Re: hand-coding vrs WYSWYG

Well if everyone has a word about theirs then so shall
I... 
I enjoy coding by hand but at time seem to forget more
then some every knew.. I do wnat to view what I am
coding with out have to reload a browser everytime.. I
have found that ACE does this.. It is not a WYSIWYG as
much as you would think and you will need ot know code
by hand but does offer a preview window.. cost cheap..
and has a chart to help with the compatible browser
stuff.. I think it even validates but not too sure..
This does take up more room then Note Pad and more
memory then Ultra edit but it does offer more as
well.. Worth the trial... Even if it does code more
torwards the M$ world then NN it is kind of sweet as
it has Some Javasripts, DHTML, and CSS ready to roll
and ready to configure for my Favorit as well as my
custom...

Not a soft sell just my opinion as every one has one..
HandCode with a WYSIWYG... 




--- Durwood Edwards <durwoode(at)mindspring.com> wrote:
> I agree that being able to hand code is essential
> and even a more desireable
> approach, in many instances. I have tried
> Dreamweaver and FrontPage and Net
> Objects Fusion, and cannot stand to work "blindly"
> like that. The only
> somewhat WYSIWYG editor I can put up with is
> SoftQuad's HotMetal, and at
> times I find its WYSIWYG mode is the best way to
> operate. At least its code
> is relatively clean and always compliant (sometimes
> forcefully so).
> 
> Durwood Edwards
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Marilyn A. Davis <mdavis(at)flkinfo.com>
> To: <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 8:29 AM
> Subject: Re: hand-coding vrs WYSWYG
> 
> 
> > I learned html 6 years ago by downloading &
> reading specs from www3.org.
> > 2 years later I interviewed for a job & they
> handed me a pen & paper &
> asked me
> > to code a nested table page. I never regretted the
> time it took me to
> learn how
> > to  read, interpret & fix the code.
> >
> > I use Dreamweaver now, because I maintain a number
> of sites & it's easier
> to fix
> > simple text changes etc. with a WYSIWYG.  Their
> sitewide find & replace is
> a
> > godsend.  The only competitor they have is GoLive.
> Dreamweaver does leave
> some
> > old code in there from previous edits if you don't
> watch it.
> >
> > Lately, I have been travelling a lot & have had to
> get an html editor on
> my old
> > laptop that has a small HD.  I haven't found one
> yet (& I've tried a
> lot)that
> > compares to Dreamweaver. All these WYSIWYG's let
> you browse the code, but
> not
> > edit.  I tried Homesite (steep learning curve),
> and it mangled code with
> their
> > design mode. If someone can point me to a good
> one, point away.
> >
> > Dreamweaver, alas won't work on my laptop.
> Something about an AMD chip.
> >
> > Time is money.  Hand coding is fine if that's what
> you like.
> > Also, would you take your car to a mechanic who
> only knew how to replace
> the
> > parts?
> >
> > Marilyn Davis
> > Florida Keys Info-Net
> > http://www.flkinfo.com
> >
> >
> 
> 


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