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CommentAuthorbenjitastic
- CommentTimeDec 18th 2005
I have searched around for a simple FTP access program for Windows with a built in HTML editor and have found no program that is 100% satisfactory. I finally settled with using CuteFTP. But the integrated HTML editor has very poor, outdated tag recognition and no CSS color coding. What might a better program be? -
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I've used filezilla which lets you pick whatever editor you want.
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CommentAuthorbenjitastic
- CommentTimeDec 18th 2005
oooo...thanks! I like it.
do you have any specific suggestion for a good editor? -
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I use topstyle for my css and html editing
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jEdit with the FTP plugin should do what you're looking for as well. That's what I use most of the time.
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CommentAuthoradjustafresh
- CommentTimeDec 19th 2005
Filezilla & Textpad are my tools of choice. -
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Dreamweaver (not the design window)
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I am not a fan of WYSIWYG editors, but Dreamwweaver 8 has made some major improvements. You definitly can't use the design view to code, but you can use it as a reference when coding. The design view with its flaws are what I like most about it. Generally if I can get my CSS to look right in Dreamweaver's design view I can ensure it will work right in IE, Opera, Mac IE 5 and older versions of Netscape.
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I also use dreamweaver 8 code tab. I like the reference, coloring and that you can check for browser problems.
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My favourite Windows text editor: Crimson Editor
- Syntax highlighting
- configurable via custom syntax files
- preconfigured for more than 100 computer languages
- Edit remote files directly using built-in FTP client
- open, edit, and save documents in remote FTP servers
- save account information (encoded) for automatic logon
- Syntax highlighting
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I will agree with Crimson Editor; I highly suggest checking it out. Dont knock it right way, give it some time and play with it. It takes some time getting used too, but the short cuts are amazing and can change your life.
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Homesite & TopStyle Pro
Lots of features and with lots of possibilities to edit the color-scheme for different type of documents -
Dreamweaver 8 is my main editor & FTP, i use code view, an d i like it because i have all my resources together and its management is very easy.
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to top style users: what version of top-style are you using right now?i'm using crimson edit right now and planning on trying other html editors. by the way, what are
editors that you can recommend if not free, not as costly as DW. -
For Mac users Smultron is pretty peachy
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- CommentAuthorNick Presta
- CommentTimeJan 4th 2006
I like Crimson Editor, jEdit and my most used, Notepad2 in conjunction with FileZilla.
Notepad2: http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html
It's lightweight and I've grown quite accustomed to it. -
I use notepad2 too, but mostly just if I need quick fixes and just to write something down really fast. For CSS/HTML now I use top style.
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- CommentAuthorsebastienb
- CommentTimeJan 5th 2006
I mostly use dreamweaver and they made some cool improvments in css editing. and i moslty work with the split mode half visual half code view. -
I wish the design view was better. I heard that they use Opera to render, but it looks like nothing Opera renders. They probably use a very old version. I wonder if there is an extension that integrates the browser as a PREVIEW panel inside Dreamweaver and allows you to switch between the browsers installed.
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It more seems like they are using IE for rendering, as always when I create webs there it looks the same on dreamweaver and IE. Not sure.
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That's not the case. I "heard" that they use Opera. The problem is that it looks right in IE too. It only looks distorted in Dreamweaver. I *heard* that GoLive uses Opera too. Speaking of which, how is GoLive CS2 compared to Dreamewaver 8? LiveMotion was a piece of junk. Though, I liked that they used time instead of frames for animation.
PS: Since both are cross platform, they can't use IE for rendering. Opera is cross platform. GoLive is probably using a newer version of Opera. -
You hear things a lot :D
Any way, I haven't used GoLive at all and haven't heard any thing from others too. How is it? -
What I meant by "hearing" is "reading" articles on the subject. I know for sure that GoLive is using Opera. Hopefully, it uses Opera 8.x. You can download the trial and see for yourself.
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I know, I'm just joking. Any way, I more ment about is it easy to code html/css in it and so?
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It seems that it was designed for designers more than coders. It supports both, but it's more Photoshop style. It's got some really nice features. I suggest you download the trial from Adobe's site and see for yourself. You can use the Opera that came with it, IE, Or you Opera installation from preview mode. Design mode (layout) seems to be more broken than Dreamweaver's. It has version control (it's own, cvs, a few other options). It's got really nice featurs. I just played with it for 10min. So, I can't tell you many details.
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When you click preview, it opens all browsers. It has code completition for JavaScript (this one is big). It knows the DOM and your own code.
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I will try. Seems intresting.
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It's a buggy piece of junk. Error dialogs everywhere. I uninstalled. It's got some nice features, but Dreamweaver is the market leader for a reason: rock solid.
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i wish i could try bbedit, it's a pity there's no windows version of it...
how about Nvu?what can you say about that editor? -
how about Nvu?what can you say about that editor?
Think "open source dreamweaver clone"
I don't think it hass all the nicer features of DW but it had some of the more useful ones when I took a (brief) look at it: WYSIWYG editor mode, FTP for site management, etc. -
I hope it has a better FTP client. WHEN DW connects, CPU goes 100% the fan jet engine starts. THough, I don't mind it that much. I want an extension that automatically optmizes HTML/CSS before upload, but does not touch the original files.
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I use HTMLKit. www.chami.com
It has built in FTP client which is a lot faster that DW's. And there are hundreds of free plugins avaliable in their site.
It's preview panel is my fav. , it uses IE and whatever Gecko browser you have and you can easily switch between IE and Gecko view by clicking a button. -
GoLive CS2 is good but I agree with Spooky , it's meant for designers who like WYSIWYG and somehow unstable. It's DOM inspector is really nice, btw.
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CommentAuthorbenjitastic
- CommentTimeJan 7th 2006 edited
I just got HTMLKit, it seems to fulfill exactly what I was looking for, although the ftp server browsing side windows could be a little more pretty, but hey...it can't be perfect. Thanks mas_ab! -
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Good to hear that, Benjitastic ;)
There's another cool tool for us, CSS designers, that is CSSVista.
Check it out at http://www.sitevista.com/cssvista/
It's a .NET software and still in Beta version. -
most of the alternative text editors out there are basically the same. i really don't see any major difference between notepad++, notepad2, crimson editor, editplus,etc.
for me, those kinda apps are a good companion on the road. e.g. ur in a client's office or somewhere else, and u need a quick debugging or editing while no dreamweaver is in sight, those stuff are very good. and i always keep a copy of notepad++ on my flash disk.
but for development....naaah!
btw, the two apps posted by [b]mas_ab[/b] is worth checkin out...
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