Best HTML editor?

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smarteepantz

What would you recommend as the best *freeware* HTML editor? I'm
looking for something with preview, "code mode" and WYSIWYG that even
a dunce can figure out. Basically, something with which you can easily
modify existing templates.
Everything that's been suggested to me has been shareware, adware,
crippleware, or some other kind of cockamamieware.
Any ideas? Thanks for the help.
Jerry
 
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GlintingHedgehog

What would you recommend as the best *freeware* HTML editor? I'm
looking for something with preview, "code mode" and WYSIWYG that even
a dunce can figure out. Basically, something with which you can easily
modify existing templates.
Everything that's been suggested to me has been shareware, adware,
crippleware, or some other kind of cockamamieware.
Any ideas? Thanks for the help.
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I've used two, and found both very good. The first - Stone's WebWriter - is
free for individuals to use (not businesses) and is downloadable from
http://www.webwriter.dk/english/

However I think for your purposes, First Page 2000 would be a better
choice. It has all that you ask for, and is pure freeware. You can download
it from http://www.evrsoft.com/download.shtml
 
J

John L. Galt

Somtime near Thu, 29 Jul 2004 08:07:01 +0100, GlintingHedgehog
I've used two, and found both very good. The first - Stone's WebWriter - is
free for individuals to use (not businesses) and is downloadable from
http://www.webwriter.dk/english/

However I think for your purposes, First Page 2000 would be a better
choice. It has all that you ask for, and is pure freeware. You can download
it from http://www.evrsoft.com/download.shtml
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Be advised, however, that most modern Anti Virus tools will say that a
certain component of 1stPage2K is actually a virus.

Please Note: IT IS NOT A VIRUS.

1stPage comes with a collection of scripts, and one of them, called 6
Buttonz from Hell, implements coding that is now considered malicious
by every known antiviral software.

I use Symantec Antivirus Corporate (License at works allows me to
bring it home ;-0 ) and it simply blocks access to the scripts and
quarantines them However, there are some AVs that simply will not
allow it to continue installing.

There is a forum thread on this at the forums at Evrsoft, and 1stPage
3 is in the works as we speak - so give it a whirl.

If you run into the problem where you cannot install b/c of the AV
warning:

1) Disconnect completely from the Internet
2) perform a full scan on your system
3) temporarily disable your AV
4) INstall 1st Page
5) Re-enable your AV
6) Perform a full system scan again
7) Connect back to the Internet.

HTH
 
P

Phoenix

M

MightyKitten

What would you recommend as the best *freeware* HTML editor? I'm
looking for something with preview, "code mode" and WYSIWYG that even
a dunce can figure out. Basically, something with which you can easily
modify existing templates.
Everything that's been suggested to me has been shareware, adware,
crippleware, or some other kind of cockamamieware.
Any ideas? Thanks for the help.
Jerry
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I've just come across allycode (http://www.alleycode.com) (Thanks to nonags)
It seems pretty nice.

MightyKitten

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Bob Adkins

What would you recommend as the best *freeware* HTML editor? I'm
looking for something with preview, "code mode" and WYSIWYG that even
a dunce can figure out. Basically, something with which you can easily
modify existing templates.
Everything that's been suggested to me has been shareware, adware,
crippleware, or some other kind of cockamamieware.
Any ideas? Thanks for the help.
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My favorite ATM is "NVU". http://nvu.com/download.html


If you already use OpenOffice.org, it has a very competent WYSIWYG HTML
editor included in the package. Since I already use OOo, I don't use NVU.

Bob
 
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~~~MadGal~~~

I Agree when I was maintaining some web pages I Used First Page 2000 a lot.
For The Realy easy stuff I used Front Page Express It was Packaged with some
win 95 versions It's great if you wan't something simple.

Bev AKA ~~~MadGal~~~

for email change .com to .net
 
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Roger Hunt

~~~MadGal~~~ said:
I Agree when I was maintaining some web pages I Used First Page 2000 a lot.
For The Realy easy stuff I used Front Page Express It was Packaged with some
win 95 versions It's great if you wan't something simple.
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It also came with some versions of MS Internet Explorer - IE4 sp2 and
IE5.00 are two that I have here.
I'd love to get hold of the Help files though.
 
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n e a d

MightyKitten said:
I've just come across allycode (http://www.alleycode.com) (Thanks to nonags)
It seems pretty nice.

MightyKitten
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Nice Find MK. I've been working with this tonight...great tutorial.
Just scratching the surface of the program. Impressed so far. Others
have any thoughts?

-Sam
 
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Rod

n said:
Nice Find MK. I've been working with this tonight...great tutorial.
Just scratching the surface of the program. Impressed so far. Others
have any thoughts?
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Like you, I've been using it this evening. On and off, switching between
Selida and Alleycode. I'm a HTML-newbie, glad I started with NVU, found
Selida superior after that, and using Alleycode when I'm not in
WYSIWYG-mode. Can't tell exactly why I prefer one of them above the other,
I'm still lacking working-hours with all programs, but to the OP I would
suggest to start with NVU. NVU was my first trip into HTML, and a great
teacher.

Rod
 
L

LDS

If you have old win 95 or 98 discs, I agree with the guy on giving
FrontPageExpress a try. I managed to extract it from cab files from win98
cd. FrontPageExpress was omitted from Windows Me on up...but the extracted
version from win98 will run on Me and up through XpPro just fine. You also
might give WebPlus6 from Serif a try:
http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/serif/wp/wp6/index.asp
 
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JoeA

I'd love to get hold of the Help files though.
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In the file fpesetup.cab, the file fpxpress.chm is the help file.
In Win98SE if you copy this file to Windows\Help, then the help files
will be there when you open Front Page Express. Other versions of
windows may vary.
Good Luck
 
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Roger Hunt

JoeA said:
In the file fpesetup.cab, the file fpxpress.chm is the help file.
In Win98SE if you copy this file to Windows\Help, then the help files
will be there when you open Front Page Express. Other versions of
windows may vary.
Good Luck
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Unfortunately every one I have looked at is a 20KB tiddler that simply
advertises Front Page, and I'm hoping to find the full help files
somewhere, for free. Might even be in an obscure corner of the MS ftp
site.
I shall go looking ...

Regards
 
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Aaron

Not quite, but it has a preview tab, so seeing-what-you-get is only one
click away :)
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Of course, being able to preview is not what WYSIWYG mode means.

For a person who is a complete newbie with no knowledge of html at all,
without WYSIWYG , 1st page 2000 is useless.
 
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Roger Hunt

[QUOTE="Rod said:
Unfortunately every one I have looked at is a 20KB tiddler that simply
advertises Front Page, and I'm hoping to find the full help files
somewhere, for free. Might even be in an obscure corner of the MS ftp
site.
I shall go looking ...

Regards
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There's a small tutorial here:
http://www.thecoo.edu/~iverson/fpetutorial/frontpage_express_tutorial.htm
[/QUOTE]
Thank-you very much - this is a really useful concise overview.
Marvellous!

There are also one or two other tuts on the site which I shall look at.
(http://www.thecoo.edu/~iverson/index.html)

Cheers :)
 
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GlintingHedgehog

Of course, being able to preview is not what WYSIWYG mode means.
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I didn't say it was - I said seeing-what-you-get was one click away :)
For a person who is a complete newbie with no knowledge of html at all,
without WYSIWYG , 1st page 2000 is useless.
Click to expand...

Have to disagree, having not long ago been one of those complete newbies
with no knowledge of html at all, & having used 1st Page 2000 very
successfully :)
 

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