Re: Web page (Intranet) dev tools

["Char James-Tanny" <charjtf -at- gmail -dot- com>]

> 1. Dreamweaver
> 2. Just use HTML

You might also check out CSE HTML Validator
(http://www.htmlvalidator.com). It's very similar to HomeSite, but
much cheaper.

> 9. AuthorIT
> 10. FrontPage
>
> I don't know Nvu, so I can't comment on it. Definitely do not use
> FrontPage: it stinks on ice. My experience with AuthorIT is not much
> better; the product does not do what it claims and their support, though
> friendly, is not great.

I don't know Nvu either, although I've seen a lot of folks recommend
it lately. I never liked FrontPage, but that's a personal preference.

What does AIT not do that it claims to do? I use it a lot for printed
docs, online Help files, and Web sites (my site uses AIT with custom
HTML templates). Their support (definitely friendly) has been a bit
hit-or-miss lately from what I've heard...however, the user's group
tends to be pretty accurate.

> You may want to consider another software title: Adobe (Macromedia)
> Homesite 5.5 <http://www.macromedia.com/software/homesite/>. I've used
> it for several simple Web sites and have found it helpful. The full
> price is only $99, plus you can evaluate it for 30 days before you buy.

I used HomeSite for years, and loved it. However, I always got it as
part of Dreamweaver (well, after they bought Allaire)...maybe they
didn't sell it standalone when I was purchasing it? I switched to CSE
HTML Validator last year and stopped installing HomeSite...CSE gets
updated on a regular basis, and part of the updates include validation
against the latest W3C specs.

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