Web Creation Software

[Floppyman]

Hi all,

I'll be working on creating a couple webpages this summer. I was wondering what kinds of programs everyone uses out there for this task. I know there is Dreamweaver and Frontpage, but is there anything else that's good and won't break the bank? Thanks in advance.

[rcvalencia9]

I created my first webpages by using Microsoft Notepad. Every tag in my source was written. Unlike in WYSIWYG Tools like Dreamweaver, which Im using right now and I love it. I still type the codes and don't do drag and dropping. I lke the way you can view immediately the appearance or design of your page. and errors will immediately appear. Try the latest version which I haven't used but heard good reviews of it. Use other softwares like Macromedia Flash and Adobe Photoshop to create a well designed website.

[aym]

I do the initial design with the Mozilla editor or Nvu (the both produce clean and readable code), then edit the generated HTML/CSS by hand to tweak things.

[glc]

Mozilla Composer - it's free. Arachnophilia is a good free code-based editor, the latest version is a Java application that will run on any platform.

[Floppyman]

Thanks guys. What kind of imaging program do you recommend for creating websites? Sure there is Adobe Photoshop, but it's very expensive. Since I'm a beginner, would I be better off with something like Paint Shop Pro? Thanks again.

[rcvalencia9]

I use Paint in Imaging sometimes.

[glc]

PSP is almost as capable as Photoshop at a fraction of the price. Perhaps the open source Gimp might do the job for you.