Need freeware or low cost HTML editor

[Bill]

I need a free (preferably) or low cost HTML editor to do a small
(probably 10 pages) site. Any recommendations?

Important features:

SSI and CSS support
The ability to handler larger projects in the future.
A product that is widely used and well supported.

If this is not the most appropriate newsgroup for this question please
let me know where I should post. Thanks.

 

[Blinky the Shark]

I need a free (preferably) or low cost HTML editor to do a small
(probably 10 pages) site. Any recommendations?

Important features:

SSI and CSS support
The ability to handler larger projects in the future.
A product that is widely used and well supported.

vim would fit your requirements quite nicely, Bill.

 

[Paul Watt]

vim would fit your requirements quite nicely, Bill.

How about Nvu?

Paul

 

[Bill]

How about Nvu?

Thanks. I'll take a look.

 

[Bill]

vim would fit your requirements quite nicely, Bill.

Actually, I was hopping for something a bit more WYSIWYG. Based on my
past experience with vim it would be easier to use Notepad.<g>

 

[Blinky the Shark]

Actually, I was hopping for something a bit more WYSIWYG. Based on my

That was not mentioned.

past experience with vim it would be easier to use Notepad.<g>

And you get syntax highlighting in Notepad how?

 

[Neredbojias]

Actually, I was hopping for something a bit more WYSIWYG. Based on my
past experience with vim it would be easier to use Notepad.<g>

....Which is better than any WYSIWYG editor out there.

I never could see the fascination with WYSIWYG editors. I do all my html
creation and editing in Notetab Pro. When I make a change, I simply reload
the page in the browser of my choice (-mainly Firefox or SeaMonkey), and
view the results. If I really want to be kewl, I can size the windows so
both fit in the viewport without concealing on another (-but I've never
found that necessary.)

So why use a WYSIWYG editor which _definitely_ has inferior html rendering
capabilities and most likely even inferior text-editing capabilities? -
Just for the "convenience" of an instant response to a markup alteration?
No thanks, I'll do it my way, and my way is really the preferred way
overall, to boot.

 

[Bill]

So why use a WYSIWYG editor which definitely has inferior html
rendering capabilities and most likely even inferior text-editing
capabilities?

If, like my self, you do very little HTML work an editor that does not
require you to remember or look up all of the HTML syntax can save a
lot of time. For someone who is fluent a text editory may be a better
solution. To each his/her own.

Thanks again for the suggestions.

 

[Neredbojias]

If, like my self, you do very little HTML work an editor that does not
require you to remember or look up all of the HTML syntax can save a
lot of time. For someone who is fluent a text editory may be a better
solution. To each his/her own.

Hmm, yes. I've heard that before, but it is a fallacy. I understand
that not everybody needs or wants to learn html to a degree proficient
enough to use it, but your confidence in these type editors presumes
that you expect them to produce adequate markup in general. They don't,
so how will having an error-filled page save you time? The real way to
save time is to learn at least the basics of html which, btw, isn't
exactly rocket science. I realize the casual programmer may not
remember every bit of syntax required, but many non-WYSIWYG editors have
tabs or clipboards with various information about tags, elements, and
their uses.

I'm not trying to start of flamewar here or show any disrespect, but I
sincerely believe all WYSIWYGs are parasitic to the cause of making a
functional, robust, desirable page.

 

[Xplanes]

If, like my self, you do very little HTML work an editor that does not
require you to remember or look up all of the HTML syntax can save a
lot of time. For someone who is fluent a text editory may be a better
solution. To each his/her own.

Thanks again for the suggestions.

Go to www.evrsoft.com and try 1st page 2000. it's free, it has syntax
highlighting, a built in browser to see your changes, but it isn't what I
would call WYSIWYG. It has a tab that shows the syntax for when you forget,
but the editing is in the code, not drag and drop code blocks. It has a
nice "replace" feature too. I've been using it for years and credit it for
learning html on my own.

Lou

 

[Toby Inkster]

If, like my self, you do very little HTML work an editor that does not
require you to remember or look up all of the HTML syntax can save a
lot of time.

Once your template is in place, and style sheets finalised, there's very
little syntax that most people actually *need* to remember for the most
part.

Block level:

<h1>...</h1> = main heading
<h2>...</h2> = subheading
<h3>...</h3> = sub-subheading, and so on
<p>...</p> = paragraph
<ul>...</ul> = unordered list
<ol>...</ol> = ordered list
<li>...</li> = list item (in either of above lists)

Inline level:

<em>...</em> = emphasised
<strong>...</strong> = strongly emphasised
<a href="X">Y</abbr> = hyperlink
<abbr title="XXX">X</abbr> = abbreviation with expansion given

Tables:

<table>...</table> = table
<caption>...</caption> = caption (within table)
<tr>...</tr> = table row (within table)
<th>...</th> = heading cell (within row)
<td>...</td> = data cell (within row)

Images:

<img alt="A" src="B" style="width:Xpx;height:Ypx">
= image B with width X, height Y and
alternative content A.

For the most part, you're unlikely to need to use anything other than
those 15 tags for representing content.

Learning those 15 tags is likely to be quicker and easier than learning
all the nested menus of a complicated WYSIWYMGBOPMN editor.

 

[Edwin van der Vaart]

I need a free (preferably) or low cost HTML editor to do a small
(probably 10 pages) site. Any recommendations?

Hereby a list of free html editors.

jedit: http://www.jedit.org/
nedit: http://www.nedit.org/
ewisoft: http://www.ewisoft.com/
netpadd: http://www.netpadd.com/
araneae: http://www.ornj.net/software/araneae/
1st page: http://www.evrsoft.com/
crimson: http://crimsoneditor.com/
ezpad: http://www.mmedia.is/ezpad/
acehtml: http://software.visicommedia.com/en/products/acehtmlfreeware/
notetab light: http://www.notetab.com/
html-kit: http://www.chami.com/html-kit/
context: http://www.fixedsys.com/context/
pspad: http://www.pspad.com/en/index.html
websmill: http://www.xtreeme.com/websmill/
metapad: http://www.liquidninja.com/metapad/
quanta (linux): http://freeware.acehtml.com/
tswebeditor: http://tswebeditor.net.tc/
notespad: http://www.newbie.net/NotesPad/index.html
grey matter pro: http://www.pagetutor.com/misc/grey.html
editpad lite: http://www.editpadlite.com/editpadlite.html
stones webwrite: http://www.webwriter.dk/english/index.htm
matizha sublime:
http://www.dohnews.com/index.php?module=ContentExpress&file=index&func=display&ceid=3&meid=4
nvu: http://www.nvu.com/
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