What is the best HTML, CSS, PHP editor

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Hello,

I've started warming up with HTML and Drupal in the same time.

I've got myself some HTML and Drupal books and video tutorials.

Now the problem I've got is picking or deciding which HTML editor I may depend on.

According to what I've found with Google I've realized that people are into two sides:

1- Use the classical editors as note pad ++ to understand and learn what is going on and get your hands dirty with the code as much as possible.

2- Use the WYSIWYG based ones to make things easy for you.

::>> People with option one saying that WYSIWYG editors create a lot of junk code that cause many errors later on.

::>> People with option two recommending using it with newbies ...etc

So please advise for which editor I can use.

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I think you need to clarify what you are asking for.

Are you talking about an editor that will be used within Drupal by your website administrator to edit site content? If so, I would definitely recommend using a WYSIWYG editor for this unless your website adminsitrator has good enough HTML knowledge. Options for this FCKEditor, SPAW Editor, TinyMCE. Here's a comparison of Drupal Editors.

If you are however talking about an editor to use for your own web coding as a web developer then you can't go wrong with Dreamweaver. The key here is to use it in split mode so you can inspect the HTML that you are creating as you go along to ensure it is what you intend.

Alternatives to Dreamweaver have been discussed here.

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Thanks a lot for your reply and I will check the other thread.

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If you're working with Drupal you should not be using a WYSIWYG to edit theme files or other code. A text editor would probably be best.

What you should do is try a bunch and see what works for you - everyone has different preferences. There is a wide range of text editors and lots of different options. I think there is a Dreamweaver plugin for Drupal themes if you really want to go that way.

Which platform are you on (Linux, Mac, Windows)? Based on that we can give you some options to try.

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Megan wrote:
I think there is a Dreamweaver plugin for Drupal themes if you really want to go that way.
Yes I am very interested to know such a thing, and it seems that dreamwaver is a good tool to stick to but I will always stick to the code screen.
Megan wrote:

Which platform are you on (Linux, Mac, Windows)? Based on that we can give you some options to try.

Windows XP.

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MGadAllah wrote:
Megan wrote:
I think there is a Dreamweaver plugin for Drupal themes if you really want to go that way.
Yes I am very interested to know such a thing, and it seems that dreamwaver is a good tool to stick to but I will always stick to the code screen.Windows XP.

If you're going to do that you might as well look at text editors instead. You can get the same functionality with much less bloat.

I haven't used Windows in years so I don't have any specific recommendations for you. Maybe someone else can help!

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according to me .php is best

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according to me .php is best . we are using it development of website

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according to me .php is best . we are using it development of website

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connect0123 wrote:
according to me .php is best . we are using it development of website

Buddy PHP is a scripting language , and thread is about text editor tool, by the way Dreamweaver works best for me .

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What is the best HTML, CSS, PHP editor.

My think is PHP is batter and best than HTML and CSS

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I like NetBeans for PHP. It has version control and lots of other goodies built in, runs on all platforms, and is free.

Might be worth checking out.

Cordially, David
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Seconding Netbeans.

Cheers,
Shaggy.

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I will stick to Adobe dream waver.

I am looking forward to find any extensions for Drupal with Dreamwaver.

Thanks

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If only asking for a fast loading textaul based editor then yes nothing like notepad++. For a everything else go for Adobe Dream Weaver

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Thanks a lot

I will stick to Adobe Dream Waver

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Try CoffeeCup - its similar to dreamweaver but less expensive. You could also try NVU (free, open source) - I haven't used it myself but I've heard good things.

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dreamwaver, highly recommented~~
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I will use dream waver

Please I'd like to thank all people around here, and would like as well to express my appreciation for this website and how people around.

Thanks

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I use Crimson Editor when in XP.

It has colour syntx hilighting and macros, which I use a lot.

It also allows multiple documents open in tabs and will also allow direct editing of online files through ftp.

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I used to use that on Windows! Are they still maintaining that project? I think last time I checked it seemed to be dying, but that was 2 years ago.

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Hi Megan,

I think the latest rev is from May 2008, but I would say that it's not being actively developed. I see that the author has opened up the source, but I believe it only runs in VC++ 6. Sad

I use it for the macros, mostly, which I find very useful. I've tried a few others but I seem to come back to this one.

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Although I don't do much code ( as I don't know to much ) when I do it I use Dreamweaver

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I would definitely choose notepad++.

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I want learn HTML,CSS, PHP as well.
I'm completely new in this field.
What's the books you use? OR you have some other books for freshman?
Could you give me some suggestions?

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To tell the truth i really hate Dreamweaver and its probably the software i hate the most lol Why? because its slow.. its unclean and because it don't do the right job when its to code php and everything related. Nothing personal.. you might love it or hate it in my case i hate it but that up to individuals. I was more thinking about a small editor suggestion.

Thanks.

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Recently purchased the cs3 suite, so am using Dreamweaver CS3 and I am glad I upgraded because it is much better than working in dreamweaver 8 IMO.

I see the cs4 beta is coming out, so you may want to hold off purchasing cs3, not sure..

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As far as HTML editing goes, I stick with either note pad, or cPanel's text editor. It's never failed me. If you need markup / colors displaying, then use cPanel's code editor, unless of course you don't have cPanel. I don't use anything else.

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Use Notepad++, every programmer knows it is the best editor, and the best part is, it is free even though it has a lot of functionalities. Notepad++ is a good choice considering compatibility.

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Apart from Notepad++, I like Komodo Edit. I have tried a lot. These are two editors which come closer to my needs and still light weight editors. I'm looking for some sorta HTML/CSS/PHP editor that is free and multi-platform(so I can also use it at my home OpenBSD computer) And please don't suggest emacs or vi. I'm learning more and more of nvi, but I'm looking for a graphical editor right now.

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I use notepad++ and dreamweaver. Notepad++ is one of the best tools to get started with, and continue using. I've been coding for 6 years now and I still use notepad++ when I am learning, I think its the easiest platform to do so.

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Dreamweaver and its probably the software i hate the most lol Why? because its slow.. its unclean and because it don't do the right job when its to code php and everything related. Nothing personal.. you might love it or hate it in my case i hate it but that up to individuals.

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