Posted by Beauregard T. Shagnasty on 09/11/06 20:14

Smed wrote:

> whenever i tell people i use Frontpage for my html editor, they give
> that little laugh and say, "well i guess you aren't serious about
> making a website"...

I suppose it is ok for a personal/hobby site.

> i really dont see the disadvantages to it but then i have only used
> Frontpage so i dont know the advantages to the others...

The best 'editor' is a text editor.

If you read the generated output source code, you might understand why
FrontPage is not a good choice. It helps to understand raw HTML and CSS.
Further, given its head, it will generate stuff that only IE users could
see.

> why do people hate Frontpage?..

"Name the four worst HTML 'editors':"

4. Microsoft FrontPage
3. Microsoft Word
2. Microsoft Excel
1. Microsoft Publisher

> what editors would you recommend?..

http://crimsoneditor.com/ is quite good. It is an editor, not a WYSINWYG
tool.

If you really need a Gui, try NVu. http://nvu.com/

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