Posted by shimmyshack on 03/03/07 00:40

On 2 Mar, 17:09, "Steve" <no....@example.com> wrote:
> "xsxs" <bertic...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1qjgu2hpvg7kjhdmgsbiicloblp0p9b18r@4ax.com...
> | Is it capable? Or in anyway comparable to Dreamweaver of any of the
> | big boys?
>
> by 'big boy' i assume you mean expensive, bloated, ineffective, yet still
> highly-popular? hmmm...yeah...just like AOL. but i digress...
>
> | I am just getting interested in web design and I'm trying avoid
> | dropping the cash so any tips or alternative programs would be
> | appreciated.
>
> learn html and css. no matter the tool you use, your work will suffer if you
> don't know what it's output is or how it is derived.
>
> i like crimson editor. it doesn't have intellisense or code folding but it
> does have vertical editing (multi-line modification), and as i'm terribly
> fussy about coding standards, this is a deal-breaker for me.
>
> eclispe is nice and has tons of other things besides vertical editing, but
> damn if it ain't slow...hmmm...must be the fact it's written in java.
>
> any tool you use is up to your preference and budget. zend probably has the
> best php ide on the market...and they know it - as seen in the price tag.
>
> most of the time though, i'd settle for notepad. ;^)

oh and did I mention tsWebEditor has multiple syntax highlighting so
you get to see that mix of php html and css and javascript etc...
hightlighted all in the same doc, sweet. Tidy is built in and php
syntax checking etc...
man I sound like I work for them, so if you're listening www.tswebeditor.tk
this write up is my way of contributing to your popularity as a
thankyou for being so cool in the first place.

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