HotDog Pro has a useful 3-view editing feature. This means whilst editing you can:
view the HTML code of the document you are editing in the editing window;
preview your webpage using live document rendering in the ROVER view (Real-time Output ViewER);
view the HTML code of another open document (or the same document!)
in an additional editing window simply by clicking 
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The Window menu within HotDog Pro makes it easy for you to switch between open documents in either of your editing windows. |
The additional editing window makes comparing the code in different documents or within the same document a simple matter. Copying and pasting between different documents or within the same document is also easy.
The ROVER view is HotDog Pro's own internal browser, which means that as you edit you can preview the way your webpage would actually look on the internet. The more common WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) approach in many webpage programs tend to hide the HTML code from authors, leading them to believe that what they see is what their audience will see, which is often not the case. Professional webmasters know that live document rendering gives them full control over their source code while still providing them with an authentic visual representation of their web page in real-time.
You even have the option of turning ROVER off, and previewing your
webpages externally - simply click on 
in the File toolbar and select the browser of your choice. This is
especially useful for ensuring compatibility between different
browsers. (HotDog Pro searches for and automatically installs any
external browsers it finds on your system when you start HotDog Pro
for the first time.)
