I personally prefer to use notepad because it doesn't require much memory, if any.
What programs do you use to make your websites? (e.g. dreamweaver, frontpage, etc etc.)
I use ScITe (free and open source) and Ultraedit (which can save to ftp)
Scite:
Ultraedit:
Im using HAPedit, which I basically chose at random when looking for something to save php files. I'm happy with it for the moment.
Dreamweaver.
It does everything I need it to... and makes HTML a whole lot simpler (Even though I do PHP and Javascript).
Also, the dual-screen (Yep. My laptop has 2 screens 
) workspace makes coding + designing a whole lot easier, because I can see what I'm doing as I do it.
I love dreamweaver nedit : very light, fast, with good features (syntax highligthing, tabs, window spliting, auto indent....)
I use notepad for everything. CSS, HTML, everything I need. I've never seen a reason to stray.
I've had people tell me to use Front page, because it's quicker. Or, to use word editor (no bloody clue.). But, alas, I cannot. It's simple notepad, avaliable on every computer. I started on it, I'll probably finish on it.
Word.
I use UltraEdit, but it's a paid software. When I have no UltraEdit, I stick with Notepad++, which is a great editor.
To edit CSS, I use the CSS editor (ctrl + shift + e) from the Firefox WebDeveloper extension. Notepad++. Like notepad with tabs, auto-indenting, syntax highlighting, ...
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I mainly use
Notepad2 - html, php etc
TopStyle Lite - CSS
MS Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition - ASP.NET 2.0 and AJAX
I used to use Notepad to do scripting, until I was introduced to the wonderful world of PHP, so now I use Dreamweaver for all of my scripting. Dreamweaver's good because it allows you to choose many options whilst you are typing. ALL HAIL DREAMWEAVER!
Notepad, and Crimson Editor. Used to go with Frontpage, but since learning how to hand-code CSS, Notepad it is, baby, and never looked back. Simple stuff I use Notepad++, definitely an amazing free editor. But for most of the projects I work on, I go for Dreamweaver 8. I love that editor. So many nifty things in it.
Anyway, that's just what I use.
I usually use notepad but in some cases bount to use dreamweaver
For some serious programming I always use the Dreamweaver because it has got every thing that a programmer wants. It by far the best script editing software.
Notepad++. I always used to use Notepad, until I started working on really long pieces of code, and I couldn't get it to jump to the correct spot correctly (if there're too many lines, it just grays out the Jump To... button). And it would lag if I typed in a large file - notepad++ doesn't have those glitches.
I use PSPad, a text and code editor that is freeware.
(http://www.pspad.com/)
It has syntax highlighting and you can edit many
files at the same time. (and you can organize
different files in a project file.)
It can save unicode (I need for Russian characters)
It runs without installation, so you can use it on any PC.
I use for javascript and html/css.
But you can also include compiler (if you will use it for jave).
I use notepade nsp. It's new version notepad. It's colored code php and mysql and html I'm very from him
I've always used Notepad, it's nice and simple, gets the job done. I like it. It's what I'm used to. dreamweaver, it just has everything i could want... makes everything so easy, and the design is really simplified using dreamweaver., 
I use a browser based (server side python) editor i made a few years ago, and am still adding features to (every now and then). It does what I need.
depends what i am doing i use notepad for quick editing of a already created page but i also things like front page note pad a nother text editer i got called em editor ithink mostly a texted editor or frontpage though wich text editor depends on my mood and what I am doing
I use jEdit for almost everything. The quality is great, its fast, stable, and mature. Most of all the price is right - its free!
Seriously though they have some awesome plug-ins too.
http://www.jedit.org/
If you don't like the interface - remember it an be customized extensively. I remove all the icon-based menus, as I prefer a clean, trimmed down interface. If and when I do use icons, I prefer them to be simple and clear. The ones if jEdit need an artist's touch! Actually, Kinda funny I use to basically look at people that use dreamweaver and be like you lazy bums, don't know how to code.
Well they didn't but I related dreamweaver with the fact, I now use dreamweaver not to make it simpler I am always in the coding window I never really use and other tools in it other then FTP, I like it mostly because of the line #ing and color coordination makes it so much easier to spot errors before saving.
I also like how they have FTP in it so I don't need to use any other programs when making web stuff except a browser. Actually that gives me an idea, dreamweaver should release a type of browser preview attachment so it doesn't open up your system's browser but displays a web page that a selected browser would that would be cool.
