HTML Editor like dreamweaver.

[Ikith]

Ok so I'm looking for an HTML editor like Dreamweaver... I say "like" because dreamweaver is expensive and I'm looking for something thats free. I'm horrible at coding websites without assistance such as dreamweaver n such. Any help?

[MisterBob]

Well, there aren't any great ones for free sadly.

However, this is the internet, so technically everything is free, although some would disapprove of me saying that

[Ikith]

Well, there aren't any great ones for free sadly.

However, this is the internet, so technically everything is free, although some would disapprove of me saying that

I'll pass on piracy for now... ! Sadly its way to dangerous with all these sites getting shut down. I know the first thing I pirate will be the last this time.

[Julian]

Would you consider getting a serial # from someone pirating? I can give you one so you dont have to mess with pirating websites, just get the official dl and put the # in.

@below poster: lol, I'm just offering. idk any free programs so sorry I can't help =(

[Norelco]

Gah, this is going against exactly what you want, but I think you'd be better off writing raw HTML. Maybe it's just the purist in me, or my obsession with cross-browser compability, but using a WYSIWYG editor most times will yield you some wonky results, reason being is the HTML that is generated in these things will look great in one browser and like shit in another.

Just get the trial version of a text editor like TextPad that will at least color code your tags for you so you don't go blind looking at a bunch of black and white markup.

[Charla]

Gah, this is going against exactly what you want, but I think you'd be better off writing raw HTML. Maybe it's just the purist in me, or my obsession with cross-browser compability, but using a WYSIWYG editor most times will yield you some wonky results, reason being is the HTML that is generated in these things will look great in one browser and like shit in another.

And more importantly, you won't really know why, because you just made it like you wanted it to look. It's probably cheaper and more effective in the long run to just teach yourself HTML.

edit: what Bob said too. no matter what you end up writing stuff in, you should know how it works and not just how whatever you're using to write it works.

[MisterBob]

Gah, this is going against exactly what you want, but I think you'd be better off writing raw HTML. Maybe it's just the purist in me, or my obsession with cross-browser compability, but using a WYSIWYG editor most times will yield you some wonky results, reason being is the HTML that is generated in these things will look great in one browser and like shit in another.

And more importantly, you won't really know why, because you just made it like you wanted it to look. It's probably cheaper and more effective in the long run to just teach yourself HTML.

Well, honestly, raw typed HTML is so rare these days anyways. You should still know it, but most websites use some kind of scripting language, whether it be JavaScript or PHP, or more advanced things like GWT (which in the end generates JavaScript anyways), so being a HTML guru isn't really a useful skill anymore.

[Norelco]

Yeah, knowing HTML will only get you so far. You'll want to tack on cool stuff like flash, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET, JavaScript, etc. I guess it depends on what you want to do. Most of that stuff can all be written by hand though still.

[The Blackrose]

Yeah, knowing HTML will only get you so far. You'll want to tack on cool stuff like flash, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET, JavaScript, etc. I guess it depends on what you want to do. Most of that stuff can all be written by hand though still.

What he said. I still write CSS and PHP by hand.

[Septimus]

I disagree. If you want your PHP to work correctly you still have to know how to write HTML.

Notepad is the best.

[Erza]

I use Editplus for writing code

[Khamsin]

Notepad

[VZX]

Notepad++ is the best.

I use notepad++ and firebug (firefox extension) for my php page building. Works awesome... specifically firebug

[Thoronas]

You guys seem like the right people to ask. I'm a print designer traditionally and am starting to dabble in html and CSS. I'm mostly interested in front end design as I have some people I depend on for javascript and what have you. Is PHP something I should pick up as well?

[Alleya]

You guys seem like the right people to ask. I'm a print designer traditionally and am starting to dabble in html and CSS. I'm mostly interested in front end design as I have some people I depend on for javascript and what have you. Is PHP something I should pick up as well?

Shit is situational. If you need it, use it. If you don't, don't. Adding layers of complexity just opens more holes and makes maintenance harder.

[Norelco]

I disagree. If you want your PHP to work correctly you still have to know how to write HTML.

Notepad is the best.

What/who do you disagree with? No one said you don't have to know how to write HTML in order for your PHP to work correctly, but it was said you don't have to be a guru at it.

[Correction]

I use Editplus for writing code

Is what I use when I'm not using emacs.

Most WSYWIG HTML editors are terrible, anyway. What problem are you trying to solve besides getting content on a webpage?

[Zalius]

you homeless fuckers beat me to notepad =(

[Ikith]

I use Editplus for writing code

Is what I use when I'm not using emacs.

Most WSYWIG HTML editors are terrible, anyway. What problem are you trying to solve besides getting content on a webpage?

I fucking suck at building web pages and I cannot code worth a shit so dreamweaver used to be my thing to use... lol

[evilbau]

I still write php, css, html, etc. by hand. But i'm not really a web developer (i make webpages, i.e. my sig) so my sites tend to not be complex visually.

As far as text editors go I really like UltraEdit, it color codes/marks up according to the type of file it is and you could even create your own definitions for new languages or for whatever personal preference you have (like how I used to have my emacs set up back when I developed on unix/solaris). One of my favorite programs I always have running.