webpage makers.

SLoWHaND · October 09, 2003, 12:58:18 PM

Lo fellas.
Could you point me at any webpage making progs that would be usefull to a novice............... errm thats me actually.

Many years ago Adobe Pagemill 3 was my saviour.

Remember the key word here is NOVICE.

SLoWHaND

Dr Sadako · October 09, 2003, 01:10:16 PM

Macromedia Dreamweaver is easy to get used to.

//www.macromedia.com

TeaLeaf · October 09, 2003, 02:04:00 PM

I have used CoffeeCup HTML Editor for years and been real happy with it. It has more than enough 'novice' in it to allow me to do really cool things

There is a trial download shown on the website.....

TL.

Doorman · October 09, 2003, 04:33:07 PM

If you can wait till the lan I have Dreamweaver 4.1 you can have. The proffessional choice!

TeaLeaf · October 09, 2003, 05:40:48 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Doorman@Oct 9 2003, 04:33 PM
The proffessional choice!

Can I quote you on this?

TL.

SLoWHaND · October 09, 2003, 05:52:09 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Doorman@Oct 9 2003, 04:33 PM
If you can wait till the lan I have Dreamweaver 4.1 you can have. The proffessional choice!

I have a copy of dreamweaver and some other bits and bobs winging its way to me as we speak.
Many thanx everyone.

All I need now is for someone to say do this do that arggh I wouldnt have done that.
Oh yeah a tutor thats what they are called.

Cheers fellas.

SLoWHaND

Anonymous · October 09, 2003, 06:37:40 PM

I would not recommend Dreamweaver to a "Novice". If you want simple then frontpage or netobjects fusion are more simplistic. Dreamweaver is very powerful but can be quite daunting.

People laugh at frontpage but to be honest it is an excellent program for a novice. Once you get comfortable I would strongly recommend Dreamweaver as it as (to misquote Ron) the "Professional Choice"

Doorman · October 09, 2003, 07:35:10 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by BlueBall@Oct 9 2003, 06:37 PM
I would not recommend Dreamweaver to a "Novice". If you want simple then frontpage or netobjects fusion are more simplistic. Dreamweaver is very powerful but can be quite daunting.

People laugh at frontpage but to be honest it is an excellent program for a novice. Once you get comfortable I would strongly recommend Dreamweaver as it as (to misquote Ron) the "Professional Choice"

So I put an extra 's' in.

The way I see it, and I'm a novice too, is that it's easy to do easy things with but you have the wherewithall to progress. You won't outgrow DW

smilodon · October 09, 2003, 07:48:12 PM

Ahem, the program of choice for the REAL professional is of course Notepad.

Although it's clearly not for the novice.

Dreamweaver is fine for creating web pages as long as you don't actually want to do any real coding yourself, but prefer to leave to a bit of software. To be able to really build web pages you have to know how to code html. WYSIWYG editors can speed up the process but I doubt any real professional couldn't revert to notepad if they really had too.

Seriously though, if you really want to crack web design then at least learn the basics of html. (Of course if you simply want to bung up a quick page or two then send me a fiver and I'll do it for ya

)

Your route could be - first notepad, second 1st Page2000 (free) or Coffee Cup or Netfusion, third Dreamweaver or Adobe GoLive or Hotdog Pro.

OldBloke · October 09, 2003, 08:10:07 PM

Notepad >>> Homesite >>> DW

I'd recommend DW even for a novice. Get to grips with the GUI and you've cracked it.

Frontpage is easy to pick up but the code it produces is ... interesting. <_<

Gandalf · October 09, 2003, 08:14:54 PM

I use aceHTML pro from visicom media

They do a free version, but it is a text based editor (although there are lots of shortcuts to make lie easier) so you do need to know how to read html.

All the sites I code are done with this program.

Anonymous · October 09, 2003, 08:23:40 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by OldBloke@Oct 9 2003, 08:10 PM
Frontpage is easy to pick up but the code it produces is ... interesting. <_<

That was polite. Are there lawyers watching?

DogMeat · October 09, 2003, 08:24:05 PM

Frontpage is utter shite. The bloated "code" it produces is also utter shite. Ergo, any web pages you produce with it will be chock-full-o-shitey-badness.

I did use something called 1st Page 2000 which, as I recall was pretty damn good for a freeb. Google it, I'm sure you'll find it..

DM

Anonymous · October 09, 2003, 08:25:17 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by smilodon@Oct 9 2003, 07:48 PM
Ahem, the program of choice for the REAL professional is of course Notepad.

Yup, I do all my graphics in it too

Doorman · October 09, 2003, 08:35:27 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Gandalf-LordOfJelly@Oct 9 2003, 08:14 PM
I use aceHTML pro from visicom media

so you do need to know how to read html.

Hardly novice then.