Recommendations for and HTML Editor

jimbo1954 · 10-23-2007, 02:41 AM

I have been asked to create a website for a friend. I have done this with moderate success using Frontpage in the past, but its time to move on. I don't want to create a site that needs FP extensions, as this will be running on a vanilla Apache server. What I do need, however, is hand-holding by the application, similar to the way that FP does it, with a split view/code screen, and a bunch of wizards and useful buttons.

Any suggestions for a Linux App that will do the job

Tinkster · 10-23-2007, 03:32 AM

Well. There's nvu (which some people claim is good), there's
the Mozilla editor ...

But really you should try to learn about HTML, CSS and whatever
else you need and get away from the "holding hand" bit, because
that commonly leads to bad code ... I use vim ;}

Cheers,
Tink

pixellany · 10-23-2007, 05:20 AM

In my limited reading, FrontPage is widely reported to be one of the absolute worst Web authoring tools.....at least in terms of the code quality.

I second the notion of NOT using WYSIWYG Web tools. This said, I have heard good things about Dreamweaver. It will run with Crossover Office (the commercial port of WINE).

redgoblin · 10-23-2007, 05:28 AM

I'd agree with Tinkster that you'd be best off learning HTML and CSS. That's normally enough to get the job done and will serve you well in the future.

But as you're moving over from FP and learning as you go, you my want to start with a full HTML dedicated IDE. Think of it as hand holding while you learn the real stuff. Trust me, it's really not that hard.

Two that might help you are;

Bluefish
http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/

Quanta
http://quanta.kdewebdev.org/

Google around for HTML tutorial's and dive right in.

Good luck.