I am currently using EZedit to edit text files that are then included into
the web document.
If the web documents are CFM pages then I use CFINCLUDE, if they are html
pages then I use shtml and use SSI includes (or you can try and convince
your ISP to allow HTML and HTM files to be processed by the SSI engine).
Either way you can use EZedit to edit the text files and use CFFILE to save
those changes. The users changes will automatically show up in the web
documents using "include" technology.
If you want to you could wrap the edit features into a security model for
your client so only valid users can edit the text files. If there are many
text files, just create a simple menu that links to the text file inserted
into EZedit. It's pretty easy to implement. I did a rough draft in about
10 minutes.
If that is not simple and cheap for your client, then you might consider
purchasing a "Sams Teach Yourself FrontPage in 24 Hours" book for the client
and send them on their way.
It always seems that clients want CHEAP, FAST, GOOD!
I hope this helps you out.
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Theobald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 11:24 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: OT: HTML editor for idiots? recommendation?
Thanks everyone for lots of comments...
But I guess I didn't describe the situation well.
This client is very small, can't spend much money, and has ZERO knowledge of
HTML (hence the analogy of my Grandmother has to be able to use it)
'First Page' is *not* wysiwyg you have to edit HTML code directly.
Spectra, EZEdit, ActiveEdit, and eWebEditPro all require building a database
document management system.
I've done this before for other clients (by the way eWebEditPro is
excellent) but it would be overkill for this and I'm not doing it for FREE
anyway.
I *assume* DreamWeaver is too complicated/powerful for this client. Am I
wrong about this?
So, can someone recommend an EASY What-You-see-is-what-you-get WEB PAGE
editor that does not require ANY knowledge of HTML to simply edit the PLAIN
TEXT parts of a web page? Built in upload/download would be better than
requiring the use of a separate FTP program.
At 10:09 AM 4/18/01 -0400, Peter Theobald wrote:
>Sorry for the OT post...
>
>I have a client who needs to be able to make simple text changes to static
HTML pages.
>I tried having him use FrontPage but he managed to destroy the entire site,
which I had to restore from backups.
>
>Can someone recommend an HTML editor that will simply download ONE page,
allow SIMPLE editing of text, and upload THAT page. Something that my
grandmother could use (hint: she wonders why she never has to put new ice in
her "icebox").
>
>
>
>
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