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RE: Web Software to use? Beyond Press, FrontPage, Dreamweaver??
Subject:RE: Web Software to use? Beyond Press, FrontPage, Dreamweaver?? From:"Sherman, Bryan" <BSherman -at- synchrony -dot- net> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 9 Jun 2000 13:04:37 -0400
HomeSite for the non-novice! <g> Does require Windows.
Text editor with preview and design mode. Excellent color coding of HTML and
tag references. Shareware, fully-functional 30 day evaluation download.
Definitely my editor of choice.
Have used:
Notepad: good learning tool, I use it for HTML classes I teach, HS provides
tools to be more productive without losing control.
FrontPage: Has a tendency to add front-page extensions to web pages that may
not be supported where you host your site (though that is getting less of an
issue).
PageMill: replaces Multimate as my least liked piece of software. Gives new
meaning to the phrase "put through the mill". I think this line is extinct
(replaced by InDesign?).
Dreamweaver: Fooled with eval a little bit. May represent the best mix (the
PC version comes with a copy of Homesite for text editing). Just too pricey
for my needs.