Hi, I'm looking for a free HTML editor. Not one of those new-fangled WYSIWYG ones... the only conditions are....
* Its free
* It has syntax highlighting
* It has a preview mode (like on dreamweaver or whatever).
* It doesn't have any spy/adware!
I figured that theres probably a great program out there somewhere, I just havent found it yet. I used to use one that I liked but since the Great Hard Drive Crash of 2004 it has disappeared from my PC, and I can't find anywhere to download it either....
Which (free) editor do you use?
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Posted 07 March 2005 - 07:16 PM
I would suggest that you go to TSware.net and get Webcoder 5. It has all that you ask for and a bunch more. It's completely free, all you have to do is register it. It comes with a good variety of script helping and also includes an auto-complete for biginning webmasters/mistresses. I think you will find that it's one of the best free editors around.
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Posted 07 March 2005 - 07:26 PM
hey you don't have to ask questions like these. Incase you need it urgently you can go where everyone goes to Mr.Google. If you know how to use the advanced search then you can get whatever you want. I use frontpage. That's the best. It's simple and easy to use. 
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Posted 08 March 2005 - 07:27 PM
Personally I value the community forums as a way of sharing a personal experience which a large amount of us would have to go through, in this case finding a proper way to code.
However, when one reads the topic correctly you see that I want one rather specific - google cant tell you which have spyware or not, or what the actual customer satisfation is like (as it is traditional to make up testimonies!).
So you see, canute24, questions like these need to be asked. If I took googles word as gospel I wouldnt get very far, would I? Even a powerful advanced search cant block me from all the rogue internet traders! No one can be trusted, but you guys do come closer than most methods on the internet. (Read: company sites!)
And as for you using frontpage? Yes, thats costs quite a bit. And quite a bit of money is the very thing I don't have right now!
However, when one reads the topic correctly you see that I want one rather specific - google cant tell you which have spyware or not, or what the actual customer satisfation is like (as it is traditional to make up testimonies!).
So you see, canute24, questions like these need to be asked. If I took googles word as gospel I wouldnt get very far, would I? Even a powerful advanced search cant block me from all the rogue internet traders! No one can be trusted, but you guys do come closer than most methods on the internet. (Read: company sites!)
And as for you using frontpage? Yes, thats costs quite a bit. And quite a bit of money is the very thing I don't have right now!
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Posted 08 March 2005 - 07:35 PM
Well, I looked into the editor mentioned. Unfortunately it seems that although the program looks good there is a bug preventing me from using it. I receive an error message. Its either a long number or code, or just the wods "catastrophic failure".... its probably my PC.
So I uninstalled that, and got a copy of Pagebreeze from download.com. It looked quite good, the syntax highlighting was a horrible colour but I can live with that. However, when I opened the document I was editing, I saved it, but everything between the <body> tags had been deleted! Shock horror! So that was rather unexpected and annoying. Thanks to the legend that is the windows clip'o'board I was fine, but it was still bad.
More evidence that I need you guys instead of relying on google!
So basically I'm back where I started. Come on, there must be one somewhere!
So I uninstalled that, and got a copy of Pagebreeze from download.com. It looked quite good, the syntax highlighting was a horrible colour but I can live with that. However, when I opened the document I was editing, I saved it, but everything between the <body> tags had been deleted! Shock horror! So that was rather unexpected and annoying. Thanks to the legend that is the windows clip'o'board I was fine, but it was still bad.
More evidence that I need you guys instead of relying on google!
So basically I'm back where I started. Come on, there must be one somewhere!
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Posted 08 March 2005 - 08:35 PM
Lol i don't know any hmmm i guess theres freewebs use that than take code and use in ur website i had one a long time ago hmmm i forgot what it is i well see if i can find it again i welll telll u why not use Word i mean save as a webpage open in notpad and it's in html and copy code in to webhost and your done!
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Posted 09 March 2005 - 01:37 AM
round, on Mar 8 2005, 05:12 PM, said:
Why not just buy a copy of dreamweaver and save yourself alot of time and trouble. I've used tons and went back to it. Simple and easy to use.
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Dreamweaver is a very good program in the long run because it has all the features that you asked for and more. All you basically have to do in Dreamweaver is point your cursor in the spot you want the code to appear, go to the appropriate menu, fill out a form, and you're done! It even has templates, and code snippets for you to use.
I used Dreamweaver to start my site, but it slows down my Celeron (yes, laugh all you want), so I uninstalled it and went back to MS Notepad.
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Posted 09 March 2005 - 06:49 PM
I am an advanced (x)HTML/CSS user and prefer to do my own coding, so I dont NEED a WYSIWYG editor. Or any of the special features that Dreamweaver offers! I'm not buying dreamweaver as its £339 GBP. Thats nearly 3 months wages for me. Which is why I'd prefer a simple syntax highlighter. Still havent found anything... Ill see if i can borrow a copy of dreamweaver from someone in the meantime, thankies for all the suggestions.
in the meantime, thankies for all the suggestions.
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