Which program is the best for website creating

[robking]

Does any one know the best program for webcreating is I am currently using publisher 97 which is really bad i know a bit about html but i would prefere a web creating program that you dont need to know html. if it is possible to download could you please tell me the site in which i can get it from
THANKS Alot
ROB
P.S am thinking about downloading the demo of dreamweaveri

 

[jaredn]

Get dreamweaver. jared@aauser.com

 

[Comtech]

There are a few, some better than others.
Try

http://www.arachnophilia.com

and look there for Arachnophobia. It's got nothing to do with spiders X-) but it's a good program.
Have you tried FrontPage (comes with IE) or Composer (comes with Netscape)? They are both free, and if you don't use any complicated tags, the HTML they crank out is acceptable for most. Cheers,
Jim
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[tanderso]

Acceptable for most? If that's the case, then most don't have very high standards. I've said this before, and I'll say it again: you don't need any editors to produce a web page, just learn the 15-20 HTML tags necessary and write it in Notepad. It'll be easier to learn the HTML than to learn the interface to the editor. Plus, the code you produce will be more efficient and more flexible. Also, it's free ;-)
Sincerely,

Tom Anderson
CEO, Order amid Chaos, Inc.

http://www.oac-design.com

 

[foxdev]

I think I agree with Tom - I'm a database developer and I don't have a ton of time to learn the intricacies of Web development, yet I've put together a half-dozen decent sites coding them "by hand".

But Tom, you've got to have an editor, you just don't need a generator. I think that's probably what you meant (NotePad, after all, is an editor).

For my occasional hand-tooled HTML editing, I'll use either the program editor in whatever I have open at the moment, or for more in-depth work I use FirstPage, a free (really free, not a demo, shareware, or time-limited version) available here:

http://www.evrsoft.com/

.
Robert Bradley

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[jaredn]

Even though I've been creating web sites/apps for 3 years, I still enjoy the occasional table editor for making complex/userfriendly forms. My tool of choice is homesite (extended find/replace,syntax highlighting) but once in a blue moon, I open up Dreamweaver for 5 minutes.

I wouldn't suggest using notepad (it hurts my eyes after a while); if you don't want a WYSIWYG then try out homesite:

http://www.allaire.com/Products/HomeSite/

jared@aauser.com

 

[Comtech]

I also do most of my coding in notepad, but I simply suggested that Frontpage or Composer will put out a web page, albeit a simple one, that won't crash most browsers. The more complex the code, the more likely one of those will crash a browser, or at least create errors.
For someone who doesn't know, or have the time to learn, a bit of HTML, then they will work.
I suggested Arachnophobia, because it's a good EDITOR, that will help you learn HTML as you go, it's NOT a WYSIWYG program. Jared also mentions HomeSite. I have no personal experience with it, but hear it's also a decent editor. Cheers,
Jim
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[PepperPepsi]

I used to create my webpage in notepad, that is how i learn HTML and JavaScript. However, if your need to create a 50+ pages website, i strongly suggest to use FrontPage. More organize your website, automatically fixed the broken links and rename files, plus the powerful "webbot" components let you easily insert a html file or page banner =)


thanks Chiu Chan
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[meiteens]

hi!

i use a html editor called HTML Beauty, that you can find at

http://www.max.co.yu

..before that i used FrontPage, but I found it really easy with this great program (that's also freeware) to start writing html myself..

..gunta

 

[theEclipse]

I guess that I am one of those old fashoned guys that uses notepad only. I do, however own dreamweaver ultradev, and if I ever need a 'quick' page, that is what I use.

but I use my handy 'HTML 4 for Dummies' book. it has almost all of the refrences that I need.

I also use windows personal web server theEclipse
eclipse_web@hotmail.com
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[kjonnnnn]

Well I'll be the 5th Wheel. FP2000 does what I need to. I've only been in IT a few years, and never created a website before FP. I think most of you forget most firsttimers doing a web dont want to invest or have the time to learn HTML. While there are only a few tags, you still have to set them up correctly. Im learning it now, but at first I needed to get my churches website up. As far as dreamweaver, you have to invest more time to learn dreamweaver. I may move on to dreamweaver, when I have more time.

