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kingius
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Posted: 21st Oct 2003 15:04
A simple and cheap HTML editor that provided syntax highlighting and a built in preview window, and also let you edit all the elements on the preview while updating the HTML code?

The reason Im asking is that Ive got most of it built for myself, and was wondering if something like this would be useful. Think of it as Dreamweaver light, but where Dreamweaver costs hundreds of pounds this would probably be about £30.

Comments please!
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Posted: 21st Oct 2003 15:36
Um, i sure wouldn't...

Frontpage comes with MS Office, so i'm guessing most people have that installed already.

And there are LOADS of HTML editors out there that are free and can do almost as much as Frontpage (Without all the eyecandy etc) and they are freeware/shareware.

It's a good idea, good luck if you make some money, but it sounds more like a personal project than a commercial item.


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Posted: 21st Oct 2003 15:54
Yes but do they let you edit the HTML page design view?

Frontpage does but not every machine has office and not everyone likes frontpage, personally, I think that package is awful.
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I agree with kingius. Not every machine has Office installed and not everyone like frontpage. What you could do i try to make your app Linux compatible. I think there arent many HTML editors for Linux and there is no Office for it tool ... just a thought.
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Posted: 21st Oct 2003 16:33
I might

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kingius
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Posted: 21st Oct 2003 16:38
If there is enough interest I will put up a demo, maybe even tonight!
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Posted: 21st Oct 2003 16:46 Edited at: 21st Oct 2003 16:51
I am in no way meaning to discourage you from your work, im just trying to help you along by showing you the competition...

A good HTML editor can be very useful at times...

[EDIT]

And i understand where you guys are coming from when you say that frontpage is crappy.

When you look at the HTML code, it puts in a whole load of garbagge that doesn't need to be in there and it makes really messy code sometimes, It goes overboard with Indents sometimes and at other times, it'll not put wnough in for you to be able to read the code... It can be annoying yes.

Oh, and here is a bit of shameless self-promotion, I created a little program that makes a table in HTML from an image, and that table looks like the original image.



I suggest using small images, because this can be REALLY slow sometimes...

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Posted: 21st Oct 2003 16:57
FYI ... Here is a quick list of the features...

Design view of HTML Page editting from within the program.

HTML Syntax Highlighting

Convert all tags to uppercase option

Multiple Document interface

Tabbed document navigation

Edittable Template file document base

Preview document as HTML in external browser

Preview document within the program, also at 800x600 and 1024x768 sizes

Previewing supports dynamic include files

Integrated file tree explorer pane

Folder monitoring

10 most recent documents

Configuration stored in an XML File

Links to HTML and CSS references
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Posted: 21st Oct 2003 17:07
Quote: " I think there arent many HTML editors for Linux and there is no Office for it too"

1) Mandrake comes with two free html editors, but since Internet Explorer is a windows thing, these two editors make pages that look best in Mozilla / Opera.

2) There is OpenOffice and StarOffice. Not sure if they have HTML editors though...

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Posted: 21st Oct 2003 17:11
Thanks, its kind of a pet project Ive been working on for while. Hopefully if people are interested I will release it to the web!
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Posted: 21st Oct 2003 18:22
And this is in DarkBASIC?
I'm impressed...


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Posted: 21st Oct 2003 18:24 Edited at: 21st Oct 2003 18:25
No its not in DarkBASIC, its built in vb.net . DB is not suited for applications, its for games and 3d and it does that very well.
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Posted: 21st Oct 2003 18:33
Ah, well, I'm still impressed... (But why are you posting about it in the DB forums? You just trying to get peoples opinions?)


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Posted: 21st Oct 2003 18:37
This is the general forum so anything goes, but yeah Im gauging people's interest. Ive always found these forums to be helpful and informative so its nice to bring something into the community, too.
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Posted: 21st Oct 2003 18:43
Hoorah!


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Posted: 21st Oct 2003 23:55
@TKF15H
I meant MS Office
@kingius
It really sounds cool, why not give it a try...
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Posted: 22nd Oct 2003 12:08
I didnt get the demo out last night cos I was busy doing last minute fixes and tweaks to the code, but all being well I will release it tonight
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Posted: 22nd Oct 2003 17:17
this sounds promising but I been using Dreamweaver my whole computer life so I'm happy. keep it up.

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make it free and i'll buy it
sounds good though.


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Posted: 23rd Oct 2003 02:02
Sorry guys, still no demo, just doing final things now.

Heres a screenshot to whet your appetites:

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Posted: 23rd Oct 2003 09:45
very nice looking hope to see the demo soon!!! keep up the good work

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Posted: 23rd Oct 2003 14:53
Nice, very, very nice...

Quote: "make it free and i'll buy it "


I agree


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Posted: 23rd Oct 2003 19:08
Demo out - Please see my Weberalla post!

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