Ya, so I use dreamweaver before that I used notepad.
normally i use dreamweaver for everything, like xhtml,css,js,php its best for programming. and have everything we needs while coding in php or xhtml.
second best for php programming i found and used is php designer
this link point to latest version but its not free, but free trial is provided
http://www.mpsoftware.dk/phpdesigner.php
here is a free version too for personal use only.
http://www.mpsoftware.dk/phpdesigner_personal.php
but according to my experience this is best for php coders only. otherwise dreamweaver is good. I would Eclipse... FOr all my development .. be it.. CSS, PHP, JAVA, C, C++
For Everything, it has a plugin.. Being a java development environment .. it is quite slow.. I would definitely try something new.. Thanks to all
I used to use Notepad, but there were some definite flaws with it that desperately needed to be rectified. For example, lines were not numbered.
Then I came across Notepad++. I love tab-based things (That's why I switched to Firefox at first) so this instantly caught my eye, but the way NP++ formats text as you go and allows you to easily see which brackets lead to where. Unclosed brackets, or if you've got broken quotes - small errors like that become glaringly obvious instead of tucked away like they are in Notepad.
And lines are numbered too, so I can easily scroll to the problematic error if a __LINE__ constant is given.
| Fire Boar wrote: |
I used to use Notepad, but there were some definite flaws with it that desperately needed to be rectified. For example, lines were not numbered.
Then I came across Notepad++. I love tab-based things (That's why I switched to Firefox at first) so this instantly caught my eye, but the way NP++ formats text as you go and allows you to easily see which brackets lead to where. Unclosed brackets, or if you've got broken quotes - small errors like that become glaringly obvious instead of tucked away like they are in Notepad.
And lines are numbered too, so I can easily scroll to the problematic error if a __LINE__ constant is given. |
I agree, I've just started using Notepad++ and think it's great. I have for quite a while been using Notepad2 (flo's freeware), which is slightly nicer looking than Notepad++ but doesn't have the tab features.I use notpad for everything, html, xhtml, dhtml, shtml, css, php, javascript.. never had any problem with it, and I personaly prefer when I dont need to see alot of colored text on my screen.
I would never use dreamweaver since it aint coding in a great way, only in a good way, dw makes editing ur sites more tech and even harder, I'll stay with notepad til someone throw the best coding software ever in my knee.
I use edit plus. I think its cool. At times I also work with dreamweaver.
| MrBlueSky wrote: |
I use ScITe (free and open source) and Ultraedit (which can save to ftp)
Scite:
Ultraedit:
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holy shit this is sooo pro.I just switched from NotePad2 to PHP Designer 2007 - Professional.
Nothing big, I just like the features it has. Its like DreamWeaver but I don't know if it has the FTP option..
How do you actually get the split screen??? I just do'nt understand how it works.
| clydejaw wrote: |
| How do you actually get the split screen??? I just do'nt understand how it works. |
in dreamweaver or php desinger 2007?I use Dreamweaver and sometimes Zend.Studio.
I use notepad++ and Dreamweaver for the big stuff! but still very newbbie at both i m afraid...
aptana for me. It's really a great program that has a bunch of different languages with color coding and 'helpful tips.'
www.aptana.com
Yay. Mmm, notepad++ or dreamweaver.
Sometimes I use notepad and bluevoda, but most of the coding do I just edit in the html editor here at frihost.
But I always has backup txt. files...
I am using Dreamweaver. It is good for me because I can use together with design, CSS, and etc.
Sonam
Notepad for me all the way.
Frontpage is a easy alternative that causes unneeded clutter.
I haven't ever tried dreamweaver.
And I haven't really heard of any of those others except Notepad++, but I have been too lazy to try it.
| Tartaglia wrote: |
And I haven't really heard of any of those others except Notepad++, but I have been too lazy to try it. |
You should try notepad++
It's a vast improvement on Windows Notepad. It has a tabbed interface as well, allowing you to have more than one file open at once. Notepad2 is very nice as wellI use Notepad++ a lot and Dreamweaver to, but I prefer writing the base page and the CSS manually in Notepad++ and them make the other pages based on the base one in dreamweaver.
But I always write somethong manually 
I use the good old Macromedia Homesite. It's a code-editor - not wysiwyg. I can't seem to find a better alternative, so why should I?
For quick editing, I use Notepad2. Notepad2 has syntax highlightning, linenumbers and more. Yet it is still simple and quick like Windows Notepad.
