It seems there have been many opinions questioning why a tool for editing pure HTML is being developed now. Here is my current view on this matter:
These days, it's rare to directly handle HTML files on the frontend of web applications, and placing key elements using absolute or relative coordinates is also uncommon, so the use cases for this extension are currently quite limited.
However, it could be somewhat useful in areas where web technologies are not yet widely adopted but need to be implemented simply. When creating individual components, such as with Vue.js, the real-time preview might become valuable. It could also be helpful for building non-application content like simple landing pages.
It doesn't matter if it's complex. I believe this tool can be applied if it consists of a single HTML file and the resources linked to it. If you're using Web Components, there may be some issues. JavaScript is currently disabled because it's difficult to determine its impact, but enabling it is technically very simple. If there is enough demand in the future, I will add an option to control the functionality of JavaScript.
A notable feature is the ability to synchronize code selection with visual selection in the preview. Since this extension has minimal functionality, the codebase is very small, making future expansions easy. It is designed to reflect changes made in the preview back to the code, so enhancing the editing capabilities within the preview may be beneficial in the future.
This tool only handles files that can be treated as static HTML. Therefore, it cannot currently be applied to React implemented with JSX. However, it may be applicable to Vue component files.
There are complex reasons behind my development of this. To be honest, I don’t think the editing functionality of this tool is particularly useful. I believe the real-time preview and element selection features are the ones that offer broader utility. I am considering making the editing feature disabled by default and allowing it to be enabled through settings in the future.
These days, it's rare to directly handle HTML files on the frontend of web applications, and placing key elements using absolute or relative coordinates is also uncommon, so the use cases for this extension are currently quite limited.
However, it could be somewhat useful in areas where web technologies are not yet widely adopted but need to be implemented simply. When creating individual components, such as with Vue.js, the real-time preview might become valuable. It could also be helpful for building non-application content like simple landing pages.