I need a WYSIWYG html editor for kubuntu

xmrkite · 02-10-2010, 05:01 PM

Hello,

I used to use frontpage back in the day and always hated that it would add code here or there to my page (in spots i didn't touch). Kompozer seems to do the same thing. Adds code here and there.

Is there a good or even just decent html editor where i can edit my page in a wysiwyg fashion and return to the source code section and find only the changes i made were changed?

The website i'm working on uses a template based system so i need to edit/work on small-ish portions of html code. So things like checkout page, item page, search results page have html areas that i need to edit. (just want to be clear, cause kompozer was adding body tags and whatnot to the top and bottom of my pages and i don't need that.)

-Thanks for any help

Mr-Bisquit · 02-10-2010, 05:08 PM

Open the package manager frontend: synaptic , etc.
and type is wysiwyg in the search options with "search all packages" enabled or a similar setting.
Through that list, look for html editor in the package description.
Also have you tried working with bluefish?

xmrkite · 02-10-2010, 05:20 PM

Does bluefish have wysiwyg? I can't seem to find that within the program.

I'm trying seamonkey now as that was the only result in synaptic. I'll let you know how it works in a few minutes.

-Thanks

johnh10000 · 02-10-2010, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xmrkite

Does bluefish have wysiwyg? I can't seem to find that within the program.

I'm trying seamonkey now as that was the only result in synaptic. I'll let you know how it works in a few minutes.

-Thanks

I am afrade bluefish is txt only

good but. I notice your using seamonkey, try the in built composer menu->window->composer

Mr-Bisquit · 02-10-2010, 05:27 PM

Be sure to add any unofficial repositories and repositories from other countries/sources. Some programs are not available everywhere.

You may need main contrib and non-free also enabled.

http://webdesign.about.com/od/htmled...tpwyslinux.htm

Bluefish isn't, sorry.

xmrkite · 02-10-2010, 05:31 PM

Seamonkey is terrible too. Both seamonkey and kompozer are WORSE than frontpage ever was.

For example, one of my templates starts off like this:

Code:

<table cellpadding="3">
	<tr>
		<td width="5"></td>
		<td>
			<TABLE id="Table1" style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor="##708a66" cellSpacing="0"
				cellPadding="0" width="100%" border="1">
				<TR>
					<TD width="100%" bgColor="##ffffff" colSpan="2"><B><FONT face="Verdana" size="2">{Category} </FONT>
						</B>
					</TD>
				</TR>
				<TR>

However, Both seamonkey and kompozer do the same thing and convert that into:

Code:

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<table cellpadding="3">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="5"><br>
</td>
<td>
<table id="Table1" style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="1"
bordercolor="#078a60" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" bgcolor="#0ffff0" width="100%"><b><font
face="Verdana" size="2">{Category} </font> </b> </td>
</tr>
<tr>

Even if i delete that crazy stuff out, it returns when i click on Normal and then go back to Source.

I'll try to find some others, but does anyone know of anything that does not do this?

DavidMcCann · 02-11-2010, 04:33 PM

Bluefish is not WYSIWYG, but Nvu is.

xmrkite · 02-11-2010, 05:04 PM

I tried Nvu, it's just loaded Kompozer

Did i do something wrong?

johnh10000 · 02-11-2010, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xmrkite

I tried Nvu, it's just loaded Kompozer

Did i do something wrong?

nope in my synaptic (package manager gnome) it says it's no loger being devloped, and is a fork of kompozer

johnh10000 · 02-11-2010, 05:25 PM

hi mate this might help. When I wanted a wysiwig html edit last year.

post 9 is what you need.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...oblems-733285/

johnh10000 · 02-11-2010, 05:33 PM

or this

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1189792