Need Recommendation for a good Web Page Writing program?

[ChiroGeek]

Hi All,

I just got my first web page and I'm hooked! I simply used MS Word to write my page but now I want more!

My 'host' will support MS front page but i'm not sure that is much of a step up from word.

What do you all recommend that I get so I can learn to write great web pages????

I have access to 'Abode Go Live' but was told that this is not the best.

I would like some recommendation please. I have had one HTML class but this was two years ago so I would prefer a program the 'writes' for you. (like word did)

Thanks

Doug

[Wibber]

ew wysiwyg

I still use notepad :p
see if you can find a copy of dream weaver even the old ones are good

[whetu]

notepad.

Learn HTML here:
http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp

Make sure your pages validate here:
http://validator.w3.org

If you really must use WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) then use Macromedia Dreamweaver if you are a beginner. If you do have a copy of frontpage, use that but make sure you review the code it puts out and tidy it up for HTML standards compliance (the validator will tell you where it's stuffed up). Dreamweaver will put out far tidier code that is a lot more standards compliant than what Frontpage will...

[Grrr!!]

Like stated earlier ... go dreamweaver;

Frontpage is reasonable, but doesn't contain anything worthwhile. It is essentially a glorified word processor.

[Artifice]

I am the extremely lazy.
i used netobjects fusion 6.
iwas cursing it for the first couple of hours of using it.
but then it all came together...

[Agent666]

I would put in another vote for dreamweaver as its the only one I have used but it is pretty easy to get the hang of.....

[Wibber]

I lied, I used editpad for my last page, it helpfully highlights the tags to make reading easier

[VERT]

Dreamweaver = WIN

Frontpage = POO

[archangel]

I use notepad in combination with dreamweaver MX.

I used notepad exclusively for 7 years before switching to dreamweaver.

[Method]

Use dreamweaver and use it as a notepad. It uses colour coded tags which makes it neater to look at and if you screw up its easier to locate.

If your confident use notepad..

[jeef]

please dont make anymore webpages using word... and frontpage is really pushing it...

dreamweaver if you must wysiwyg, otherwise homesite

homesite is basicly dreamweaver but without the "wysiwyg" functions, however it has a preview

1st-page is also bloody good, its basicly a free version of homesite

but please please dont use word or frontpage and most importanatly, do not use the 'save as html' on a normal word document (fortanatly dreamweaver has a "remove redundant code created by word" button, should such a mistake occur)

[sparkles]

hehe, i used xemacs (http://www.xemacs.org) for the last website i designed.... a classic programming editor; highlights your tags etc...

and free to download as well :D

[siti]

If you must use a wysiwyg editor I would reccomend netobjects fushion.

[Gremlin]

Dreamweaver
Too expensive for someone just starting who may get a kick for a few weeks and never use it again

Frontpage
If you have it installed already, then use it, I can't stand it personally but for someone starting/playing with websites its not really a bad option

Others
There are some other exceptionaly good editors out there, I'd suggest taking a look at HTML-Kit (http://www.chami.com/html-kit/) It's free and pretty feature rich.

[Mashed_Penguin]

I'm a fan of dreamweaver MX. I love the site manager. The code it puts out isn't too bloated either.

[Hooney]

I've been using mozilla composer alot recently.
Perhaps not the best but free and certainly worth having a look at.

[cadmax]

ok well i use Notepad (it's the best:) )
or you could use

1# Notepad
2# Dreamweaver mx
3# M$ FrontPage

i have M$ FrontPage and it some times get used
i have not used Dreamweaver mx but i have seen it used and it looks ok


notepad is the best and it works well :)

:confused: ?? netscape has some thing in it for web site stuff ?? :confused:

[imdying]

I agree with the others about using a text editor instead of a wysiwyg, but I prefer Textpad over notepad. You can use it to handle multiple documents, highlight tags etc...

Plus if you ever feel the need to program anything in java (like a little applet or whatever) it integrates perfectly with the Java compiler and runtime engine. I've been using it for six months now and it's great. Grab it from www.textpad.com . You can also group together files (all the pages in a web for example) and open, close them all at once ;)

Malcolm

edit: You won't regret learning HTML either, just do what I did, use the WYSIWYG to create things in front page, then analyse the code to learn how to do it yourself (you'll be amazed at just how pathetic/untidy/inefficent Frontpages code is.....)

[archangel]

Actually, i've been using Visual Studio .NET lately - its quite nice, especially if your doing ASP or scripting.