sharpfive 0 #1 November 21, 2002 Does anybody have experience with both programs? I've been using FP for a couple years and am tired of all that extra HTML code it plasters all over the pages. I hear DW MX is the way to go, but am wondering if it's overkill for a hobbyist, or too difficult to learn on one's own. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WFFC 1 #2 November 21, 2002 I don't believe you'd publish such filth as FrontPage here. So, you'll figure my opinion out from that...I use Homesite from the same makers of DreamWeaver... ----- ~~~Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharpfive 0 #3 November 21, 2002 Just what are you getting at? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stacy 0 #4 November 21, 2002 i don't think it is possible to compare frontpage and dreamweaver. it's like, a T10 and a new velocity. one's a bit well, unsteerable adn slow and the other is nice and zippy and sharp. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharpfive 0 #5 November 21, 2002 Thank you Stacy, What do you think about the learning curve/user friendly aspect comapred to FP? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stacy 0 #6 November 21, 2002 i thought it was pretty easy to grasp. i had a bootleg, er whtaever, and figured it out pretty quickly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharpfive 0 #7 November 21, 2002 Is that what you used on your site? Nice job! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #8 November 21, 2002 QuoteIs that what you used on your site? Nice job! Definitely nice, except I can't view the photo galleries with Netscape. The popup window just goes crazy and opens all of the pictures. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HeatherB 0 #9 November 21, 2002 I use DreamWeaver to update our website. Super easy to learn, and much much better than FrontPage! I've never had any issues with DreamWeaver. I wasn't trying to make a website from scratch with it though, so I don't know what that's like. I just update, add photos, add new pages, that kind of stuff. blue skies! Heather (www.skydivewings.com) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WFFC 1 #10 November 21, 2002 Quote Just what are you getting at? the FrontPage install cd makes a good coaster...Go with DreamWeaver...----- ~~~Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cyberskydive 0 #11 November 21, 2002 I personally use and recommend Source Edit , lmfao it's what I use! That way you only put exactly what you want in it! Otherwise I would recommend dreamweaver. It has increased support for other applications such as flash and fireworks, as well as other macromedia products, and it produces better "cookie cutter" pages if thats what you prefer. I think I know what you'll be using by the look of this thread! - lol have fun -System.Windows.IUnknown.Crash.Reboot.Crash.Reboot.Freeze.Crash.Reboot.Break.Stuff.dot... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
narcimund 0 #12 November 21, 2002 Frontpage is, in short, an abomination. To expand on this a little, it's a hegemonic trojan horse devised solely to leverage the low-end website creators' gullibility towards an eventual Microsoft monopoly on all Internet software and functionality. It also makes seriously crappy results. Not just a little bit crappy. SERIOUSLY crappy. Dreamweaver is just a little bit crappy. First Class Citizen Twice Over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billo 0 #13 November 21, 2002 yeah i gotta side with everybody else here - dreamweaver is the way to go. i've been using a trial version of 4 for a long time...i really need to grab a copy of mx and get the trial "extended" before they put out too many new revisions. ARR!as far as good examples do *not* look at my webpage...i just threw it together out of boredom. the ones that i develop at work are nice. i like using dreamweaver when doing ASP coding...it makes sure your tags are code are polished up. i've gotten used to its debugging over the past couple years. good luck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #14 November 21, 2002 Are they making Homesite any longer? I thought Macromedia stopped production of after they bought it from Allaire. I support a dept of web developers and we just switched from Homesite to Dreamweaver MX (using the Homesite workspace)I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. eat sushi, get smoochieTTK#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WFFC 1 #15 November 21, 2002 Quote Are they making Homesite any longer? Honestly, I don't know. I've been happy with the version I've got and never upgraded....----- ~~~Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bwilling 0 #16 November 21, 2002 QuoteDoes anybody have experience with both programs? I do... Frontpage made me want to puke! Yuk!!! Dreamweaver is the only WYSIWYG editor that I've tried that I like... I've used Allaire's Homesite mostly, and I liked the integration between the two packages... lately, I've been using Namo Web Editor under Windoze (cheap and it doesn't suck), and have been playing with Bluefish under Linux (kinda like a Homesite clone, so I like it so far). "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sangiro 4 #17 November 21, 2002 Dreamweaver. I won't knock FrontPage because it's a Microsoft product... I'll gladly knock it because it's crap though. Safe swoops Sangiro Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygal3 0 #18 November 21, 2002 Dreamweaver.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daizey 0 #19 November 21, 2002 yes dreamweaver is definitely better. Its what i originally learned on back in high school, and I think its fairly simple *daizey* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #20 November 21, 2002 QuoteIts what i originally learned on back in high school now i feel old(can yu say tsr-80)if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #21 November 21, 2002 go with vi! no extra crap in the code unless you put it there! notepad works good too. i've never used dreamweaver, but i have used frontpage. i find it is okay to put a framework together quickly, especially if you want ot use frames and such, but they require a lot of cleaning up afterwards. learning to do simple pages with notepad (or vi) gives you a better understanding of how pages go together. as far as scripts and such, there's lot's of sites around that give cut-and-paste away for nothing."Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharpfive 0 #22 November 21, 2002 Thanks to everybody. When it's unanimous, it's a go! Truthfully, FP was frustrating me to the point I was ready to go back to Notepad. Time to shell out the $$$$ and get with the "program". One more for all you HTML pros; how come the markup tags on this site are enclosed in brackets instead of < > ?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharpfive 0 #23 November 21, 2002 Thanks, and BTW, that's an excellent web site you have there! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #24 November 21, 2002 the [ and ] are used because the scripts that run this site don't use html as such, the html is generated from the [ and ] 'markup' tags."Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharpfive 0 #25 November 21, 2002 OK thanks, hard to keep up with all this! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
