@scragarMar 25.2008 — #nvu is free, and has a nice GUI. I personaly don't like it since I can't work out how to use it to adjust content in the head of pages, still.
if your after a text based one(instead of wysiwyg) then may I recomend quanta(fully featured, very fast, lot's of plugins) or even standard gedit(basic in comparison, but sells itself as a basic text editor)for the linux users, and notepad++(handles very similar to gedit, except it has slighty different features and runs slower) for windows.
@WebJoelMar 25.2008 — #editplus2 has (or [I]used to have[/I]??) a trial-ware feature that allowed 30-days unlimited [U]full-featured[/U] use. At the end of the 30-day feature, you 're-trial' it for another 30-days, etc. Maybe they have rectified that little flaw, -but at the college we were using editplus2 that was something like 120+ days 'over trial version'! The only downside to not buying it, was the daily 'reminder' that the trialware is X-many days over the trialware period... (Okay, -I am SURE that they must have fixed that by now!) :o
Anyway, -it's a GREAT html-editor, fast, friendly, intuitive. I find it WAY easier to use than HTML-kit (which is FREE, and oft-recommended here).
Hoping that, after you've used this for awhile, go ahead and purchase it.
It you want to try some free programmically-generated one-of-a-kind never seen before templates, check out:
strangebanana.com
Only about 1 of every 10 generated templates actually looks 'fair', but they are fast, free, dynamic. You'll quickly decide what does what, and learn new coding skills from bustin' these. ?
@tobiaseichnerMar 25.2008 — #A free webdesign tool with tons of features... let me think about a moment - Microsoft Notepad is free ;-)
If you intend to spend some money and work on a Mac, I can highly recommend Softpress Freeway (http://www.softpress.com)">http://www.softpress.com). We do around 90 % of all HTML work there and have managed websites from three pages to around fifty successfully. It's a great tool and their support is quite professional.
@murdlemanauthorMar 27.2008 — #i use windows, and yes note pad is free and easy to use and as basic as it gets, but i was wondering of a program i could experiment with to see if its easier to write the html code.
@CoderGuruMar 27.2008 — #I am mind boggled no one has mentioned Visual Web Developer 2008 yet -=/. The express edition, which has most of the features of the pro edition has everything you need. Also, unlike most WYSIWYG's, it doesn't create horrible hacked HTML codes.
It also offers a lot of nice features such as IntelliSense for JavaScript, CSS Class editors, not to mention the oh so sexy ASP.net, which hosts features like the <asp:panel>, web controls, built in Ajax (UpdatePanel), XML support, and so much more.
@freebird1127Mar 27.2008 — #I am mind boggled no one has mentioned Visual Web Developer 2008 yet [/QUOTE] lol... I think you answered your own question. You can download it directly from http://www.microsoft.com/express/vwd/[/QUOTE]
All joking aside, it is indeed a powerful application.
@CoderGuruMar 27.2008 — #You can design an entire website with a free text editor if you learn XHTML and CSS. They are well worth learning.[/QUOTE]
I completely agree with him. My first editor for almost three years was notpad. Even now in visual studio, I write my HTML and CSS from scratch, while it does also offer the drag and drop, what you see is what you get, option.
The more you know HTML and CSS, the cleaner your coding will be and the better you can follow the standards. This also helps you with smaller document sizes, which helps play a roll in SEO and making future additions easier.