thanks for commenting.

1. It’s a given that there will be changes of course as regards addons… but in light of Steve’s comment, I was indicating or highlighting that it will be much more of a radical change than usual. Mine was a subtle comment, but now its rather more forcefully underlined I think?

2. Thanks for clarifying that point.

You know, you might have changed my mind. Not from what you said, but you have given me an idea. If one does not have EW 1.0 or 2.0, then to obtain those features that are currently available since SharePoint Designer 2007 is now free, it might be a good idea to get that as well as Expression Web 3.0. That way you get the best of both worlds don’t you think? The only features of EW 2.0 over 1.0 that make 2.0 a must is the ftp retained passwords and the php features (if you use them). However, EW 3.0 will no doubt have better php features than 2.0 and of course passwords will be retained. Plus as you say there is the new feature of the SuperPreview which is much more indepth ( something I’d not realised – obviously) and no doubt other new features that will be good to use.

So yes on conclusion, obtaining the free SharePoint Designer 2007 (the only difference – as far as I am aware – there being – is that it has some fp bots and of course SharePoint features which in our EW world we can safely igore) and the upcoming Expression Web 3.0 is the better way to go. So unless I’ve missed some vital point, I now think that’s the best scenerio and I’ll make posts to that effect.

Thanks for triggering these thoughts. Nice write up on your bio in Inside Expression btw;)

Tina

I’d like to clarify a few statements that you have made in this blog post.

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“It also certainly means that none of the current Expression Web addons will work in EW 3.0 either.”

Add-ins have never worked between Expression Web versions (Macros are a different story). This means that if you purchased an add-in for Expression Web 1, it didn’t work in 2. Likewise, any Expression Web 2 add-ins will not work in Expression Web 3. It’s up to the add-in author to release an update to their add-ins for Expression Web 3. This has always been the case.

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“Since the SuperPreview will also be available as a standalone FREE version, you won’t be missing out on that particular new feature.”

There are two versions of SuperPreview. One is included in Expression Web 3, and includes support for browsers other than Internet Explorer (such as Firefox).

The other is “SuperPreview for Internet Explorer” – and it only includes support for Internet Explorer. This version will be released for free.

If you want to test web pages against Firefox in SuperPreview, you’ll have to use SuperPreview in Expression Web 3, which is not free.