This is a test.

This is a block paragraph test.

This is still a test.

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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!

Cell 1	Cell2
Cell 3	Cell 4

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.

Filed under

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.