Good Html Editor

[alobi]

Can someone direct me to a good and reasonably priced html editor? I am still using what was given to me as a student by my tutor when I was in college. will like an upgrade
al

[kiwibrit]

For work I use Dreamweaver - quite handy being able to flip quickly form code to design modes - and I like the colour coding on the code page. At a social club where I do the web site for free, and sometimes need immediate access to the site to change or introduce something, I use HTML Kit - free, and quite good.

[alobi]

Thank you very much
al

[Major Payne]

Matrix Y2K 2005 SE (http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/WEB-Design/HTML-Editors/Matrix-Y2K.shtml) is free and you can set highlighting for the HTML/CSS/JavaScript?PHP/etc. file types. Also, has a nice utility called Code Inside where you can set up a lot of nice codes you use often with a short cut word.

Many others out there, too that are good and free.

[kiwibrit]

Major Payne, that does look good. Can you highlight a portion of script in a design window, and switch to the same script highlighted in the coding window? It's something that HTML Kit doesn't do, and Dreamweaver does - and I find it useful.

[Major Payne]

Unfortunately no. It does have the Code/Preview tabs along with their associated short-cut keys, but not the nice function you want. Guess being free does make it limited in some respects. You might look into Kompozer (http://kompozer.net/download.php). Haven't used it, but some like the Visual Editor part better in this editor. It's kinda an upgrade of NVU.

[kiwibrit]

I'll have a look at that - thanks.

[Major Payne]

Welcome. Here's a looooong list of Windows Text HTML Editors (http://webdesign.about.com/od/htmleditors/tp/aatptextedwin.htm). :D

[alobi]

Want to thank everyone who has comtributed to this thread. Your contribution is very encriching
Thanks
al

[tedscoffee]

Try DiDa HTML Editor (http://www.faico.net/dida/). I used this HTML editor for 8 years, and still happy with it. Its size is as small as NOTEPAD, which is one of the main reason I like it.

[LeeU]

You might check out NoteTab (http://www.webreference.com/reviews/NoteTabPro/). It has clips that you can program to make usage easier.

[tivrfoa]

netbeans, eclipse

[tivrfoa]

You might check out NoteTab (http://www.webreference.com/reviews/NoteTabPro/). It has clips that you can program to make usage easier.

Is it better than Notepad++?

[Charles]

Is it better than Notepad++?There's like a million of them out there. My own current favorite is PSPad. A different one is going to be perfect for you. Try out several.

[Mr. E. Cryptic]

There's like a million of them out there. My own current favorite is PSPad. A different one is going to be perfect for you. Try out several.

I'd agree; try too hot, try too cold - find the one that's just right for you.

To throw my 2 cents in;

on linux: bluefish
the windows port is also decent, but does have a few mark-up highlighting bugs.

windows: notepad++
depth of mark-up highlighting isn't great for html, but loads of other great features, really quick to load and a whole heap of add-ons available.

both are free, so I think that counts as reasonably priced

[CLiPs]

Is it better than Notepad++?

I use UltraEdit for my notepad use. Very useful especially if you ever plan on going into c++ for any reason.

Now your most well known and commented web editor out there is DreamWeaver I have used this myself for several years now and I also use Microsoft Frontpage and now Microsoft Expressions and from one designer to another.

Never and I repeat never limit your options to just one editor it is like painting with just one color. The #1 thing I have learned that each editor has its own unique use and functions (your brain and a good notepad and browser is your best tools) So then it gets into standards that you are disciplined in. Like are you someone that drags and drops, can you code? what code can you do? how proficient are you at it? etc etc .

Well once you have the experience behind you then you would know which editor would suite your needs best. I know the learning curve on this end bites but the fantastic thing for you is coding has gotten a lot better over the years and so have the editors.

Best of Luck
CLiPs

[alexandremrj]

I use Quanta Plus and I like it. It has nice colors and some buttons (along with keyboard shortcuts) for the introduction of some code. The main problem is that it's not a WYSIWYG program, so you have to code it.
It's a KDE program.