Webpage software

What should I use to replace PageMill?

[norton j radstock]

I am looking for a simple html web design programme to replace Adobe PageMill which I have been using for many years and am very happy with (it used to come bundled free with older macs).

As it only runs on system 9 it is preventing me from upgrading. Any suggestions?

[cmarshall]

That depends.

There are a number of shareware-level apps for "casual hobby" Web design (which is probably why they didn't bother updating PageMill), but you may want to consider either:

A) Going more serious, and shelling out the sheckels for Dreamweaver or GoLive, or

B) Sticking with a text editor and browser.

My vote is for A, but I could understand it if that's not an option.

I use Dreamweaver, but most of my actual coding is done with BBEdit.

If you are gonna spend much time around here, you'll wind up feeling inadequate eventually unless you pony up and get one of the "Big Boys."

[yellowbeetle]

If you know your HTML well and just need something to write code, I highly recommend BBEdit. It's got some nice features - color coding to keep you honest, collapsing tags so you can see the container for the thing contained. But it doesn't hold your hand. And it doesn't pretend to render what it looks like, so plan on frequent switching back and forth between editor and browser.

If you want to get into the field professionally, check out the job descriptions where you are and see what software the employers think is essential.

Where we are, Dreamweaver's the industry standard. It's not cheap - you might be able to pick up a used copy cheaper, and if you can wrangle an education version the new one is almost affordable. It does render a page, which isn't always accurate as your code gets fancier, and it holds your hand a bit more - supplying a closing tag once you've typed the opener, giving a pick list for what it thinks you're doing, some fill-in-the-rest autotyping that saves keystrokes.

There are free options out there too: just do a search on "web editors."

Hope that helps --
beep.
~yellowbeetle

[topr8]

>>GoLive

as far as i'm aware this product will no longer be developed after this year.

[cmarshall]

>>GoLive

as far as i'm aware this product will no longer be developed after this year.

I won't miss it, but that's because I've never used it. I'm not surprised. GoLive did wind up catching up to DW in features, but it was a day late and a dollar short.

The thing that always upset me about DW (and many Macromedia products in general) was the abysmal quality of the application. It is constantly crashing on me and getting into states that require a force quit. The app has many crucial features, so I never stopped using it, but it is like Microsoft Word. Ain't no other game in town, so you have to play by House Rules. Adobe products tend to have very good quality, and I'm hoping that it will improve significantly.

[parambyte]

you can try Freeway Expres
[softpress.com...]

its USD 99 price seems fair and its a great program.

you may later upgrade to Pro.

or get NVU for free
[nvu.com...]

[parambyte]

also you get a free version of Apple iWeb suite with a new MacBook and yu can try Googling for free opensource Amaya