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yGen2 by Spacejock Software
WinXP and above, Mono 2.2 and above
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What's new in yGen2?
• Conditional includes - reuse the same includes but set their behaviour with variables.
• Per-page variables.
• New streamlined editor.
• Faster, leaner, meaner.
About yGen
yGen came about when I realised most of my web pages had multiple repeated elements. E.g. the header, menu bar, sidebar and so on. So, yGen is a combination text editor and compiler, generating finished files (be they html, text, php or any extension you like) from template files and includes. Includes can be nested, allowing you to build complex files from duplicated parts - without manually duplicating anything.
yGen is not a wysiwyg web site creation tool. All coding is by hand so knowledge of html syntax is essential. Update: Check the yGen Screenshots page and you'll discover the editor now has push-buttons for commonly used tags. If you write your sites by hand, yGen could save you a lot of time. I also use yGen to create all my PAD and RSS files - it's not just for web sites, it can be used to build any kind of text file.
yGen has a few other tools: upload selected or all files to your site (via FTP), automatically add 'title' tags to all links (improves visibility in search engines), direct editing of css and include files, link highlighting, table building wizard and more.
I wrote yGen for my own use, but several people have emailed to ask what it is (having seen the 'generated with yGen' button on my web pages). Therefore I've tidied it up a bit so others can use it too.
I've been considering building simple, low-cost websites for others. I'm still working out the logistics of it, but please get in touch if you're interested. Here are a couple of sites I've put together recently:
Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine
Yellow Wallpaper editing services
Bali Best Luxury Rental Villas
And, of course, my own spacejock.com and spacejock.com.au
(Note: I've had a few people write to ask for a quote on designing a website 'like Ebay' or 'like CraigsList'. That's way outside the scope of what I can offer. I can build just about anything for my own use, but when putting something together for others it would be a full time job.)
Why is this software free?
(You can also make a small donation towards my projects while your download completes)
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