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How about, for Dreamweaver, you use a standard text-editing program? I find that editing the code directly is better than through some other interface because then I can see how something is screwed up if it is, and I can also get rid of wasted space, thus reducing file sizes and loading times.
r_jensen11, the reason Arenba asked about Dreamweaver is presumably because of their familiarity with the package and their preference for using GUI apps. And I don't blame you, Arenba! When dealing with complex pages, especially ones that rely on graphics, using an editor such as DW can be great! How, for example, would you tell in a plain text editor if you had typed in the name of an image file incorrectly? You'd have to save the file, load up the browser with the file and ... damn! I mis-typed the image filename! With DW... it shows up as a 'no image' box. A lot less hassle!
Anyway, as far as I am aware there are no equivalents to DW. There are many really good web authoring packages (I personally prefer Screem). Bluefish, Quanta, Screem, Mozilla and OpenOffice, to name but a few.
I don't know about you guys, but when I worked on my webpages, I always had a local copy of the exact same site, then I just uploaded the files I updated. All you have to do is click "Reload" or whatnot for the browser to see how the page looks. I just find those programs like DreamWeaver to be a waste of HD space, as well as resources. But then again, I havn't really tried making anything terribly complicated for a webpage....
This morning I downloaded BlueFish to do my .html editing. I'm not quite as pleased with it as I was with Dreamweaver (or perhaps just not as familiar yet.) Dreamweaver was really nice, I agree, but that is the price we gotta pay I guess.
Does BlueFish have a graphical side to it like Dreamweaver does? I like to be able to split screen between the graphic & code. This way I can edit the code manually, which is nice, but also see the page in real time. Is this an option that I have missed?
I haven't used the other above mentioned alternatives. BlueFish does look like it has plenty of power to it...
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Does BlueFish have a graphical side to it like Dreamweaver does? I like to be able to split screen between the graphic & code. This way I can edit the code manually, which is nice, but also see the page in real time. Is this an option that I have missed?
I hate to be the bearer of bad news ( and hope to be corrected!) but there is not a *nix equivalent of DreamWeaver. I have scoured the web and have yet to find anything that can compete feature for feature. I use Quanta and it does a good job, but it is not the same. I find myself relying on my DOZE box for my web editing alot more than i would like to. Also, (and once again, i hope to be corrected) there is not a feature packed alternative for flash mx either. I would love to be able to sit on my laptop and make major edits on my sites, but alas, i cannot. I have found that Quanta has made me stronger in my coding though. I just wish I could start my pages in Quanta, but the GUI of dreamweaver is too nice for java and such.
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Just a thought but you could install VmWare 4.0, install Windows OS Guest, and finally install DreamWeaver. Once your guest OS is up just hit I think ctrl-alt-F7 and the guest is all you see.
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