[TriLUG] web authoring packages

Robert Dale robdale at gmail.com
Mon Aug 4 13:22:28 EDT 2008


This guy likes MyEclipse better than DreamWeaver...

http://websfun.blogspot.com/2008/07/myeclipse-6-html-editor.html

-- 
Robert Dale

On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 1:16 PM, Neil L. Little <nllittle at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> Dreamweaver ticked me off again by going <tango-uniform> on me in the
> editor for umpteenth time ... again. and I have been looking around in
> hopes of finding a replacement ... again.
> Yes, I was using it on a Winders (XP) machine. Yes the company is
> Windows-centric and I have managed to stave off the dreaded Vista upgrade.
> I use ubuntu (gutsy and hardy) for servers and my own personal laptop at
> the saltmine.
>
> I was looking at a few OSS solutions but I'm getting kinda discouraged
> with what I'm finding.
>
> Nvu - Looks to be an abandoned project. The last update was June 2005
> and seem to have been taken over by Linspire (another defunct company)
>
> KompoZer - Looks like its a fork of Nvu. There hasnt seen a whole lot of
> activity since last year. There is only one developer. I saw one of the
> few posts (7-28-08) that there would be a new release in September (has
> some big problems).
>
> Amaya - This is the most recent and hottest project I have found so far.
> It is been sponsered by W3C.org but I havent seen a whole lot on this
> editor.
> Can anyone comment on Amaya? Have they used it?
>
> I have been playing around with firebug and some of the web developer
> tools on firefox but its a little quirky and doesnt seem to be ready for
> prime time to me.
>
> Are there any other solutions out there I have missed
>
> 73,
> Neil, WA4AZL
> JARS Forever!!
> www.jars.net
>
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