Posted by G�rard Talbot on 04/11/07 17:39

Bergamot wrote :
> Gérard Talbot wrote:
>> I recommend KompoZer 0.77
>
> I might recommend KompoZer if it didn't mangle my nice clean code so
> badly. It can't even keep the <title> straight. :(
>

Mangling with markup code is a nasty, annoying problem with Nvu and
KompoZer. All I can suggest is to install the add-on extension HandCoder
0.3.4 with the latest HTML Tidy

http://www.paehl.com/open_source/?HTML_Tidy_for_Windows


>> until Composer 2 is released.
>

As I understand this, Composer 2 will be XUL-based and won't have that
mangling effect on the code.

> Which won't be for some time yet, but I do look forward to it.
>
> My interest is providing clients that don't need anything as elaborate
> as a CMS with a simple tool to edit their text once I've put their site
> together. These are people who would try to do it themselves in MS
> Publisher (ick!) if left to their own devices. For my purposes KZ does
> badly, NVU does better.
>
>> hand-coding webpages with an advanced
>> text editor is what I recommend.
>
> In a perfect world, sure. :)
>

Gérard
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