Posted by GT on 11/12/17 11:41

>> Quanta
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> Powerful as a text editor, but I prefer KWrite (Kate). I notice from the
> header that you are using KDE.
>
I was under the impression quanta is designed for web design whereas Kate is only a
(powerful) text editor. so apart from the fact that quanta is (obviously) a text
editor too, are they not different in philosophy (kate not including web-related
tools)?

and yes, I am using KDE (could have been GNOME or other). Is this relevant ???

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>> Screem
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> No clue, but obscurity is no indication of poor quality. If you intend to
> compose many pages, it's worth investigating.

thank you for an intelligent answer (I mean it).
and yes I do intend to re-work my old web site, which will involve some substantial
changes, and includes a quite few pages. but this is *not* a *project*, only an
update (albeit a well-needed one!) which is but a small part of a larger framework,
(**)so I cannot afford to spend weeks learning the intricacies of all html-related
scripting languages, hence my need for either a wysiwyg soft (not my first choice by
far) or a good html editor with extensive tools / shortcuts. a little like kile for
latex if you wish (though I know a lot more about latex thant I do about html).

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> Frames are a terrible idea for many reasons. The only excuse for using them
> in the first place is lack of wareness as to their long-term impact.
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which confirms my newly-acquired understanding.

> Remember that while Dreamweaver caters for quick and intuitive tailoring of
> pages, underlying code is mystifying and page appearance is prone to
> breakage once you depart from Dreamwaver and your favourite Web browser. You
> then need to mend pages using a text editor, so why not /start/ with a text
> editor or -- *better yet* -- a content management system. Consider Drupal,
> Plone, WordPress and the likes of them.

I agree with you in principle and see above (**)
now this is new : *what* is a "content management system"? what does it do and why
would it be good to have one ? is there one included in linux ?
how is it related to bluefish? (which so far seems my first choice, what do you
think?)
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>
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> Sites expand beyond expectation. Every long journey begins with a footstep,
> or a mile. Invest properly at the start and you will understand the benefits
> later.

*precisely* my point! which is why I wish to use what is best for my purposes while
having a nice superstructure to help me out (again, like kile). I do not seek
laziness, just efficiency given my context.
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> All in all, I would suggest ditching text editors and WYSIWYG tools. The
> latest generation of Web design paradigms is the CMS, provided you want a
> consistent layout across your Web site.*
I do, but bear in mind I am *not* looking for perfection, only a decently made
user-friendly not wysiwyg soft that allows a reasonable newcomer (don't know much
html, but can learn:) ) to produce a site in a reasonable time frame (a few days,
maybe 2 weeks max for about 10-15 pages)
again, kile is a good example. I used to use vi/m which I got to learn over the years,
but the shortcuts provided for by kile makes for very quick lated writing.
(while SWP under windows gave wysiwyg but ended up being a nightmare on latex street
upon porting my latex to linux - had to rewrite about 80% of 100s of pages !)

as for ditching test editors : a little confused, I understood from above that you
prefered kate, which is a text editor. or maybe you meant that given the choice you'd
rather have kate but this choise what not in the context of building a website?

and finally, what does "The latest generation of Web design paradigms is the CMS"
mean??? it take is CMS = content management system?


thank you
G

so : bluefish ? or am I barking up the wrong tree?

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