a "stand alone" program or not? Some older posts say it is. All of the more recent posts keeps referring to importing a project in from RLM. Please!
Thanks
Donald

RLM and RSD are both stand-along programs.

Responsive Layout Maker solves one of the biggest challenges in responsive design, having a flexible core which can adapt based on the viewer’s screen size. In a nutshell, Responsive Layout Maker creates a responsive prototype website (called a layout). You build the structure of your website in Responsive Layout Maker and then export to any code editor to add your final content.

Responsive Site Designer has all this and more. It can not only import your RLM project, but it can also build the structure of your website as well. This means you do not have to export your Responsive Site Designer project into a code editor to add your final styles. The big additions that RSD offers are the design layer (background images, gradients, shadow, radius, etc) and state functionality (hover, active, visited). There's more cool stuff like a web inspector tool, adding meta data and footer code, integrating and customizing font icons (1600+ icons come with the app) and more.

You see, when starting a responsive project, you should first use Layout Maker. This app helps you ease into responsive design techniques without being distracted by design details such as rounded corners, etc. That task is reserved for Site Designer. RLM makes it easy to organize the material with site elements like headings, paragraphs, buttons, and images. Then arrange, rearrange, and explore new ways of presenting the content, then adjust its appearance for all screen sizes.

Once your Layout project is completed, then you can take your RLM project and open it within Site Designer to add your styles.

If you have not done so yet, we also have a bunch of articles on RLM to help you get more familiar with how the software works. Our Quick Start Guide is very helpful when getting started with Responsive Layout Maker and Responsive Site Designer as both use the same layout/structure. We recommend taking a look at it as it explains many different parts of RLM and RSD.

Thanks for the update Scott.
Kind Regards and Good Evening!

Right now, I'm not using RLM at all. I know, don't say it.

I've started a site in RSD and I'm hoping to finish it completely and publish it. Soon. I will include other items such as a slider, css menu and more. But the framework, design and content will all be done within RSD. ( I hope ... )

That's perfectly fine G. RSD has all the power VSD has plus more. I know it's not a simple what you see is what you get on the first drag and drop but at least you can play with different things and see how they affect elements. Once you start messing with it and start having success it's quite gratifying.

I've been a bit confused about it, too.
I thought you could build a responsive site – start to finish in RSD, but I keep seeing mentions of "import your RLM project...".
Gunsmoke, I look forward to seeing your RSD-only site.

I'll have the weekend off. Right now I just threw some basic graphics together to play with. I hope to have something up to look at by Monday. I'll let you all know. Oohh! I'm so excited!!

I think you guys are not realizing that the import from RLM is an added feature, not a necessity. It's for those that have already started or completed a layout in RLM and would like to continue with updating or finishing the site in RSD. It doesn't mean you have to, just means you "can".

I was forgetting that many users have already started sites in RLM, hoping that RSD would appear before they got too far along.

I imported from RLM but I'm now nowhere close to that original setup.