Which web authoring software do you use?

**Albacore** · 03 March 2009, 09:04 AM

No mention of the 2 nd most popular web editor up until 3 years ago in the list, GoLive which is shocking. Still use it as it has "smart objects" as do the rest of the Adobe Suite and it has great support for CSS and at the time better than DW,

**coza** · 03 March 2009, 10:28 AM

• Dynamic HTML Editor / Is actually an HTML generator - Good W3C

• Weblus X2 - Nice for drawing/templates/effects/site checker etc/anti-alias on page for certain graphics weak/graphic on page resize weak/good forms maker

• Coffee-cup HTML editor

* Flash - • Swish • Quicker • SWF Easy

Look forward to test Xara Web Designer

**plugins-guy** · 04 March 2009, 06:00 AM

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

**Spinny** · 04 March 2009, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by plugins-guy

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** · 04 March 2009, 03:27 PM

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

**covoxer** · 04 March 2009, 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by remi

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

Well, everything is relative in this world. So it depends on how complex web site do you want to create. There is a level which really requires no html coding skills in WD. All that's above that level, of course, is either impossible or need a brute force.

**Spinny** · 04 March 2009, 04:51 PM

For my part I must admit, I'm a little skeptical about the idea that WD doesn't need the ability to insert code into the header. On these forums alone I've read posts from some people who point out useful little snippets that belong there. I might hope that in a later version they borrow from the Coffee Cup WYSIWYG web designer and add a little drop-down dialog box for pasting header snippets in.

**Soquili** · 04 March 2009, 04:56 PM

People may be interested in Covoxer's reply in the thread http://www.talkgraphics.com/showthread.php?t=36661

**Spinny** · 04 March 2009, 04:58 PM

Sweet. Just got back from lunch and hadn't caught up on all the threads yet. Thanks!

**raynerj1** · 12 March 2009, 05:37 AM

I have been using Notepad/wordpad to design websites since '95 I think. I update 50 meg worth of webpages daily. Sorry, there are things that a WYSIWYG editor just can't do economically. I just rebuilt my 1500+ page website in under 30 seconds.

I have been using Xara since 1.0 days for my web graphics/layout. It is one fantastic piece of software.

I doubt I will get the new program. Once you can sling the code, nothing else will suit your needs. There is nothing faster loading than flat html.

I see there are a few code slingers still out there.