Not only do I create my pages in FP2000, but its easy to publish from FP, and I can easily manage my site from within FP, it lets me know of broken links and other info I wouldnt think of.

 

[robking]

Thanks for all your emails it has helped me alot! ;-)

 

[Judland]

Well, there is a variety of responses here and I'd just like to add mine to the record. I've been working with PCs since the days of PETS and Basic. I find that nothing givese me more control than notepad, or CuteHTML when designing a webpage. Get a good HTML book, like Using HTML 4 from the Que publishing co., and notepad, and you have a powerful webpage development package.

As for WYSIWYG programs, Dreamweaver is my favorite. I found it to be the simplest to learn. judlandwaste@netscape.net

 

[sierraonsite]

Give Arachnophilia 4.0 a try... it's free... it's easy to use, it's very simular to notepad with a few extras and it has a great search feature when working with large scripts or multiple pages. It has a feature in the tool section that will help in finding errors before you post your pages.
Also the correct URL is -

http://www.arachnoid.com/

With Arachnophilia you can create - Text files, HTML files, RTF files, CGI script, Perl Script, C++ source files and Java source files.

I use FP98 and FP2000 but count on Arachnophilia for CGI Perl scripting and basic HTML editing.
(geeze... this sounds like a commercial)

 

[Bunni]

:::sitting in the corner cracking up:::

This guy is using PUBLISHER (and hasn't sucked his exhaust pipe yet) and doesn't want to have to know HTML and he's getting suggestions of Notepad and Arachnophillia.

I find that hysterical but I'm not laughing at you I'm laughing around you.

Some people aren't aware that code is more addicting than crack. Some people just want a website. It's hard for me to understand too but thank God it's true or I'd have no clients left.

Here are my opinions:

Never get FrontPage. It's great for quick layout of static pages but in the event you do get addicted you'll have wasted a lot of time and about 1/3 or 1/2 of the cost of Dreamweaver. If you have to have WYSIWYG that's the one you want.

Using Notepad to do a website is like studying video production because you want to run a TV ad. If you want to learn how to really build sites you should definitely do one in notepad. If you want a site done because you want to see your info on the web, use Dreamweaver or even try Netscape Composer. It's free after all.

It also depends on what the site is for. If it's for your business and you are only interested in doing one site, hire a pro. Unless you make less than $2. an hour at your job you will save money by having the site built professionally.

How do I do my sites? I do the opening page with FrontPage and Paint Shop Pro open and play with it until I have a design idea. Then I copy paste elements from my other sites to create the skeleton. I modify whatever cgi scripts I need and run the whole thing through a search and replace program to change the colors, old paths, body tags or what have you. I FTP the whole bastardized mess to the server, run the scripts, look at it, and then sit with Notepad (even though I keep swearing I'll find an editor I really like) and sculpt it into a fine new site.

Hey, if I was normal, I'd have a REAL job.

 

[Guest_imported]

Homesite is easy to use, and an EXCELLENT HTML text editor. You have to pay for it though...

 

[hablablow]

Hotmetal Pro is simply the best editor. No messy window like in dreamweawer.
Generates clean code, clear to use. Get your copy somewhere or buy it, it is cheap.
The company that does the editor is Softquad you can download a shareware version from their site.

 

[pbb]

Roberking,
Just get Dreamweaver 4, I doubt you will regret it.

 

[TulsaJeff]

I am not trying to be nasty here...but for all you guys who try to get everyone to use notepad to write HTML...if you wanna ride a bicycle to work then suit yourself. It will probably get you there but as for me I am gonna get in my Jag and cruise to work in style.

Hope you can catch my drift. No offence intended.

 

[MikeBarone]

If you are already familiar with Microsoft products then your best bet would be FrontPage 2000. I manage 80 webmasters at a large automotive company and it is my experience that if the user is already able to use Word, Excel or other Microsoft programs that the learning curve is much less than starting a new product line from scratch.

$0.02

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