DREAMweaver Vs FRONTpage

xeric · June 11th, 2007, 1:59 AM

which software do you use for designing the html pages...?? i use dreamweaver, its best for me. i started my journey from frontpage but when i started designing webpages from photoshops i switched to dreamweaver and its best for me now.

i suggest you all to use dreamweaver instead of frontpage.

**Brandonnn** · June 11th, 2007, 2:43 AM

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Originally Posted by xeric

which software do you use for designing the html pages...?? i use dreamweaver, its best for me. i started my journey from frontpage but when i started designing webpages from photoshops i switched to dreamweaver and its best for me now.

i suggest you all to use dreamweaver instead of frontpage.

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**MarkRH** · June 11th, 2007, 3:00 AM

I use HomeSite 4.5 for dealing with HTML and PSPAD for working with PHP pages. Coda looked kinda cool.. wont work with Windows though hehe.

I would use Dreamweaver over Frontpage but I'm not forkin' out that kind of cash.

**markscns** · June 11th, 2007, 6:08 AM

I still use TextPad, I don't need a visual way to do pages, I prefer plain HTML code.

**Neil** · June 11th, 2007, 7:05 AM

Preferred packages have traditionally been down to what a customer uses, what does the job easiest or the level of ability someone may have/not have if they took over a site and of course...budget.
A large company with MS servers and in-house knowledge tend towards Frontpage, outside agencies tended to Dreamweaver.
Netobjects Fusion used to be very good for home/small business users as it gave all the features needed but at reasonable cost but now they seem to be pricing themselves out of reality, too expensive for home/small business use but lacking substance etc. for the market they are pricing themselves in.
Now much as Microsoft are now trying to tie the new frontpage to their own systems and hosting packages reality is the big boys will get huge discounts and only the smaller outfits would be expected to look around but, since Adobe got their paws on Dreamweaver the only real competition, the main thing expected there is more Adobe linking, less outside compatability and price hikes.

editplus is good for hand or quick coding and for normal text/xml and all the rest.

H · June 11th, 2007, 9:34 AM

I just use TextMate, whatever graphics program I feel like using (usually Fireworks), and a browser to check how the code renders.

**twirp** · June 11th, 2007, 10:50 AM

I use Notepad++
I've tried visual editors and can't seem to use them...

hsncool · June 11th, 2007, 3:42 PM

some one needs to make a web-editing program with server-side coding in mind!

for example, your php on your site is this.....

PHP Code:


			


hello<br>



<?

if($page == 'home') {

echo('ur at home');

} else {

echo('ur NOT at home');

}

?>

with current applications, the design view will only show hello. there should be a prog where you could alter the variables to see what all the different possible outputs are. its easier than execing it from a browser just to "see if it looks right". and thats if you've got php installed, else u'll have to upload it too!

do peaople see what i mean? :S

H · June 11th, 2007, 5:16 PM

Well, I think there is one that sorta does that... but it's for Ruby on Rails. The IDE basically would have to have access to whatever intrepreter you're using and now how to interact with it. I doubt you'll really see it due to the nature of not having to compile to run the code.

If you're really wanting to test stuff without loading it, just run unit tests.

But even in the case of your code... where is $page being assigned?

June 11th, 2007, 1:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
xeric Registered User Seasoned Poster Joined in Jun 2007 46 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	DREAMweaver Vs FRONTpage which software do you use for designing the html pages...?? i use dreamweaver, its best for me. i started my journey from frontpage but when i started designing webpages from photoshops i switched to dreamweaver and its best for me now. i suggest you all to use dreamweaver instead of frontpage.

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Neil Surpass Fan On a golden path... Joined in Oct 2004 Lives in UK 356 posts Gave thanks: 6 Thanked 13 times	Preferred packages have traditionally been down to what a customer uses, what does the job easiest or the level of ability someone may have/not have if they took over a site and of course...budget. A large company with MS servers and in-house knowledge tend towards Frontpage, outside agencies tended to Dreamweaver. Netobjects Fusion used to be very good for home/small business users as it gave all the features needed but at reasonable cost but now they seem to be pricing themselves out of reality, too expensive for home/small business use but lacking substance etc. for the market they are pricing themselves in. Now much as Microsoft are now trying to tie the new frontpage to their own systems and hosting packages reality is the big boys will get huge discounts and only the smaller outfits would be expected to look around but, since Adobe got their paws on Dreamweaver the only real competition, the main thing expected there is more Adobe linking, less outside compatability and price hikes. editplus is good for hand or quick coding and for normal text/xml and all the rest. __________________ D17/D21/P59/P62/VPSX - "Faith can move mountains" (Faiths a big girl....) - I'm not paranoid, I know they are out to get me! Last edited by Neil; June 11th, 2007 at 7:07 AM.

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H after g, before i Resident. Joined in Jul 2004 Lives in N,BC,CA 8,058 posts Gave thanks: 48 Thanked 129 times	I just use TextMate, whatever graphics program I feel like using (usually Fireworks), and a browser to check how the code renders.

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hsncool Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Jun 2007 Lives in UK Hosted on SH125 27 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	some one needs to make a web-editing program with server-side coding in mind! for example, your php on your site is this..... PHP Code: `hello<br> <? if($page == 'home') { echo('ur at home'); } else { echo('ur NOT at home'); } ?>` with current applications, the design view will only show hello. there should be a prog where you could alter the variables to see what all the different possible outputs are. its easier than execing it from a browser just to "see if it looks right". and thats if you've got php installed, else u'll have to upload it too! do peaople see what i mean? :S

June 11th, 2007, 5:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
H after g, before i Resident. Joined in Jul 2004 Lives in N,BC,CA 8,058 posts Gave thanks: 48 Thanked 129 times	Well, I think there is one that sorta does that... but it's for Ruby on Rails. The IDE basically would have to have access to whatever intrepreter you're using and now how to interact with it. I doubt you'll really see it due to the nature of not having to compile to run the code. If you're really wanting to test stuff without loading it, just run unit tests. But even in the case of your code... where is $page being assigned?

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