Re: Web page (intranet) dev tools

[Lou Quillio <public -at- quillio -dot- com>]

Wait a minute.  RedFlex (cturner -at- redflex -dot- com) builds websites.
Granted the sites are in full-on quirks mode and won't validate to
any standard, but they seem to be how the outfit makes money.  Why
start from scratch for an intranet?  Is there a webdev in the house?

> 1. Frontpage
> 2. Dreamweaver
> 3. AuthorIt
> 4. Nvu (price is right, but is it robust?)
> 5. Just use html
> 6. Anything else?

If all you want is an editor built for HTML, don't spend money.
There are lots of great, free editors, even for Windows.  HTML-Kit,
Crimson Editor, many more.  There's even a Windows build of Bluefish
somewhere (can't find it right now).

  http://www.chami.com/html-kit/
  http://www.crimsoneditor.com/

If you're leaning toward DW, don't bother, just use Nvu.  This stuff
ain't magic.

  http://www.nvu.com/

A few tips:

1.  RedFlex.com runs on Apache2, which means that maybe your
intranet server will, too.  Seriously consider a blogging tool for
your intranet, something like WordPress maybe.  As long as you're
gonna climb a learning curve, get the content management going on
the server side, so you can just write.  A simple Wiki might be a
good choice, too.

  http://wordpress.org/
  http://moinmoin.wikiwikiweb.de/

2.  If you don't want to get involved in server-side script and
databases, at least learn to use server-side includes (SSI).  Saves
much drudgery.

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Side_Includes

3.  Get the Web Developer's Toolbar for Firefox.  Also get FireBug
and Aardvark.  These handle *all* debugging and validation needs
imaginable.

  https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/60/
  https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1843/
  http://karmatics.com/aardvark/

Everything mentioned here is free, like XHTML is, like the Web is.
Don't drink the Kool-Aid.

LQ
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