So help me

[ericcoleman]

Since my last frankenstein laptop died, I have not had an html editor.

What I need

A decent WYSIWYG editor that is relatively easy to use and isn't too expensive.

Any ideas ???

I am in desperate need of updating my webpage.

Comments

[mplsfish.livejournal.com]

I am hapy someone else calls them "frankensteins".

[guppiecat]

Currently, DreamWeaver is the reigning champ. If that is too expensive,
check out nvu ( http://www.nvu.com/ ). It's still very beta, and I've seen it crash sometimes, but if you can run it on your system, it should be stable enough to use. (It generally crashes on my experimental machines, where I expect that kind of thing.)

[bardiclug.livejournal.com]

I use Evrsoft's 1st Page 2000 successfully when I don't have FrontPage handy.

http://www.evrsoft.com/1stpage2.shtml

It's free, and it's very feature packed.

[freeimprov.livejournal.com]

Heh huh. You said WYSIWYG. Huh heh huh.

I use vi. Or perl. Stay far, far away from any html advice i might give.

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

There are Firefox extensions that do the job as well -- cuneAForm and Web Developer are the two I've found most useful. All free.

[geekymary.livejournal.com]

Sorry, can't help. I just use Textpad. WYSIWYG code is too ugly for me. And I can't figure out how to make Dreamweaver do standards-compliant markup and CSS.

[drawshad.livejournal.com]

I'm with Mary, Textpad is a nice little program. I also like UltraEdit, which I think will run you between $30 and $50 for a registered version (it, unlike Textpad, does disable itself after the trial period). It's got a few more robust features than Textpad, but isn't WYSIWYG unless its changed recently.

For the love of all things holy (and not holy, for that matter) don't use Front Page. I'll have to hunt you down and beat you.

As for what I use, I'm a Dreamweaver convert (although I still write my own code and don't use the WYSIWYG bits) at work, I use WebSphere Application Developer, but that's way more than what you need for a home site and is really pricy besides.

[gundo.livejournal.com]

Personally, I use vi. But some people like nvu, and I've used Arachnophilia on occasion. Nice thing about Arachnophilia is that it's Java, and runs nicely under both *nix and Windows. Haven't tried MacOS yet, but it should be fine.

If I have to edit code locally on Windows, I'll use EditPad or TextPad. Under *nix if I want a GUI it's nedit.