[Web4lib] Dreamweaver 8 vs Microsoft Expression Web

[Carol Bean]

I've used Nvu, and it's good, but I wouldn't say it's on a par with
Dreamweaver.  Of course, the price is right. :-)  And it's available in both
Windows and Linux.

The wysiwyg part is very good, but switching to the code part of Nvu just
seems to cause problems.  If you do need to get into the code, use a text
editor or code editor.  But one of the things I've noticed is it adds huge
blocks of white space to the code, so when I go in to edit the code by hand
I spend a lot of time just getting rid of the whitespace (which returns the
next time someone edits the page with Nvu).

Depending on how much HTML you need to know and how much complexity you need
for the website, it could be the right solution.  I'd pick it over anything
from Microsoft, but not over Dreamweaver.   But that's just me...

Carol
beanworks.wordpress.com

On 2/28/07, Carol Bean <beanworks at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I've used Nvu, and it's good, but I wouldn't say it's on a par with
> Dreamweaver.  Of course, the price is right. :-)  And it's available in both
> Windows and Linux.
>
> The wysiwyg part is very good, but switching to the code part of Nvu just
> seems to cause problems.  If you do need to get into the code, use a text
> editor or code editor.  But one of the things I've noticed is it adds huge
> blocks of white space to the code, so when I go in to edit the code by hand
> I spend a lot of time just getting rid of the whitespace (which returns the
> next time someone edits the page with Nvu).
>
> Depending on how much HTML you need to know and how much complexity you
> need for the website, it could be the right solution.  I'd pick it over
> anything from Microsoft, but not over Dreamweaver.   But that's just me...
>
> Carol
> beanworks.wordpress.com
>
> On 28 Feb 2007 17:19:25 -0000, MichaelMay.27904586 at bloglines.com <
> MichaelMay.27904586 at bloglines.com> wrote:
> >
> > Have you considered Nvu? I'm not an expert, but Nvu seems to be
> > comparable
> > to FrontPage and Dreamweaver, except that it is free. From the Nvu site:
> >
> > Question: Is Nvu a clone of Microsoft's FrontPage and/or Macromedia's
> > Dreamweaver?
> >
> >
> > Answer: FrontPage and Dreamweaver are popular HTML editors for MS
> > Windows.
> > These programs have become popular because they make web design
> > extremely
> > easy, even for non-technical people. Nvu is not an exact clone of either
> > of
> > these products, but it does contain many of the same easy-to-use
> > features
> > which makes these programs so popular.Users familiar with either of
> > these
> > two products will feel right at home using Nvu.
> >
> > http://www.nvu.com/index.php
> >
> >
> > Mike in Dubuque
> >
> > > > Carole Suzui wrote:
> > > >> Has anyone used Microsoft
> > Expression Web, the web authoring package
> > > >> that is
> > > >> replacing FrontPage?
> > How does it compare to Dreamweaver 8 in advanced
> > > >> features, learning
> > curve, tech support, and standards.
> > > >>
> > > >> Thank you.
> >
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