I am intrigued by IxEdit and its full-javascript approach that should allow to build nice web pages powered by JQuery effects.
I like also the opportunity to use it on many platforms.
But, is it worth a try ?
Is it complete ? Has it compatibility issues ? Are there better alternative tools ?
Well, as JQuery isn't THAT complicated, I wouldn't pay for tools like that. They also don't support any plugins I guess.
But it's free, so just try it...
Don't rely on WYSIWYG editors--My guess is that this editor screws up performance like Frontpage, Dreamweaver -and the likes screws up HTML.
jQuery is pretty simple to understand, once you get hold of the concept of anonymous functions.. And with Stack Overflow at hand, you should be able to get where you want to go in no time.
Also: jQuery is the framework with the largest community and the framework with the largest plugin repository--need a gallery-thingie? No biggie, just browse the tons of plugins and find one that fits your needs.
I've just d/l IxEdit and am actually kind of excited about it.
It seems you do have to be careful about starting with a blank slate: I tried applying it to an existing page with a few jQ plugins and and it broke.
As for the WYSIWYG aspect of it, I think it would be great for beginners, as it generates the code on the fly, and you have to copy and paste the code into the page. This can give a noob the opportunity to see the code that's made and make sense of how it works.
My two cents.