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Posted by AF on 08/26/05 17:53
On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 02:28:46 GMT, wayne <wdh@swbell.net> wrote:
>AF wrote:
>> On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 09:47:34 GMT, Jim Scott <mr.jimscott@Xvirgin.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I know that several here do not use FP and I understand their reasons.
>>>However are there any of you who DO use FP?
>>>Just interested, as people who are content with things tend to get on and
>>>say nothing.
>>
>>
>> I use it in two ways:
>>
>> 1. to support older sites I either inherited or which are small & have
>> uncomplicated designs and for which I do not have the time to convert.
>>
>> 2. to do a quick, simple page design and see it, colors, fonts, etc.
>> so I can adjust a font, color size etc. Sometimes after a late night
>> and even with much caffeine, I can not always see what html code will
>> look like, so FP is quick for doing this.
>>
>> I usually don't publish with FP for the reasons others have listed. I
>> tend to use it for simple design.
>>
>> If anyone has a WYSIWYG editor they like better than FP, I'd like to
>> hear about it.
>>
>> Also if this editor helps with FTPing pages or transferring them and
>> also if it generates good clean code, something FP does not do, I'd
>> love to hear of it.
>>
>> Finally FP seems easier than most editors I have worked with in
>> cutting, pasting, and organizing pictures, graphics files, etc. I
>> work occasionally with other web sites, and if I have the permission
>> of the web site's owner to use graphics, it is far easier to cut and
>> paste graphics into FP and hav it save the files than with other
>> editors.
>>
>> Again I do not publish with FP, but use it for design tasks.
>>
>> Please let me know if anyone has something better. I am not a fan of
>> FP or Microsoft.
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Al
>> http://www.affordablefloridainsurance.com
>> http://www.americanbestmortgages.com
>> http://www.americanaffordablelifeinsurance.com
>
>I like NVU. The latest version has better code than previous versions,
>nice and clean. NVU also has a CSS editor built in. You can toggle
>between wsiwyg and html too. One thing I don't care for is the default
>"text" behavior which inserts a <br> at every carriage return. Simply
>choosing "paragragh" from the menu at the top will generate <p> </p>
>tags when a carriage return is entered though.
>
>It's free and I suggest those using FP download it and try it out.
>
>Regards,
Thanks for the post. I got NVU and have played with it some. It
looks good. I will continue t experiment with it, and hopefully it
will help me replace FP.
I appreciate your post a lot.
Best regards,
Al
http://www.affordablefloridainsurance.com
http://www.americanbestmortgages.com
http://www.americanaffordablelifeinsurance.com
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