What to use for html editor

I am so frustrated by editors. What should I use?

I started years ago with Frotnpage. It was ok, but it seemed I had
many problems with ISP's not fond of all they had to do to support it.
Plus I find FrontPage clunking in parts.

I switched to NetObjects Fusion. I like it. It handles many tasks,
such as building navigation bars for me. I upgrade to NetObjects
Fusion 8, and have been fighting it. It seems buggy. For example,
using its layot region, I set up a region to be 775 pixels. In this
region I set up a table to be 775 pixels, which was not hard to hanld
ein previous versions. Now my table always ends up 3 to 5 pixels
smaller than the layout region. Minor point, but there are lots of
this type of buggy behaviour, and I am spedning hours fixing minor
problems.

I have now loked at Dreamweaver, but I found out it has an activation
code. Basically you can only load it on one computer, not a problem,
but if that compter goes down or needs its hard drive redone, you have
to jump through hoops to get it reactivated, including paying
MacroMedia a reactivation fee.

I seem to have to redo my hard drive about once a year, and I am not
wild about this activation scheme.

I have tried hand coding, but I am not that good with html.

Does anyone have any suggestions for a wysiwyg editor?

Thanks
Cheers to everyone,

Al

http://www.discountdrivingschool.com

AF

On Tue, 18 May 2004 14:53:17 GMT, AF <> wrote:

> I am so frustrated by editors. What should I use?
....
> I have tried hand coding, but I am not that good with html.

You will be.

> Does anyone have any suggestions for a wysiwyg editor?

My suggestion is to distrust them, because on the WWW, WYSI*NA*WYG.

"Neal" <> wrote in message
news...
> On Tue, 18 May 2004 14:53:17 GMT, AF <> wrote:
>
> > I am so frustrated by editors. What should I use?
> ...
> > I have tried hand coding, but I am not that good with html.
>
> You will be.
>
> > Does anyone have any suggestions for a wysiwyg editor?
>
> My suggestion is to distrust them, because on the WWW, WYSI*NA*WYG.

I totally agree, and have NEVER EVER trusted web editors. It's too easy to
depend on them. And some apps, you need to really know your html to
customize it perfectly. Also, if you switch jobs, what if they use a
different editor? Also, html is so easy. It's kind of like in basketball,
learning to dribble with your left hand. At first, your dependency on web
editors will hinder you, but once you learn, the power and flexibility you
will have will be great and overwhelm your opponent as you drive toward
his... ok too much basketball (boo lakers) but you get my drift (a lonnngggg
drift at that).

You might want to try editPlus http://www.editplus.com
While it will not WYSIWYG for you, it does aid in formatting your html so
there is SOME semblence of structure. check it out.

It is kind of like calculus. You can depend on Pine and other software to
integrate for you, but if you don't know how to do it manually, you're
missing a lot.
good luck

In article <>, bscinc3000
@NOSPAMYahoo.com says...
> I am so frustrated by editors. What should I use?

WYSIWYG? Dreamweaver is the best. ($300?)

Text? TopStyle ($90?) or HTMLKit (free?)

> I have now loked at Dreamweaver, but I found out it has an activation
> code. Basically you can only load it on one computer, not a problem,
> but if that compter goes down or needs its hard drive redone, you have
> to jump through hoops to get it reactivated, including paying
> MacroMedia a reactivation fee.

Hardly jump through the hoops, reactivation is simple. Not to mention it
will install with out the activation code, you just have to ad it later.

> I seem to have to redo my hard drive about once a year, and I am not
> wild about this activation scheme.

Again, this is not an issue really.

> I have tried hand coding, but I am not that good with html.

Something like Topstyle would be great for you. It has type-ahead help
that will walk you though all of your HTML questions.

> http://www.discountdrivingschool.com

If that is the kind of page you produce, then learn HTML, CSS they are
right up your alley. (And it is really not that hard)
--
Whitecrest Entertainment
www.whitecrestent.com

AF <> wrote:

> Does anyone have any suggestions for a wysiwyg editor?

There is Webeasy, for cheap.
MS Publisher can output web pages, too.

The other people gave you good suggestions, though - you absolutely must
learn how to code by hand to fix what the editors screw up.

There is nothing wrong with Frontpage if you understand HTML. Do not let
it add anything to a page that you cannot code by hand, and you should be
okay.

