All, I'm on unfamiliar ground here, so keep it simple :blush:
I was using an old version of Expression Web that I had, to "play around" with my personal idnet web space and try my hand at designing a personal web site, but having upgraded to Windows 7 I haven't reinstalled it as there seems to be too many problems with it. Do Idnet still recommend anything for creating web pages? I have search around the support areas of the web site and can't find anything.
I'm not into HTML, although given the time I would like to be, so initially I am looking for a WYSIWYG piece of software. There is WYSIWYG web builder 7 at about £30 and I have also found Komposer which is free.
Does anyone have any recommendations? Bearing in mind I'm running Windows 7 ?
Thanks.
IDNet recommend NVU:
http://www.nvu.com/
Part of the SeaMonkey browser suite. :)
NVU hasn't been updated for years has it? Isn't that what is now Kompozer?
All seems a bit old to me.
I don't know, tbh, but that was the last recommendation from IDNet.
Hi Rik,
Yeah. It seems odd though that idnet still recommend something whose last official release was in 2005 :-\
Looks like KompoZer is its update, but even that looks a bit bare. Doesn't look like it offers templates and such.
Maybe I'll give the free trial of this a go and see how it goes..... http://www.wysiwygwebbuilder.com/index.html (http://www.wysiwygwebbuilder.com/index.html)
TBH, I think IDNet just found a free app to do the job. They don't support the free webspace as such.
Take a look at CoffeeCup HTML Editor. The free version does not include a WYSIWYG editor, but if you purchase the full version ($49), it's included.
There are themes available too...(even in the free version),.
http://www.coffeecup.com/free-editor/
The full version is here:
http://www.coffeecup.com/html-editor/
This is the one I use.........................
http://www.gtpcc.org/gtpcc/cutesitebuilder.htm
Here's a few more :
http://www.pagebreeze.com/
http://kompozer.net/
http://www.w3.org/Amaya/
Hey Thanks guys for all of the pointers.
I've been trying out Web Builder 7 (http://www.wysiwygwebbuilder.com/index.html (http://www.wysiwygwebbuilder.com/index.html)) which is very easy to use and seems to have quite a large and active user community, there are also lots of templates available both on the website and through the forums. It is also cheaper than Coffeecup and CuteSite Builder. I did look at Komposer but wasn't convinced as updates seem rare and it's based on something written in 2005 (NVU). Pagebreeze seems interesting though. I might have to investigate that one before I go and purchase WebBuilder 7.
Thanks again.