What HTML editor do you use?

n3rdych1ck · 12-14-2005, 01:39 AM

I'm using Microsoft FrontPage right now. Is this the best program to use for winXP?

deuce · 12-14-2005, 08:17 AM

I've never used it, but I think Macromedia Dreamweaver is one of the best.

brenda003 · 12-14-2005, 10:54 AM

Yeah, if you're going to use a WYSIWYG then I would suggest Dreamweaver. You can get a trial version I think for 30 days or so. I like using it even though I mostly write HTML by hand since it's nice to see how things will look. It gets a little quirky sometimes, though, and doesn't display right.

Frontpage writes awful, awful code. Dreamweaver at least attempts to write decent code, even if it fails a lot of the time.

deuce · 12-14-2005, 08:16 PM

Lol what is WYSIWYG I see that in html forums all the time but I can't figure it out?

Will.Spencer · 12-14-2005, 10:15 PM

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bear · 12-15-2005, 08:44 PM

Dreamweaver is great, especially if you handcode. Great syntax highlighting.

For something a bit simpler I recommend Textpad.
www.textpad.com

JBN-Rob · 12-15-2005, 10:19 PM

I use Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, and looking at getting the new v8.

I've used FP in the past, and it's perfectly fine for amateur designers, and those only building webpages for friends and family - after all, who really cares about the code for your family album website?

Personally, I don't see the point in hand-coding a website... Seems like quite a bit extra work to me, when Dreamweaver takes care of it - sure sometimes you will have to make some changes to code to get it to display properly, but most of the time does quite a job of it.

Dreamweaver does a decent job for PHP coding, however for that and other server side codes, I prefer Crimson Editor.

kelp · 12-16-2005, 10:27 AM

I'm currently using Dreamweaver 8, but I could probably do without it. There are many free html editors out there, but none have the capabilities like Dreamweaver. Then again, I don't use many of the features, and I haven't explored many of the features that Dreamweaver offers. I don't use Dreamweaver for WYSIWYG because I find it better if you code the layout yourself. Once you can code your own layout, there's almost no need for an advanced program but to organize your layouts and code.

brenda003 · 12-16-2005, 10:55 PM

I'm a bit of a standards and accessability freak. I like any website I build to be up to the W3C standards whenever possible. Dreamweaver has some problems with that, so I end up going back in and fixing it. Sometimes it's just easier to do it myself from the get go.

kelp · 12-17-2005, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by brenda003

I'm a bit of a standards and accessability freak. I like any website I build to be up to the W3C standards whenever possible. Dreamweaver has some problems with that, so I end up going back in and fixing it. Sometimes it's just easier to do it myself from the get go.

Do you know how to code yourself or are you mainly going to be using WYSIWYG? You might want to try using Notepad for that or download a free HTML editor with fancy color coding. I sometimes use Notepad on occasions to code my own sites because of it's simplicity. But I always make mistakes in Notepad which is why I don't use it anymore. I forget to close a tag or something silly and mess up my whole website.

brenda003 · 12-17-2005, 09:04 AM

If by code you mean HTML, yeah I know it myself. I actually do a lot of my website building on a Unix server, so I use vim and that has the color coding which is so nice! I also hate using Notepad. Dreamweaver isn't bad, either, though, because it color codes and does some formatting and whatnot.

compnut · 12-18-2005, 12:50 AM

Dreamweaver is the best, soleley due to its coding capability. This is merely my opinion though. I'm not quite the expert yet, but I"m getting there slowly. I have used Dreamweaver, and it does suit my needs. Any other suggestions could be helpful.

brenda003 · 12-18-2005, 01:40 AM

I just wish Dreamweaver wasn't so pricy! I haven't heard of anything that matches Dreamweaver, just other options that are cheaper or free or whatnot.

Faucet · 02-25-2006, 11:27 PM

heh i only use notepad. But if i get my hands on dreamweaver...

zeroth · 03-09-2006, 02:20 AM

I also use Notepad here, but I do not have a complex site.

dave7 · 03-17-2006, 02:26 AM

I use Visual Studio to edit my HTML files, but it is only useful for its syntax highlighting.

zemus · 03-24-2006, 07:27 PM

I just use Notepad or Wordpad for my HTML editing, I don't need any fancy programs.

imported_chris · 03-30-2006, 02:42 AM

Depending on how much I need to edit, I use Wordpad for quick fixes, and Visual Studio for more serious updates.

mike17 · 04-05-2006, 03:03 AM

I just use plain old Notepad for my quick HTML/CSS updates.

dazzlindonna · 04-11-2006, 06:52 PM

I use HTMLKit. I come from a hand-coding background, and it fits my style perfectly. Plus, it's free, and free always makes me

darviria · 06-15-2006, 11:25 AM

WYSYWIG editors are lame, I once used Dreamweaver and the filesize was double what it was if I coded it myself.

I use ConText, basically a programmer's version of Notepad, its got quite a few functions to speed things up, tab based editing etc. Also code highlighting for most languages you can think of (and many you've never heard of), code highlighting does make things easier to read.

If I was using a WYSYWIG editor I'd have it in code view code just to use the code highlighting, only problem is those things have hundreds of stupid menus and popups for people that don't know how to code. Also it means running a huge application to do something you can do in a tiny text editor.

MarkSpacey · 06-20-2006, 10:52 AM

I've used a lot of many different editors. HLML Pad and Coffee Cup are quite good IMO, though Notepad is still the best one.

BILZ · 08-07-2006, 02:57 PM

I know it isnt the preffered wysiwyg editor, but i use frontpage. I just been too lay to start learning dreamweaver.

dhruvd · 08-07-2006, 09:21 PM

I use MS Front Page and Dream Weaver !
They prefectly suit to my needs.

Fry · 08-14-2006, 02:03 AM

Textpad for quick edits
Dreamweaver for full on design and editing
I do quick simple designs though, so no need for me to go overboard with software