The Doormouse

--
The Doormouse cannot be reached by e-mail without her permission.

On Tue, 18 May 2004 14:53:17 GMT, AF <>
wrote:

>I am so frustrated by editors. What should I use?
>
>I started years ago with Frotnpage. It was ok, but it seemed I had
>many problems with ISP's not fond of all they had to do to support it.
>Plus I find FrontPage clunking in parts.
>
>I switched to NetObjects Fusion. I like it. It handles many tasks,
>such as building navigation bars for me. I upgrade to NetObjects
>Fusion 8, and have been fighting it. It seems buggy. For example,
>using its layot region, I set up a region to be 775 pixels. In this
>region I set up a table to be 775 pixels, which was not hard to hanld
>ein previous versions. Now my table always ends up 3 to 5 pixels
>smaller than the layout region. Minor point, but there are lots of
>this type of buggy behaviour, and I am spedning hours fixing minor
>problems.
>
>I have now loked at Dreamweaver, but I found out it has an activation
>code. Basically you can only load it on one computer, not a problem,
>but if that compter goes down or needs its hard drive redone, you have
>to jump through hoops to get it reactivated, including paying
>MacroMedia a reactivation fee.
>
>I seem to have to redo my hard drive about once a year, and I am not
>wild about this activation scheme.
>
>I have tried hand coding, but I am not that good with html.
>
>Does anyone have any suggestions for a wysiwyg editor?
>
>Thanks
>Cheers to everyone,
>
>Al
>
>http://www.discountdrivingschool.com

One thing I would suggest, try getting the domain name of
www.discount-driving-school.com or whatever. And scrap the old one.
Re-direct it to a forwarding page. Or something.

BB

On Tue, 18 May 2004 12:35:38 -0400, Whitecrest
<> wrote:

>In article <>, bscinc3000
>@NOSPAMYahoo.com says...
>> I am so frustrated by editors. What should I use?
>
>WYSIWYG? Dreamweaver is the best. ($300?)
>
>Text? TopStyle ($90?) or HTMLKit (free?)
>
>> I have now loked at Dreamweaver, but I found out it has an activation
>> code. Basically you can only load it on one computer, not a problem,
>> but if that compter goes down or needs its hard drive redone, you have
>> to jump through hoops to get it reactivated, including paying
>> MacroMedia a reactivation fee.
>
>Hardly jump through the hoops, reactivation is simple. Not to mention it
>will install with out the activation code, you just have to ad it later.
>
>> I seem to have to redo my hard drive about once a year, and I am not
>> wild about this activation scheme.
>
>Again, this is not an issue really.
>
>> I have tried hand coding, but I am not that good with html.
>
>Something like Topstyle would be great for you. It has type-ahead help
>that will walk you though all of your HTML questions.

Topstyle? Er, you mean the well-known CSS editor?

BB

>> http://www.discountdrivingschool.com
>
>If that is the kind of page you produce, then learn HTML, CSS they are
>right up your alley. (And it is really not that hard)

On Tue, 18 May 2004 16:37:20 GMT, The Doormouse <>
wrote:

>AF <> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone have any suggestions for a wysiwyg editor?
>
>There is Webeasy, for cheap.
>MS Publisher can output web pages, too.

Doormouse, Doormouse - you trying to upset this guy? Sending him from
crap editor to crap editor?

>The other people gave you good suggestions, though - you absolutely must
>learn how to code by hand to fix what the editors screw up.

Well you got that right!

>There is nothing wrong with Frontpage if you understand HTML. Do not let
>it add anything to a page that you cannot code by hand, and you should be
>okay.

Thing is, anyone who understands anything about html won't use FP. You
see beyond it.

BB

>The Doormouse

In article <>,
says...
> >Something like Topstyle would be great for you. It has type-ahead help
> >that will walk you though all of your HTML questions.
> Topstyle? Er, you mean the well-known CSS editor?

It is so much more than a CSS Editor.

--
Whitecrest Entertainment
www.whitecrestent.com

On Wed, 19 May 2004 05:57:40 -0400, Whitecrest
<> wrote:

>In article <>,
> says...
>> >Something like Topstyle would be great for you. It has type-ahead help
>> >that will walk you though all of your HTML questions.
>> Topstyle? Er, you mean the well-known CSS editor?
>
>It is so much more than a CSS Editor.

I only have the lite version. And I must admit, I've not really got
into it yet.

BB