115 replies to this topic

[chelcy]

So what's the best HTML editor? Or at least what you use? I searched in Google, and they (of course) all claim to be good, and I think they are. But what do you guys use? (Or do you just use Notepad? )

Oh yeah, I'd prefer free ones!

Edit: Can someone move this post? I'm so sorry but I posted in the wrong forum...

[noxit]

,,,NotePad is the best ..hehe ..And its same as editing in front page or dreamweaver ..You have to click preview to see the result and here you have to click that html file after editing the source...
Why dont you use front page ?? that comes wid MS office ..

[ravi]

FRONTPAGE 2003! The best Editor. U wont regret it. Its simply the Best.

[chelcy]

(Actually, I use Notepad myself, since I'm not sure which HTML editor is worth downloading... )

I thought Frontpage was a common kind of editor, like, very few features or something, but I guess it's worth a try!

One problem though: I have Microsoft Office 2003, but there's no Frontpage with it. How come?

[wassie]

hmmm.. again i will say i would like to use Dreamweaver.
still i think that is the best.
but notepad is also good.

[Lord Insane]

I use notepad, if I want to preview something, I just use Frontpage.

[wassie]

Lord Insane, on Jun 21 2004, 01:15 AM, said:

I use notepad, if I want to preview something, I just use Frontpage.

if you use dreamweaver you can also view it...

[ultrasmad]

when i started learning i found frontpage to be easier, in the beginning dreamveawer had way too many options....now macromedia's editor is better 4 long projects, but for quick stuff fp is definitly better...

[wassie]

ultrasmad, on Jun 21 2004, 05:18 PM, said:

when i started learning i found frontpage to be easier, in the beginning dreamveawer had way too many options....now macromedia's editor is better 4 long projects, but for quick stuff fp is definitly better...

thats pretty much true yes.
but,
dreamweaver has more options,
but you dont have to use them all do you?
i know like 10% of the options.
and i still like it more.

i must admit that dreamweaver is best for the
experienced ones, but for me its fine

[jacob]

notepad is the best editor... It is easier for me to code the layout, than to try to design it using a WYSIWYG and it is 100% FREE!!! For some reason it is easier, I don't know why!

[OpaQue]

If you Guys are looking for HTML Code editors and not WYSIWYG then gpo for FIRSTPAGE 2000. Its the best editor, I have ever seen and it has got all the HTML codes necessary, Color coding, Supports PHP, Perl, ASP, Coldfusion and lot many languages. Gives a pretty cool Tab interface and many tools to mark the things, highlighting and stuff.
Got an inbuilt Javascript builder and hence you can insert menu and stuff and create cool animations in a flash. With a Javascript Object Dictionary, you can refer to each and every javascript attributes used in DHTML. Not to mention, its also got a DHTML zone to put in additional effects. In built FTP.. This is only TIP of the iceberg, I only wrote what i could remember.
On top of this : ITS absolutely FREEEE!!!

http://www.evrsoft.com

[wassie]

oke that sounds really good
i'll try it out.
if i got any complains or what so ever,
i'll post them.
the free thingy is a big advantage and the
way you were talking about the program.
lets me know its a good program.
but i'll check it out.

[chelcy]

I just might try that! I'm actually downloading it now.

Is this the one you're currently using? Because I want to know if the built-in FTP automatically uploads the changed/updated files. (It doesn't say in their site.) That's a pretty useful feature

[wassie]

well i tryed it a bit,
looks pretty nice.
but i dont have a website at the moment,
so i have to wait for the hosting i get here.

[Lurk]

shridhar, on Jun 20 2004, 03:29 PM, said:

FRONTPAGE 2003! The best Editor. U wont regret it. Its simply the Best.

frontpage makes things easy, but dreamweaver is better. I prefer notepad for html Note pad is the best!!! like jacob said

[Shackman]

Notepad is cool but its very bland so you hav eto get used to it.

Frontpage is abit more colourful and it also helps you point out some important stuff. It uses colour to differetiate stuff(i.e tags..numbers....)

Dreamweaver is nice but it takes up alot of system resources. When I mean alot, it means for editing text. Just fo rthe simple task of editing HTML, you takes up a few precious megabytes of RAM.


I personally prefer Notepad. Its simple and easy to use.

[nicktom]

Frontpage is quite useful.I think it is good.

[Dominik]

I totally recommend NotePad++ esay to use and fast.. it works with many scripts(php,html,asp,java, etc).. FrontPage its also great. and DreamWeaver couldnt leave it behind.

[chinfo]

Dreamweaver is the best web-editor there is both as WYSIWYG or plain text, especialy coz it's platform independent. Frontpage adds about 160% more code, most of them totally useless and proprietary and sloppily done that it would only work properly in microsoft browsers and OS.

Graphics-wise, Adobe GoLive CS is more robust coz of the integration with Photoshop and Illustrator.

[musical-palace]

I use dreamweaver but I have a question about what does dreamweaver ultra dev have over dreamweaver mx 2004 ?

[chinfo]

Actually the question should be the other way around: what does dreamweaver mx 2004 have over UltraDev.

Well, for starters it has better interface and more intuitive features. But mostly it has to do with enhanced database integration in MX that sets it apart. Add to that, MX was retooled to support almost every web programming language you could imagine (PHP, ASP, .NET, Java/Javascript etc.)

In addition, dreamweaver MX is better suited for group work than earlier versions because of its integration with other Macromedia products (which is after all the concept behind Studio MX 2004).

[andyy15]

Dreamweaver and Frontpage are the best html editors since you can type code and actually see what it does. WYSIWYG

[chinfo]

I agree with the Dreamweaver part, but Frontpage and "good web authoring" are mutually exclusive terms

[andyy15]

Notepad makes it so hard for you to see what you are doing. You have to publish what you do in a htm or html file to actually see if your code works. Too much work for me.

[chinfo]

"Hardcore" webmasters (forgive the term:lol: ) prefer Notepad (or other plain text editor for that matter) than wysiswygs because you retain full control over the source code. Granted its tedious and repetitive, it remains very useful and very cheap to boot.