mckitterick: (computer - ENIAC)
mckitterick ([personal profile] mckitterick) wrote2010-05-26 05:47 pm
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HTML editor recommendations?

Hi folks -

My job, my CSSF activities, and my life require me to do a lot of HTML. Since getting my new computer and installing Office, I discovered that Microsoft no longer makes FrontPage. Yes, I know it sucked as a WYSYWIG HTML editor, but I learned how to work with it in ways that it couldn't hurt me. Features I liked best:

. Click the Preview and it takes you to the right spot in your code.
. Type text in the Preview and it shows up in the code.
. Open a bunch of files (say, an entire website) simultaneously, make one change and apply it to all of them, then save all at once.

I work mostly in the code section, so I don't encounter the typical coding errors FrontPage injects.

Today I needed to make a bunch of HTML changes to some files, and searched the internets high and low for a program that would serve my needs. The closest thing I found was good ol' HTML-Kit, but that doesn't do most of what I need. If I only want to work in code, I prefer Notepad++; I can open my own browser to see the result. I tried a few others and ended up uninstalling them right away.

Any recommendations of programs that have those features? I'd prefer free, but don't mind paying a little. Free is best because I can have it installed on the classroom computers, where students can use it and download something they know how to use at home.

Thanks!
Chris

[identity profile] geekmom.livejournal.com 2010-05-27 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
They just updated it with CS5. I'll let you know if it's updated to the times whenever we finally get the new license. Apparently Adobe screwed up with some portion of our media DVD set, so we have to wait for them to ship us another.

[identity profile] mckitterick.livejournal.com 2010-05-27 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow, CS5! I'm still at CS2....

[identity profile] geekmom.livejournal.com 2010-05-27 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
No wonder your impression is that Dreamweaver hasn't been keeping up with the times! The newest version includes CSS previews, better php support, and integrated support for WordPress and Drupal.

[identity profile] mckitterick.livejournal.com 2010-05-27 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, the University has the most-recent (minus the current number) installation; I just find it clumsy and FrontPage-ey *g*