Any alternative programs you would recommend?
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Any alternative programs you would recommend?
Any alternative programs you would recommend?
I have been a NetObjects Fusion user and lover for many years.
I think it is a lot more intuitive to use than Dreamweaver although as many will be quick to point out, it does create large files due to the tables it automatically creates to place your elements on the page. (If you are careful of your object placement and visulize what kind of table you are creating, you can greatly increase the effeciency of the page).
It automatically genrerates roll over buttons and banners for each page using your art or the built in styles.
Gary
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I'm not a professional at this and have never used Dreamweaver, but I've had good experiences with Namo WebEditor. You can find it at:
www.namo.com
.joroho.
http://www.joroho.com/initials.gif
Try Moremotion Web Designer
http://www.moryazilim.com/
Nice user interace, and advanced functions
http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif
screenshot:
http://www.more-motion.com/images/mm...er/mmdeswd.gif
Did you use the MX version of Dreamweaver ? I am much more happy with it than with previous ones.
Kindly,
ivan
My mini-tutorials
Ivan's answer... MX version is better...
Dan Fournier
in that NOF7 (new update available, I believe) is intuitive and is sitecentric. Having said that, I intend to learn DW very soon. Everyone seems to be impressed by MX over previous versions
Jon
I agree that MX is better but there are still one or two irritants eg the Paste function which sometimes carries html and sometimes messes with the < and > characters. There is a Paste HTML shortcut but my brain can't cope with it.
However, from long and bitter experience with software, if you pick something else (and pay for it) there will be a different handful of gotchas.
I still use Textpad with DW MX - it is still vital for several tasks.
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I am using Serif's PagePlus PDF. It's a WYSIWYG DTP (desk top publishing) web editor. The only bad thing is that you have to rebuild your current site. It does not allow for importation of sites created with another program.
Since this is my first site it's fine for me but if you need your editor to allow for this then I would look elsewhere. It's quite easy to use and for the price it's not too bad and for a little more you get a resource CD that has a bunch of usefull stuff on it. Here is the link to the products price page:
http://www.serif.com/store/specialpromotions_vp.asp
Good luck to you! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif
Richard http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif
---Wolff On The Prowl---
I moved from hand created web pages to AdobeGoLive.
Like it very much and has features I've yet to master.
I have Namo WebEditor and have used Dreamweaver, but now I code my pages by hand with Topstyle. Lately I've been noticing that Namo makes odd code. At least when I code by hand as opposed to WYSIWYG editors, it's my own fault if the page doesn't work.
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that's my 2 cents, but that's 2 cents CDN
jamesthiago
Like most folk I don't like to waste money so I tried most of all the above editors and with some other packages costing over £300. I really wanted to be sure that the package I bought was "Right for Me" as my coding knowledge is fairly limited. What I mean by that,is that I could never publish a web site only using Note Pad but I can solve most problems when they arrive, and please remember there is always Google to help with the harder problems. The package that siuted me the best was GoLive 6. I know it is expensive and I will not use the Group working part of the package but it works for me. By the way my next choice would have been Front Page 2002.
Thanks, good suggestions. I have been using MX, and since my post have figured out how to work around some of my frustrations. I'm fiddling with golive, and I will probably check out NetObjects.
Thanks
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I prefer HomeSite.
An ultimate HTML-control.
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alexander
ALBO Design
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>I prefer HomeSite.
An ultimate HTML-control.
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Homesite is fast too. It comes free with Dreamweaver 3 and 4 since it was taken over by Macromedia. Many elements of Homesite have been incorporated into Dreamweaver MX
Tony
I hate the fact that Dreamweaver MX is no longer WYSIWG. Tables with images don't align properly anymore and its because Macromedia changed the rendering engine. And you know what their solution is? Nothing. I am sticking with Dreamweaver 4, still the best editor out there for visual layout.
http://www.macromedia.com/support/dr...nts/strict.htm
Hi Sidewaysup. What is it about it that you dont like? I have been using DW since V3 and MX is a much improved bit of kit. Having said that, the FTP client and the CSS editor are (still) rubbish and the prog is full of useless things like convert layers to tables and vice versa. But if you plan to be a web professional there is nothing to touch it. Its become a standard like Photoshop, and for very good reasons. BUT, if you are not planning on doing it full time or even much of the time then yes, Namo is worth a look. If you really want nice and simple and are not too much interested in DHTML then you cant go far wrong with Web Express from www.mvd.com
BTW the Dreamweaver newsgroup is one of the most useful and helpful forums there is - very like this place (and nothing like Adobe's) so you can always get a helping hand if you decide to go that route.
Cheers
What's the link for the Dreamweaver newsgroup please.
AI have both Dreamweaver 4 and NetObects Fusion, use Dreamweaver all the time, never got to like Fusion. Started building sites in Layers, I use the Layers to Tables and then Tabels to Layers to center them on the page so they appear in the center of the browser, not sure how to do it in Layers otherwise. In Tasbles I just right click/align/center.
The newsgroup would be a big help...soooo much to learn
Brad Hagen
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news://forums.macromedia.com/macromedia.dreamweaver if you have a news reading client
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...ia.dreamweaver if not
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Brad Hagen:
I use the Layers to Tables and then Tabels to Layers to center them on the page so they appear in the center of the browser, not sure how to do it in Layers otherwise. In Tasbles I just right click/align/center.
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Yikes! Have you ever looked at the code that is produced by using those steps!? Its not a pretty site. But I know the frustration you feel. There are Dreamweaver extensions that enable you to centre layers much more elegantly. You can also centre a <DIV> manually but then you are no longer working WYSIWYG - but the final product works and is very sleek codewise.
Google Dreamweaver group search
I like www.namo.com 's Web Editor 5.5 ... been using WE for a couple versions.
David K ... www.dkingdesign.com http://www.dkingdesign.com/stuff/signature.jpg
For anyone wondering how dreamweaver's layers might be used - visit this example. I made some time ago (but alas it was never finished). I see now the layout isn't rendering in IE 5.5 as was intended but you can still see some layers in action. All the graphics were created in Xara.
Regards, Ross
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A lot of web designers are now creating their web pages using Flash MX. I'm currently taking a class at our local college. The course is centered around designing web pages using Flash. So far the main thing I've noticed is how easy it is to place things where you want them. Basically, you just plop your text, graphics, buttons, etc. where you want them and that's it. As I learn more I'll try to post here if anyone is interested.
Doug-O
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Doug-O:
A lot of web designers are now creating their web pages using Flash MX. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
This is still not advisable unless you really know your target audience. Flash is brilliant for making little snippets of image, text, sound - general multimedia elements but I have seen very few examples of complete sites built with Flash that were not completely frustrating. I'm not a Flash Basher - I have been using it since V2 and MX is the best yet.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>how easy it is to place things where you want them. Basically, you just plop your text, graphics, buttons, etc. where you want them and that's it.
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Well that's exactly what you do with dynamic HTML, except you create containers - layers for your stuff. You still have the problem with Flash that every element has an absolute position on the screen.
a little birdy says it maybe worth keeping an eye on www.sausage.com the makers of Hotdog Pro..
after all its been over a year since they released anything newhttp://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif
Regards
Carl Vaz
Xara Group Ltd
Regards
Carl Vaz