Comments on: Windows Live Writer

By: Shannon Whitley » Windows LIve Writer

Shannon Whitley » Windows LIve Writer — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 04:51:49 +0000

[...] Robert Anderson is now using Windows Live Writer. This has become my blog writer of choice. In fact, it has such a cool editor (i.e. it doesn’t add a bunch of crap-tags like Word) that I’m now using Windows Live Writer to create general HTML documents. [...]

By: Robert W. Anderson

Robert W. Anderson — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 18:02:35 +0000

I don’t know about support for Flickr, digg, del.icio.us (maybe some plugin does this), but now tagging seems to be convered.

What version are you using? The WordPress / tagging integration required either the first LiveWriter beta and a plugin / or just the 2nd beta.

By: Jim Benson

Jim Benson — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 17:18:40 +0000

Oh look at that. Blockquotes.

Musta been thinking of something else. When I go back and look at my review of Live Writer, I say nothing about blockquotes. Now it’ll be bothering me for hours which one didn’t have blockquotes.

Anyway, I give a glowing review of Live Writer here:

My only reservations were these: http://ourfounder.typepad.com/leblog/2006/08/windows_live_wr.html

6. At least initially, it’s fatal flaws are: no tagging, no integration with flickr, and no integration with digg or del.icio.us.

Sorry, Spike. I love your blockquotes.

By: Robert W. Anderson

Robert W. Anderson — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 16:52:55 +0000

Blockquotes work fine for me.

User error on your part? Do you have the first beta? Is it some issue with TypePad?

By: Spike Washburn (Writer Dev Team)

Spike Washburn (Writer Dev Team) — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 16:48:21 +0000

>Jim Benson Said: “I must have Blockquotes”
Have you tried the button on the toolbar that looks like a quote (the tab key triggers blockquotes too)? Is there something else you are looking for blockquoting?

By: Jim Benson

Jim Benson — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 04:34:17 +0000

I like LiveWriter fine, but there are a lot more things one can do with HTML than it allows. What I find most lacking is blockquotes. Without blockquotes I am nothing.

I must have Blockquotes, Robert.

Blockquotes.

I do try to use LiveWriter at least once a week, along with Performancing, Flock and a few other tools. Of the group, I’d say Performancing is still my favorite.