Re: Could do with some help!

Hello everyone,
New to the list, but a lurker no more....

FrontPage Express 2.0 can be downloaded from Microsoft's Windows Update
website at:

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

Once there, click on "Product Updates". It will then want to install a
program on your computer to allow it to 'catalog' want you have and
recommend the proper updates. If you allow the install, it will happen
automatically and may take a few minutes after-which you will see the update
list for your computer divided into categories. FrontPage Express will be
down the page under "Internet Authoring".

Product Review (sort of):
I had downloaded it recently to check it out . One of the first things I did
with it was open one of my pages in it, and it promptly displayed it
inaccurately from how it is seen in IE5 or NN4.6. I was amazingly
disappointed. I know it's free, but it's supposed to be a watered down
version of the real deal (FrontPage), which is touted as WYSIWYG. The fact
that my page renders differently in a MS tool vs. a MS browser is pretty
pathetic on Microsoft's part in my opinion. It's certainly NOT going to make
my run right out and want to buy the full blown version, which is what a
freebie's ultimate goal is supposed to be! I promptly uninstalled it from my
computer.

By the way, here's a pretty nice text based editor that is free:
http://www.lancs.ac.uk/people/cpaap/pfe/

It's not tailored for HTML authoring but it doesn't mess with your file
extension or any of the white space in your file. It also has a find and
replace feature and you can turn on and off line numbering in the left
margin which makes it nice for troubleshooting your code when you run it
through a validator such as the ones that reside on W3C.

Steve
santonio(at)delanet.com

----- Original Message -----
From: <David.Artiss(at)boots.co.uk>
To: Ted Temer <temer(at)c-zone.net>
Cc: <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 4:32 AM
Subject: Re: Could do with some help!


> I agree. If you're after something as cheap as Notepad (i.e. free), then I
> find Webford rather good. I just wish the cut & paste would work
> properly.... :o
>
> On the subject of Frontpage Express - I have IE at work but (for whatever
> reason) they have not deemed to give us Frontpage (do we get if free in
> Britain ?). Is there a free download of it anywhere ?
>
> Cheers,
> David Artiss.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Ted Temer" <temer(at)c-zone.net> on 05/10/99 17:38:58
>
> To:   hwg-basics(at)hwg.org
> cc:    (bcc: David Artiss/IS/GB/BTC/TBC)
> Subject:  Re: Could do with some help!
>
>
>
>
> Pat:
> I suspect that there will be those who disagree, (loudly) but I
> am going to suggest it anyway.
> NotePad is a rather POOR HTML editor. (There I said it !!)
> There are a half dozen other text editors on the market, (some
> even free) that do a better job. One free one is CuteHTML
> http://www.cuteftp.com/
> Also, if you already have IE-4 (+) on your machine you must,
> (may), have FrontPage Express. The View HTML feature in that
> small program allows you to edit the raw code and saving them
> will not cause your files to end up with a .txt extension.
> Contrary to popular belief, it will almost never "change" you
> code unless you go into the normal view and start "mouse-ing"
> around. Standard procedure is to "rough" it out visually and then
> clean up any code your ego convinces you that you can do better.
> It is also kind of nice to have around, for the occasional head
> scratcher one runs into with tables. (Kind of nice to be able to
> actually see them.) I mention FP Express simply because you
> probably already have it available.
> Best wishes
> Ted Temer
> Temercraft Designs Redding, CA
> temer(at)c-zone.net
> http://www.temercraft.com
> http://www.newsredding.com/
>
>
> >I write my HTML using Windows Notepad, (sometimes bring up via
> Wordpad
> >due to memory shortage!) anyway, I save it under "All documents"
> ,title
> >it and add html etc.
> >
> >For some reason if I edit any html page I get the "About to save
> in
> >text-only format which will remove all formatting" even when I
> click
> >'All documents' etc.,......have been through Netscape Com 4.5
> trying to
> >find solution, had no luck?
> >
> >Have just downloaded IE am wondering if this has caused the
> >problem......
> >have to put the blame somwhere (grin).
> >
> >Any instructions/suggestions most welcome.
> >
> >TIA
> >
> >Pat Greenfield
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>

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