> > We have MS Press as a sponsor so I have (MUST) to use FP, IIS,
> > Commerce etc...
> > I'll censure some of my opinion on this software but even if I know
> > WYSWYG is meaningles in web developement, FP seems to be the most
> > friendly WYSWYG editor I ever tryed. What I mean it doesn't fill up
> > your code with scrambled/crazy-nested tags (or at least less than
> > other editors).
> Unless there is a new version of FP that I haven't seen yet, beyond
> the 98 version, I have to disagree. I have had to unscramble a few
98 Version 3.0.2.926 whatever this means.
> FP sites. There is often extraneous code, such as
> <p><em><strong> </strong></em></p> or </p><br><br>. It also is
> most unfriendly for viewing the code, due to the way it breaks tags
> up like:
I haven't seen such garbage yet. And I havent said FP doesn't produce
garbage. I've just said it seemed to produce less garbage than other
WYSWYG editor.
> <td align="center" valign="top"><a
> href="../audience_dev/index.html"
> onmouseover="imgOn('audience')"
> onmouseout="imgOff('audience')"><font
> face="Arial"><img
> src="../images2/home_audiencedevelopment.gif"
> border="0" width="84" height="26"></font></a></td>
I haven't seen such effect too. At least not so scrambled.
Of course it's always better the code you write than the code someone
else write (even if someone else is your best friend)
I suppose I've been too lucky.
> The handling of table tags and the formatting of nested tables
> leaves much to be desired, too. Another peeve, using font tags way
> too often. Way more often than actually needed. Code bloat, but not
Yes this is true... too many font tag.
> necessarily code bloat that won't pass an html validator's test. Oh,
I'll try...
> except for the occasional & tag that is not supported by all
> browsers. Actually, the list goes on...
> use that mangler again. As a newbie to html editing, choosing
> FrontPage as an instructor is a bad idea.
YES, completely true.
> On the sysadmin side, my main sysadmin says that a common problem
> with FP users is that they ftp their files right over the _private
> config file, causing errors. The sysadmin also said that FP
The publish option isn't so user friendly and seems to cause some
problems. I have to find some solution quickly, since I have (MUST)
to use FP.
> Extensions cause extra problems with the stability of his servers.
> He supports them, and doesn't take issue with them, but has made
> those observations (and is willing to live with them).
NO COMMENT (I hope out there you'll interpret my silence in the right
way)
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