Windows Live Writer Technical Preview verfügbar

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Die Technical Preview vom neuen Windows Live Writer inklusive SDK steht ab sofort zum Download zur Verfügung:

• Windows Live Writer Technical Preview Download
  You can now install the latest technical preview of Windows Live Writer.
  http://windowslivewriter.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!D85741BB5E0BE8AA!1508.entry
  http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/0/9/809604cd-bd08-42c8-b590-49c332059e64/writer.msi
• Windows Live Writer SDK Technical Preview Download
  Here's what you’ll find in this release:
  http://writerdevzone.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!FF912D98C958E9D3!170.entry
  http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/f/b/7fbc031e-64c1-4395-8f64-f39a743aad1f/Writer%20Tech%20Preview%20SDK.zip

New Features

You’ll also get an early look at some improvements and new features we’ve been working on:

Video and Image Publishing Enhancements

• Upload videos to Soapbox
• Image cropping and tilting
• Additional border styles
• Support for LightBox and other image previewing effects (like Slimbox, Smoothbox, and others)
• Support for centering images

Editing Enhancements

• Auto Linking
• Smart quotes/typographic characters
• Word count

UI Improvements

• Revised main toolbar
• Tabs for view switching
• Improved category control with search/filtering

Weblinks

• Windows Live downloads - Windows Live Suite Version 2008
• Windows Live downloads - Windows Live Writer Version 2008
• The Windows Live Writer Team Weblog
• Writer Zone: Technical Preview: Now Available for Download