Posted by rockradio2000 on 11/12/05 13:29

code_wrong wrote:

> "Tina - AxisHOST, Inc." <tpeters@axishost.com> wrote in message
> news:dl3gjo0765@news3.newsguy.com...
> > "code_wrong" <tac@tac.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:43753bb5$1_4@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com...
> >> the code is pretty much unreadable but it does act pretty much as a
> >> WYSIWYG web page editor ... why do we not see more pages created this
> >> way? ..

Because. It's a really really bad way to create websites!
On the small test I did it does not cause Firefox any display
> >> problems ... so why not? ..

Well, some of us like to actually view and make changes to the actual
source code of the website..
it would be great for kids .. they already
> >> use word for word processing .. why not just save a document as an htm
> >> file and then post it onto a web site?
Because technically that would not be much of a website, it would just
be a Word Document with a few links that is meant to look like a
website.
I wouldn't even use FP to create websites anymore. The code is really
messey.
Oh, and as has been staited, word was not and will probably never be a
very good tool for creating websites. As it is, umm well a word
processor and not a tool for writing html, or php or any other script /
language that is ment for the www.
I would suggest that you take a look at, http://www.nvu.com download
that program / software and try it out, it works quite well.
It's not perfect like any WYSIWYG software, as it does mangle your code
a bit, but it craps all over MS software as far as writing valid code
without having to change it to much.
> >

> > Why would you teach your kids how to do something half assed, just to get
> > by?

That's a good question.
On that note, you should make sure they understand a bit of html before
you show them how to use nvu or Dreamwever or whatever they end up
useing.
--

Regards Chad. http://freewebdesign.cjb.cc
>
> Well I have been unsuccessful in my search for a WYSIWYG web page editor
> that does page layout as simply as a word processor. Maybe I can just use
> tables in Composer but that is of course considered table abuse .. My target
> users are 9/10 years old .. they have barely got the hang of using the word
> processor .. it's all about fast results ... they can study the finer
> points of web development when they are older ...

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