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I tried to open an existing html file and got: "Unable to open file due to the following error: The file was not created in Google Web Designer." So, basicall

by mason55 13y ago

I tried to open an existing html file and got: "Unable to open file due to the following error: The file was not created in Google Web Designer." So, basically, Google is just creating their own proprietary format that's built on HTML. Even if you are just using it to construct ads you'll be somewhat locked-in to this toolchain. Since HTML is inherently open people will be able to build converters but it's still a bad precedent.

SkyMarshal 13y ago
As a replacement for open web frameworks perhaps it's a regression, but as a replacement for Flash I'd say it's a step forward.
krapp 13y ago
>So, basically, Google is just creating their own proprietary format that's built on HTML. Even if you are just using it to construct ads you'll be somewhat locked-in to this toolchain. Since HTML is inherently open people will be able to build converters but it's still a bad precedent. Adobe's Muse does a similar thing - if you publish to Business Catalyst using it it locks you into a proprietary "format" that forces you to stay on the platform and edit the site through Muse, or else it no longer 'compiles.'
- noamhello 13y ago
  Not sure where you got that info. Muse generates standards based HTML and CSS, you can take the HTML and CSS files and do what ever you want with them. Note, at that point your editing code, not visually designing. Even if you've published to Business Catalyst, you can just take your file and export to HTML and CSS later on.
  - krapp 13y ago
    I'm willing to push past my visceral dislike of WYSIWIG editors to try it out again. I need to get a Cloud account sooner or later.
gwdengineer 13y ago
Hi, Currently we do only support editing document created in GWD, but we are outputting HTML, CSS and JS. We only add some author time data in order to enhance the authoring experience but otherwise everything else is just plain HTML and CSS. Our minified JS is only added for the Ads use case and to support the rendering of Canvas shapes. Also we are still in Beta and we are working on adding many more features for our 1.0 release. Feel free to submit any features request through our public forums. Thanks, Google Web Designer team.
joenathan 13y ago
Because of this it's worthless to me as is, a complete non-starter. What a ridiculous requirement, if I want to use this "web designer" I am supposed to rewrite or abandon all my previous work. Good luck getting anyone to use this.
- mwilcox 13y ago
  It serves a specific purpose, the same as Adobe Edge Animate, they've just picked an awful name for it. If you scroll through the features, it's clearly targeted towards one particular type of content, not 'web design'.
joseph_cooney 13y ago
adding a meta tag with name="generator" content="Google Web Designer 1.0.0.924" was enough for it to open for me.

by mason55 13y ago

SkyMarshal 13y ago

As a replacement for open web frameworks perhaps it's a regression, but as a replacement for Flash I'd say it's a step forward.

krapp 13y ago

>So, basically, Google is just creating their own proprietary format that's built on HTML. Even if you are just using it to construct ads you'll be somewhat locked-in to this toolchain. Since HTML is inherently open people will be able to build converters but it's still a bad precedent. Adobe's Muse does a similar thing - if you publish to Business Catalyst using it it locks you into a proprietary "format" that forces you to stay on the platform and edit the site through Muse, or else it no longer 'compiles.'

noamhello 13y ago
Not sure where you got that info. Muse generates standards based HTML and CSS, you can take the HTML and CSS files and do what ever you want with them. Note, at that point your editing code, not visually designing. Even if you've published to Business Catalyst, you can just take your file and export to HTML and CSS later on.
- krapp 13y ago
  I'm willing to push past my visceral dislike of WYSIWIG editors to try it out again. I need to get a Cloud account sooner or later.

gwdengineer 13y ago

Hi, Currently we do only support editing document created in GWD, but we are outputting HTML, CSS and JS. We only add some author time data in order to enhance the authoring experience but otherwise everything else is just plain HTML and CSS. Our minified JS is only added for the Ads use case and to support the rendering of Canvas shapes. Also we are still in Beta and we are working on adding many more features for our 1.0 release. Feel free to submit any features request through our public forums. Thanks, Google Web Designer team.

joenathan 13y ago

Because of this it's worthless to me as is, a complete non-starter. What a ridiculous requirement, if I want to use this "web designer" I am supposed to rewrite or abandon all my previous work. Good luck getting anyone to use this.

mwilcox 13y ago
It serves a specific purpose, the same as Adobe Edge Animate, they've just picked an awful name for it. If you scroll through the features, it's clearly targeted towards one particular type of content, not 'web design'.

joseph_cooney 13y ago

adding a meta tag with name="generator" content="Google Web Designer 1.0.0.924" was enough for it to open for me.