Whats standard webdesign software now?
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Dreamweaver, Expression, various Notepad programs (notepad2, notepad++, etc.)
i dont want to learn to code html just yet, ive not done anything like that for quite some years looking for a prgram to help me out, ill check dreamweaver out, any others that are popular an dont take 10years studying to understand?
It is easier than breathing, seriously!
How can something be easier than an automatic process which only requires you to find air?
I recommend you do the following:
Eventually, you'll get more confident with doing web pages and you'll start handing coding more and more stuff. You'll start using Dreamweaver to click on page elements and then change the code by hand since it's faster, rather than using it to make pages.
And if you think about using FrontPage, give yourself 20 lashes for ever having such a silly thought
Good luck and have fun
- Install Dreamweaver or MS Expression or similar; something that allows you do drag and drop stuff on the page AND see the HTML code behind at it (split view). This way, you can put things on your page and see the real code that makes them.
- Go to Http://www.w3schools.com/ and bookmark it - probably one of the best web resources I've ever come across for teaching you the basics including HTML to ASP and SQL.
Eventually, you'll get more confident with doing web pages and you'll start handing coding more and more stuff. You'll start using Dreamweaver to click on page elements and then change the code by hand since it's faster, rather than using it to make pages.
And if you think about using FrontPage, give yourself 20 lashes for ever having such a silly thought
Good luck and have fun
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You'll be better off if you learn it from the start. Besides, it's dead easy. Any kind of skills you have in Dreamweaver or the like will be useless once you start writing raw HTML (which you inevitably will if you want to make decent websites)
These are pretty much the only things you should really need to make a website (though PuTTY is also very useful if you have SSH access to your server).
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listen to this man. if you're using windows, get yourself a copy of e-text editor - it's essentially textmate ported to windows.
Personally, I use Pixelmator, Textmate, Transmit, Firefox with Firebug and MAMP to test, as well as Terminal for SSH and nano and the like.
In Windows, I'd recommend e, Fireworks, PuTTy, Filezilla, Firefox with Firebug, apache, php, mysql
Using Linux I use Geany, GIMP (ugh), Terminal, Firefox with Firebug and a LAMP setup.
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I use coffeecup html editor for when I need to work with HTML, but tbh I'm lazy these days and mainly use CMS.
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wow thanks for all the information an stuff to look out for, i appriciate all the help guys
does anyone have any websites that can guide someone into coding the basics then?
some sort of hand holding an guiding through site
im thinking using a program that i can create the basics in drag an drop but then see how ive created / done in the coding an maybe learn from there
thanks again
does anyone have any websites that can guide someone into coding the basics then?
some sort of hand holding an guiding through site
im thinking using a program that i can create the basics in drag an drop but then see how ive created / done in the coding an maybe learn from there
thanks again
www.w3schools.com - Is really good.
If you want a free program try Nvu, it's not great but its good for beginners, besides its free!
If you want a free program try Nvu, it's not great but its good for beginners, besides its free!
From the TextMate wiki
Versions for other platforms
Allan has received numerous requests for Microsoft Windows and Linux version of TextMate, but has publicly stated that he has no interest in making such ports.[15] At least two attempts at TextMate-like editors for Windows (Intype and e) are under way.
/scum /apologies
EDIT : Good software doesn't require "porting" it links against standard libraries and uses a decent build system that can be unit tested on hundreds of systems simultaneously.
Versions for other platforms
Allan has received numerous requests for Microsoft Windows and Linux version of TextMate, but has publicly stated that he has no interest in making such ports.[15] At least two attempts at TextMate-like editors for Windows (Intype and e) are under way.
/scum /apologies
EDIT : Good software doesn't require "porting" it links against standard libraries and uses a decent build system that can be unit tested on hundreds of systems simultaneously.
I'd thoroughly advise reading the tutorials on www.htmldog.com, and then get playing around, and ask here. HTML and CSS are just mark up languages, no code involved, if you want to move into PHP then ask someone else .
Smultron, FF with web toolbar, Photoshop and other websites for inspiration here.
.Smultron, FF with web toolbar, Photoshop and other websites for inspiration here.
I have to laugh when I see people recommending a £300+ piece of software to a complete beginner.
Yes, I'm fully aware there are "other means" but when there is so much great free software out there what's the point?
If you're going to use a WYSIWYG editor, then you might as well just use any of them because they all produce pretty guff HTML. If you only want a code editor then there are plenty available for free.
Besides, there is no more accurate preview window than the browsers themselves.
Yes, I'm fully aware there are "other means" but when there is so much great free software out there what's the point?
If you're going to use a WYSIWYG editor, then you might as well just use any of them because they all produce pretty guff HTML. If you only want a code editor then there are plenty available for free.
Besides, there is no more accurate preview window than the browsers themselves.
seconded
www.nvu.com is a free WYSIWYG editor that might be helpful to a noob.