all versions):	14,609
Price:	$19.95

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Product Description:

An elegant analysis tool for everyone interested in web standards. It's like surfing the web with an x-ray view. Using Xyle scope you will deepen your understanding of XHTML and CSS, find out how your peers did it, and see your own work with fresh eyes.

The synchronized views of Xyle scope let you easily focus on specific parts of the HTML or CSS sources, view the CSS Cascade and formatting box of HTML elements, and change CSS values in third party sites. Features include:

Immediate display of the HTML and CSS sources of the page being visited.
Automatic formatting of source files using an unlimited number of customizable CSS style sheets
Hierarchical navigation in HTML documents.
WYSIWYG selection of HTML elements via clicking in the web page being displayed.
Computation of the full CSS cascade for each selected HTML element
Lists all HTML elements matching a given selector (e.g. by clicking on a selector in a CSS source file or the computed cascade)
Highlights the formatting box of each selected HTML element
Live changing of CSS values of any visited site
Smart groups and search function to filter large CSS files
DTD viewer to get details on the XHTML standard

What's new in this version:

Changed style sheets that reside on local computer can now be saved, or streamlined with new and consistent formatting.
Source code from any site can be exported using Edit - Copy
Margin and padding of HTML elements are highlighted using different colors or patterns
Re-open files in preferred external text editor
Auto-update of CSS files changed in an external editor
Xyle scope can now be added to the list of "Preview Browsers" in BBEdit
Preview in preferred web browsers
Added context menu to the HTML and CSS panes

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
Mac OS X 10.3.9

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher

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Feedback Summary:

Version 1.1.5:
Overall Rating:	(5.0)	Features:	(4.7)	Support:	(4.7)
Ease of Use:	(4.7)	Quality / Stability:	(4.7)	Price:	(5.0)

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Simply Outstanding - Version: 1.2.2, 11/4/2007 09:51AM PST

(1 of 1 users found this comment useful)

MacHead

This is a tremendous resource for CSS web development. Amazing insight into the code and the CSS reference and feedback is best of breed!

excellent app for tracking issues with flaky browsers - Version: 1.1.8, 7/13/2007 02:33AM PST

(3 of 3 users found this comment useful)

yubin

I don't use the application all the time but the unique ability of it to display the div you are working but also the margin area is invaluable. when you have to update an old version of a website done before anyone with any real depth of CSS skills you have to hack things about... this helps iron out the creases in browsers that don't follow the box model rules (and it is not only IE).

I recommend this software to any developer and you will quickly recoup the expense of the software in the time saved in head scratching.

when all else fails and the brain is melting throw it into XYLE to see what is what.

and as to the information that is passed back the developer... I'm not sure how they will hack into my bank account with my RAM details.

Excellent application! - Version: 1.1.7, 6/1/2006 08:30AM PST

(4 of 4 users found this comment useful)

garryts

Like norliss, I had never heard of this application, and stumbled across it quite by accident... If you create web pages at all, particularly if you do any css work this app is for you. It is well designed, with a very nice interface, which displays a wealth of information in a logical and understandable way.

Agree with the comment below – buy it now!