This is a test.

This is a block paragraph test.

This is still a test.

So ... things it has, and things it doesn't have (vs Ecto).

1. It has a distinctly better WYSIWYG editor.
2. There are plug-ins for template/text insertion -- but not for HTML tags.  So I can pull over a lot of the "HTML Tag" stuff I have in ecto -- but not the stuff that actually wraps code (I can still do it, but a bit more clumsily).
3. The image uploader is nice.  It doesn't let me customize the IMG tags (so I can't use my photo/drop shadow) -- but it does have some nifty features, as in ... well, the bordered drop shadow above.  Question #1 - is it actually uploading a modified graphic?  Question #2 - will it display okay in IE and FF?
4. I can make tables!

1. Starting the number over ... there's also a nice word count plug-in.  And another for media playing.

The biggest problem to date:  it is, in fact, posting, but timing out before it thinks it's done.  Which means that it comes back with an error, never builds a list of successful posts, etc.  Irksome.  Need to review.

Also, though I can define multiple categories, it's not clear how I can define a primary category.

Looking at my "requirements":

1. XMLRPC:  yes
2. Supports multiple blogs:  yes
3. Spell check:  yes
4. Autosave: yes
5. HTML blocks:  yes, but not open/close tags.
6. WYSIWYG edit:  yes
7. Img upload:  yes, but can't set CSS around img
8. Edit old entries:  I think so, but haven't figured it out yet.
9. Cost:  free

So ... looking pretty good so far.

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1. It appears to be timing out before it can reliably set the Category.

2. The picture goodies are, indeed, posting a modified IMG file up on the web. So, the drop shadow above is done by modifying the image to have it, not through clever CSS skulduggery.