I do not understand why some of you use Windows Notepad as the main scriptingeditor. Do you feel like you are less of a coder if your code gets highlighted? Do you like to count or guess which linenumber is where? Or do you never have errors in your code? | ALostSoul wrote: |
| Mmm, notepad++ or dreamweaver. |
ditoworld best software for editing is notepad or simple text editor......
| frih wrote: |
| world best software for editing is notepad or simple text editor...... |
Not for programming. Things like syntax-highlighting, matching praces, comparing files, regular expression search and replace speed up your development a lot and make debugging much easier. You can never get the same efficiency using a simple editor when your coding anything larger than 10 lines of code.Dreamweaver is the Best option.
It not only provides a WYSIWYG environment for non programmers and programmers but also a nice interface for code editing. So, its the only choice for better, i think. 
Frontpage is also good but it doesnt has that much control over CSS as in Dreamweaver.
I use Dreamweaver 8.
I have recently started using Dreamweaver and i shifted from Frontpage 2003 to it. i usually also use notepad and dreamweaver 8 it cools but in scripting i use
notepad it doesn't couse too much memmory Here's the full list depending on the situation:
low level hardware (i have a few old comps at my grandparents house and at home): notepad, notepad2. If using linux: jpico &/or vi
mid level hardware: maguma studio community edition; On linux: kate, kedit, etc.
high level hardware (my laptop and my pc): DreamWeaver 8; Linux: Quanta Plus;
IMHO this should be a complete list. Sometimes I do use some of the less resource consuming programs on powerfull hardware just because they do the job better the the bloated heavy-weight editors =)
Cheers!
I used to use Dream weaver to code I never used the wysiwig windows just the coding window because I liked the intelisence and the color coding. But I recently had to reformat my hard drive so I lost dreamweaver and I can't re download it since adobe has there new CS3 suite out, and I don't want to have to upgrade and the trial doesn't work 
So I am just trying to find another good editor that is free. i use dreamweaver but its great that you can code in notepad, so you can still make a webpage without any fansay software
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX is the best...
I use dreamweaver because of its built in ftp service so I can edit then save then edit some more all at once.
I have tried and use different softwares, like acehtml, dreamweaver, frontpage 2003 and many more.
at last i ended up with notepad++ and windows default notepad.
Many times when i used the different softwares for editing the script i do not know which is where and i am not well able to get the script in my minid.
some i have problem after i have uploaded the files and i only need to change a very small part of the script, but i do not know where i have to change since i do not know the script in my mind.
i have decided to do the script manually that too using notepad++ or notepad.
Coda. Very well made, it has handy functions, a integrated FTP-Client and CSS-Editor, looks nice, isn't expensive... I really like the panic-team. i use dreamwaver, Macromedia Flash, Frontpage, and of Course The Editor:)
i found out this new editor which is even better one. it is the PHP designer
try them out http://www.mpsoftware.dk/ I user Quanta for linux and Zend if windows
anyone here tried Quanta:?
please tell me if there;s a countepart in windows
Since I've switched to linux I now user SciTE 
aptana.com
| Quote: |
| The Aptana IDE is a free, open-source, cross-platform, JavaScript-focused development environment for building Ajax applications. It features code assist on JavaScript, HTML, and CSS languages, FTP/SFTP support and a JavaScript debugger to troubleshoot your code. |
it's the best program i've ever used. The next milestone will officially support php! everyone try this prog out.
i'm using it at work on a 2.4 ghz pentium 4 and it probably takes 2 minutes to start up. However, it only takes about 30 seconds on my computer at home.
the only thing i don't like about the current version is that it doesn't support php correctly yet.
*edit*
did i mention that this is program is written in java? I'm not a big fan of java applications, however, this is a blessing in disguise because it is compatible with practically any operating system! I'm actually using:
Notepad for normal XHTML, JS and CSS
PHP Designer 2007 for PHP scripting
I'm from Israel so I'm using Front Page hebrew for hebrew writing (or else it's in lating letters)
sometimes I use front page for XHTML writing too (or finding properties without w3schools)
I am using PSPad for html javascript css codes. It's freeware and sufficient for me.(i like its highligting feature)
here is the website. I'm on a Mac and use a combo of:
Dreamweaver 8 (Can't afford to upgrade)
TextWrangler
Coda
CSS Edit
TextWrangler for PHP, CSS Edit for CSS, Coda for templates, and Dreamweaver for a combo of all. notepad++ is good, but ive made my own Care to share your homebrewd scripter program 
Note Pad ++...
Simply the best..
* Top Rated Open Source Project
* Supports almost all languages
* why pay when you can donate
Here is my blog on Notepad ++
http://smartpandian.com/archives/38 I now use Kate and it is great ! With SciTE it's for me the best editor for linux aptana.org is an open source application backed by corporations with lots of money. I used it daily at work and i love it lots.
