Re: FrontPage and Editors

Hello Joyce and everyone,

I do agree wholeheartedly with you about using whatever program you are
comfortable with to the fullest.  I'm still struggling very much with Paint
Shop Pro  although I found Photoshop very easy to use.  After hearing on the
hwg-graphics list everyone say the Version 6 was so wonderful I  bought it.
Now, I have a LOT of learning to do to use it, oh well!

However, I would not say that I would agree with your comments on Frontpage.
We do web hosting as well as design.   I do a lot with Frontpage because
that's what a very large portion of our customers use and I also find it
very easy to work with.  Word and the rest of the Office suite are very well
known programs, and Frontpage is an easy learn for those comfortable with
the other Office programs.  Far from finding it problematic, it's a huge
time saver.  However, it does not mean it isn't a good idea to know how to
hand edit as well.  (This is a MUST, even for the novice I feel)  However, I
would be the first to admit that if I did not use a wysiwyg editor to create
pages, I would likely resort to re-using some of my hand coded templates
much too much in order to save time.  Sorry, but I get way too frustrated
way too easily when I do some hand coding in Edit Pad and mess up my page
because of a few 'typos'.  It's much easier to be creative when I can see
the changes live ;-)

I do not post this message to disagree or argue with anyone on the list or
start a huge discussion. However, I thought it would be nice to see a
pro-frontpage comment instead of all the negative I normally see on here.
Wholeheartedly agree with you Joyce.  Use what works!!    What makes a
website good is in the design, graphics and layout for the most part, not in
which tool you use ; )

Heather
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----- Original Message -----
From: Taylor-Made <taymade(at)home.com>
To: <hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 9:24 AM
Subject: FrontPage and Editors


> Just to add my thoughts:
>
> I hand code and do not use any editors.  I tried a couple of times, but
> found them very restricting, complicated and too much trouble. Of all the
> people I have known that used FrontPage, they complained about
encountering
> too many problems and that it was difficult at times to re-edit their
pages.
> I am not sure that FP is good to help you learn to fix all that *crap* as
> you call it.  Actually learning basic html codes could accomplish more
than
> any editor could in teaching this mark-up language.
>
> But the one thing I have found is:  When  one is conmfortable using a
> particular way or program for designing web pages, then one should use
that
> product to its fullest.  It doesn't mean it is the best or the worst.  End
> line, if it works for you, don't fix it.  *Smile*
>
> Please keep in mind, these are only my opinions.
>
> Joyce
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Debra Sawyers <dsawyers(at)ptd.net>
> To: graphics <hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org>
> Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 7:24 AM
> Subject: Re: What machine/Frontpage
>
>
> >No offense, but many businesses use Frontpage because it is part of the
> >office 2000 line...and it's a cheap stand-alone.  Frontpage is often a
good
> >place to start because it encourages you to learn HTML to fix all that
crap
> >(I used it for personal and business/work myself for quite awhile)  Once
> you
> >get on that track, then often Dreamweaver and/or homesite may be the next
> >logical step.  At my last position...FP 2000 custom templates were used
to
> >setup frames after using K-edit to apply the markup and create the actual
> >HTML pages.
> >
> >I understand that most designers hate Frontpage, but let's face it...if
> >businesses are using it, what can it hurt to learn it?  And if nothing
> >else...learning Frontpage gives you incredible experience learning what
> >DOESN'T work with Netscape LOL...It really hammers in that
incompatibility
> >issue.
> >
> >Deb
> >
> >> Just one question... with Dreamweaver 3 and Homesite 4.5 out and the
> >> bloated code Frontpage generates, why would you be attempting to learn
> >> Front Page ?
> >>
> >> .oOo.
> >> ||  If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to see it.
> >> ||  Do the other trees make fun of it ?
> >> ||
> >> ||  Addicted 2 Swing ---> http://www.nisa.net/~2nerotik/
> >> ||  Fontaholic ? ---> http://www.fontsanon.com
> >> ||  HTML Writers Guild ---> http://www.hwg.org
> >>
> >
>
>

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