Frontpage Vs Dreamweaver
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CaldwellYSR
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Aptana Studio 3 is what I use and it has done me well. Dreamweaver is a good program but it's just a little too bulky for me and way too expensive.
LouTheDesigner
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For editing HTML, I like dreamweaver's split view, but for PHP or working with the files of a CMS, I choose Notepad++ all the way -- I love that program.
-Lou
-Lou
Dreamweaver by choice, but I also work in Visual Studio.
don't know what it's like but there's this too
http://www.microsoft.com/web/webmatrix/
http://www.microsoft.com/web/webmatrix/
That's the one I was talking about. It's actually a decent competitor to Aptana. Major problem I had with it was there was no option to change the color scheme. I like Aptana's dark color scheme. Other than that, it completely compares in features.
CaldwellYSR
Member
Which dark theme do you use? For the longest I had my own that was black with purple gold and white but now I'm using the blackboard one. I like the dark themes much better than the light ones. I get headaches staring at that wall of white for so long
Which dark theme do you use? For the longest I had my own that was black with purple gold and white but now I'm using the blackboard one. I like the dark themes much better than the light ones. I get headaches staring at that wall of white for so long
Just the default.
DesignerBill
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I expect to get grief for this, but I've used FrontPage 2003 for a long time and liked it for several reasons: Editing in "design view" with hierarchical node selection, or in text mode (mostly good just for HTML code), "preview" window, and easy to use built-in FTP.
But of course it does not support the latest and best ways to do things, so I need to make a switch and don't care to spend any money.
Aptana 3 looks too comprehensive for my needs. So far I like Notepad ++ and found an FTP plugin for it at http://sourceforge.net/projects/nppftp/.
But of course it does not support the latest and best ways to do things, so I need to make a switch and don't care to spend any money.
Aptana 3 looks too comprehensive for my needs. So far I like Notepad ++ and found an FTP plugin for it at http://sourceforge.net/projects/nppftp/.
CaldwellYSR
Member
No grief, just a note, I definitely agree that Aptana 3 is very comprehensive and that can be somewhat of a turnoff. I like that though simply because it gives me room to grow. It also kind of motivates me to grow in a way.
