Hello Everyone,
I have created a couple of sites using Notepad and now I'm looking for a good code-based HTML editor so I can be more efficient. I tried TextPad which is okay but the "view in browser" option is slow. What do you recommend for a good code-based (Windows machine) editor?
Thanks,
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Megan posted this at 19:16—29th April 2002.
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There are tons of options out there. If you take a look at some of the threads in this forum here, or do a search for the topic you'll find a lot of different responses to this question.
I think that the bottom line here is that you should really try out a bunch of different options and see which one works best for you. Everyone seems to have a different preference when it comes to HTML editors. Look around at your favourite download site - the rating system there should tell you a lot as well.
In my opinion Macromedia's Homesite is the most powerful and versatile HTML code-based editor on the market. However, there are many, many reasonable substitutes out there, often free (Homesite costs about $110 US... I think...)
Let me see if I can dig up a couple of other threads about HTML editors.
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Megan posted this at 19:21—29th April 2002.
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Macromedia's design tools - scroll to the bottom where Taff and I summarize some of Homesite's best features
Five Tools/Services You Can't Live Without - most people mention an HTML editor of some sort
What do you use? - a more thorough discussion of the options
Which HTML editor do you use?
Megan
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Abhishek Reddy posted this at 04:27—30th April 2002.
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For almost any web coding I recommend JGSoft EditPad. The Pro version supports color-coding and the works. Fair price too, IMO.
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detox posted this at 13:44—30th April 2002.
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have to jump in and say Homesite definitely.
Soooo customisable and extendable!
p.s stay away from the dark side of microsoft visual studio etc!!!
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doublehelix posted this at 16:27—30th April 2002.
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Homesite.
Suzanne posted this at 22:11—30th April 2002.
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Editpad is really nice because the Classic version fits on a floppy, which rocks for using it in remote locations, it doesn't hide anything, you can search for hidden characters like \n \t \r et cetera.
Homesite, CSE HTML Validator, NoteTab Pro, BBEdit are all fairly even. The validator is incorporated into Homesite (or a part of it is, anyway), but also comes with it's own text editor.
BBEdit is mac only.
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Mike Feury posted this at 13:09—7th May 2002.
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Yeah, I'd say HomeSite too - the "tag insight" is great if you're not a pro designer, or have a bad memory. So I got double value
I moved onto DreamWeaver from HomeSite for speed reasons [I don't get paid by the hour
], but I expect I'll be using EditPlus a lot more now as I move towards CSS Positioning. Unless there's some magic in DW MX...
I recommend EditPlus highly - and it's also a hell of an editor for producing ezines!
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The Webmistress posted this at 13:45—7th May 2002.
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I haven't explored it fully yet (was going to over the weekend but vodka proved too strong a distraction!!) but it does seem to have developed the css side of things from a quick glance!
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