Re: Frontpage alternative

Subject: Re: Frontpage alternative
From: Laura Lemay <lemay -at- lauralemay -dot- com>
To: Richard L Hamilton <dick -at- rlhamilton -dot- net>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:10:44 -0800

KompoZer's replacement is Nvu. Its the same code base (the old Netscape
Composer), only Nvu is being regularly updated.

Here are two good lists of both WYSIWYG web design editors and
code-based HTML editors, from free to $$$

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/05/06/25-wysiwyg-editors-reviewed/
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/05/07/35-useful-source-code-editors-reviewed/

Laura

Richard L Hamilton wrote:
> George,
>
> I have used Kompozer with some success
> (http://sourceforge.net/projects/kompozer).
> It is an open source program, so it is very affordable.
>
> Beware, however, that it does not appear to have been updated recently,
> so I
> don't know what its long term prognosis is. That breaks one of my basic
> rules
> about tools (avoid orphans and old-timers), but when I looked for tools,
> I was
> surprised to find relatively few out there. This one worked well, so I
> didn't
> look much further.
>
> I suspect that one reason may be that a lot of low cost web hosting
> services
> feature a built-in web site builder, so it may be that the need is
> relatively
> small for most folks. In fact, if you are looking for a web site for
> yourself,
> you may want to just sign up with a service that offers this feature.
>
> Best Regards,
> Dick Hamilton
> Managing Writers: A Real World Guide to Managing Technical Documentation
> http://managingwriters.com
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: techwr-l-bounces+dick=rlhamilton -dot- net -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+dick=rlhamilton -dot- net -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- co
>> m] On Behalf Of GEORGE GRIMM
>> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 5:23 PM
>> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>> Subject: Frontpage alternative
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>> Can anyone suggest an affordable alternative to MS Frontpage?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Geore Grimm
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>
>> ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring
>> and publishing
>> solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor,
>> Microsoft Word or
>> HTML and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed manuals.
>> http://www.doctohelp.com
>>
>> Help & Manual 5: The complete help authoring tool for individual
>> authors and teams. Professional power, intuitive interface. Write
>> once, publish to 8 formats. Multi-user authoring and version
>> control! http://www.helpandmanual.com/
>>
>> ---
>> You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as dick -at- rlhamilton -dot- net -dot-
>>
>> To unsubscribe send a blank email to
>> techwr-l-unsubscribe -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>> or visit
>> http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/options/techwr-l/dick%40rlha
> milton.net
>
>
> To subscribe, send a blank email to techwr-l-join -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>
> Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit
> http://www.techwr-l.com/ for more resources and info.
>
> Please move off-topic discussions to the Chat list, at:
> http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/listinfo/techwr-l-chat
>
>
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring and publishing
> solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or
> HTML and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed manuals.
> http://www.doctohelp.com
>
> Help & Manual 5: The complete help authoring tool for individual
> authors and teams. Professional power, intuitive interface. Write
> once, publish to 8 formats. Multi-user authoring and version control! http://www.helpandmanual.com/
>
> ---
> You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as lemay -at- lauralemay -dot- com -dot-
>
> To unsubscribe send a blank email to
> techwr-l-unsubscribe -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> or visit http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/options/techwr-l/lemay%40lauralemay.com
>
>
> To subscribe, send a blank email to techwr-l-join -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>
> Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit
> http://www.techwr-l.com/ for more resources and info.
>
> Please move off-topic discussions to the Chat list, at:
> http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/listinfo/techwr-l-chat
>

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring and publishing
solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or
HTML and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed manuals.
http://www.doctohelp.com

Help & Manual 5: The complete help authoring tool for individual
authors and teams. Professional power, intuitive interface. Write
once, publish to 8 formats. Multi-user authoring and version control! http://www.helpandmanual.com/

---
You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as archive -at- web -dot- techwr-l -dot- com -dot-

To unsubscribe send a blank email to
techwr-l-unsubscribe -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
or visit http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/options/techwr-l/archive%40web.techwr-l.com


To subscribe, send a blank email to techwr-l-join -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com

Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit
http://www.techwr-l.com/ for more resources and info.

Please move off-topic discussions to the Chat list, at:
http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/listinfo/techwr-l-chat


Follow-Ups:

References:
RE: Frontpage alternative: From: Richard L Hamilton

Previous by Author: Re: Dumb question: is it "email", "Email", "e-mail", or "E-mail"
Next by Author: Re: Frontpage alternative
Previous by Thread: Re: Frontpage alternative
Next by Thread: Re: Frontpage alternative


What this post helpful? Share it with friends and colleagues:


Sponsored Ads