[WEB4LIB] RE: FrontPage, bad code and Word documents

[Andrew Mutch]

I think that FP gots its much-deserved reputation with FrontPage98.  FP98 would
regularly mangle attempts to insert valid HTML code. I even ran into problems
with "hidden" code in what looked like clean files. As someone else noted, FP
often would redo your code based on what it thought was best.  However, I have
rarely had these problems in FP2000.  It allows you to directly enter any HTML
code and for the most part leaves it alone.

Andrew Mutch
Library Systems Technician
Waterford Township Public Library
Waterford, MI

Jeff.Kuntzman at UCHSC.edu wrote:

> I usually don't get involved with defending Microsoft products, however I
> disagree with the oft-made assertion that FrontPage generates lousy code. I
> am using FP 2002 (XP) and although the code it automatically generates is
> not perfect, it's way better than it used to be. Also, if you start with
> good code, you can set FrontPage not to mess with it.
>
> Dreamweaver is nice, no doubt about it, but FrontPage is also a workable
> editor and a blessing if you are forced to work with tables.
> (In our case there is a formal campus template)
>
> In regard to converting Word documents, FP 2002 now allows you to paste
> as "text only" from Word so if you already have an HTML document set up with
> stylesheets, the process moves pretty quickly with cut-and-paste.
>
> FP also excels at site management, in my opinion...
> Jeff Kuntzman
> Denison Memorial Library
> University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
>
> >>Bill Drew wrote:
> If its not too late, switch to Dreamweaver from Macromedia.  I just made the
> switch from FrontPage 2000 to Dreamweaver and am much happier with the
> results.  FrontPage generates lousy HTML code.