The products I like are - MS InterDev - Cute HTML - NotePad - and yes, I am serious - HomeSite
What I like about MS Interdev is that it is the only tool I have found that leaves my HTML alone - it does not "fix" it for me. If you program already you should already be capable of closing tags and do not need the editor to do it for you. It is not that I do not want the editor to close the tags but that most editors which do this also re-layout the code and that is something I hate. There are so many different GUIs for creating websites and each has pros and cons - it is like choosing what GUI you will program an application in - the are just too many and all have their own uses. Web applications are as diverse as any and that means that the tools used are as diverse too. I am not one of those programmers who love Emac and insist it is the only editor of any worth but when I do HTML stuff I still like to see the code in its raw state, hence my choices of editors. Chrissy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neven MacEwan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Multiple recipients of list offtopic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 7:47 AM Subject: Re: [DUG-OFFTOPIC]: Choosing a web design tool > David > > I'll be interested to see what others say but the choice seems limited > which seems to explain the high price of dreamweaver > > Neven > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Multiple recipients of list offtopic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 7:18 AM > Subject: [DUG-OFFTOPIC]: Choosing a web design tool > > > > Hi all > > > > > > > > I'm brand new to web design and want to hit the ground running with an > > advanced toolset. I would like to use a product that enables a complete > > novice like myself, to put together a basic web site easily, yet has the > > power & flexibility that an experienced web developer would want. The idea > > is, once I get familiar with things and then want to get more fancy and > dig > > deeper, the toolset I'm using needs to already have all the advanced > > features - so that I can grow into it. So the toolset needs to cover the A > > to Z of website design (with nothing left out). > > > > > > > > At the moment, I just want to create a personal website, but then I want > to > > move on to creating a commercial website for a business I want to create. > > > > > > > > I understand Delphi 7 has some good web stuff? And I've just been reading > a > > little about Delphi Web Scripting. Ideally I'd like to use something > within > > Delphi, but I'm not opposed to something completely different. A colleague > > uses Dream Weaver, but I don't know much about it. If I could find a > product > > that is seamless that would be great - i.e. where I don't need to learn a > > bit of html, java script, some other script, asp syntax, etc. to tie it > all > > together (maybe that's a pipe dream?) > > > > > > > > I'm happy if the product is open source, or costs up to $400. I can't > afford > > to spend 1000's! > > > > > > > > Any suggestions of products to check out or things I should know? > > > > > > > > P.S. I also want to look at whether I get my ISP to host, or use my own PC > > as the Web server, as I have Jet Start. What are the pros & cons of each? > > > > > > > > Thanks for your thoughts. > > > > Dave Jollie > > Developer, TOWER NZ IT > > > > *: 09 368 4259 > > *: 09 306 6801 > > *: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > *: 46 Parnell Rd, Parnell, Auckland > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Offtopic List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with body of "unsubscribe offtopic" > Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/offtopic%40delphi.org.nz/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Offtopic List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe offtopic" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/offtopic%40delphi.org.nz/
