Which web authoring software do you use?

[webmaster]

Anyone can post in this thread and vote in the poll, even if you're not registered. But registering is recommended.

[Soquili]

I had to think hard about the choices.

I've been using Xara Xtreme to create web pages for about a month now.

Although I still use Visual Studio 2008 for a lot of my web work.

I decided to vote for Xtreme as it may become my primary tool of choice because of it's ease of creating better looking design.

[stlewis]

I guess it depends what you mean by 'authoring'!

For specc-ing the structure I use Visio or Xara Xtreme.
For the graphics I use Xara Xtreme 99% of the time.
For the text prep Microsoft Word.
For the construction of the site (css, templates, php etc) Dreamweaver
For the database, the usual MySQL tools, or Access for offline content
For the content of the site Dreamweaver, with TextPad (and trialling EmEditor which has better macro capabilities than TextPad)

[Regular]

I occasionally use Microsoft Web Expressions.

[gracehjs]

I mainly use Microsoft Expressions web because it has .asp support. But I also generate some "sub webs: in Xara eXtreme.

[MarciaB]

Website editor : Dreamweaver
Webgraphics : XaraXtremePro 4
Most photo editing : Photoshop
Animations : Flash and/or Xara

[AndFarr]

I use Xtreme 4 for site mockup and component creation.

Use Netobjects Fusion for most of my websites.

Also have Adobe Golive cs2, but don't used it as often as NOF.

- Andy

[plugins-guy]

Some people look down upon Dreamweaver (cuz it's not hardcore like coding HTML directly) but I use it and love it.

[Spinny]

Some people look down upon Dreamweaver (cuz it's not hardcore like coding HTML directly) but I use it and love it.

Given that Xara's new Web Developer software is going to remove the designer even further from HTML coding, I don't expect you'll find that attitude around here much.

[remi]

Hi Spinny,

you have to reconsider, that Xara is trying to marketing their product this way ("no HTML skills required"). But the question is: Do you believe in this?

I'm sure we will see a lot of new threads within the next weeks, because there are problems here and there and maybe some users will be disappointed, if they really thought that they would not need the necessary skills for jumping into the Web-Business...

Remi