Keith Goebel
2014-09-19 23:08:47 UTC
Hi all.
I have to upgrade my iMac sometime soon, and I need to find a replacement for DreamWeaver (the latest version is too expensive for the once or twice a year I need it).
I have been looking for a similar application, and came up with the following options.
I would appreciate pointers to other applications that might suit.
Cheers, Keith
Web Designer 10
www.xara.com
$60 (US $50)
Win only
Great looking wysiwyg, but no simultaneous code access is visible on demos
Wix
www.wix.com
Free (?) but have to use their templates.
****************************
CoffeeCup
www.coffeecup.com
Looks good
$US 69
downloaded free trial OSX 22/8/2014
Email sent to CoffeeCup after having a play with it:
I have just downloaded Web Editor for Mac (I'm using OSX10.6.8) and am playing with it to see if it suits my purpose as a substitute for DreamWeaver.
1) Wrong images
CHAPTER 1: GETTING TO KNOW THE WEB EDITOR WORKSPACE
Show files ordered by type: Click this button to display... = wrong image linked (as are the following few images)
2) Serious software bug?
When using the Web Editor in Edit Mode, you can click an element of the webpage and the corresponding code is highlighted in the editor panes... = that is not happening for me - the code editor always highlights the top line. What am I doing wrong? I am in Edit mode.
3) CSS
I was unable to locate instructions (in the Help files) on how to select a block of text in the Preview pane and apply to it a CSS style in a linked file.
4) Bottom section is grey, with dark grey writing = extremely hard to read.
I'm hoping these issues are simply the result of my having missed something in the Help files as, without 2 and 3, I'm not sure Web Editor can do what I need it to.
Answers from CoffeeCup (paraphrased)
1) It does what we want.
2) Yes, is a bug. Will ask programmers to look at it. No time frame given for when a fix will be available.
3) Doesn't do that, and won't.
4) We like it.
(have since looked at it on another Mac = seems quite readable from there so don't know why mine is so dark - have standard settings for brightness and colour).
****************************
KompoZer
http://kompozer.net/
free
OSX
Looks *really* good from their website, but appears to be a dead product (pre-MacIntel).
Flux
www.theescapers.com/flux/
$US 109
OSX Mavericks & Yosemite only so can't test it
SeaMonkey
tried it - no CSS selection - no free position image drag
gave up
NetBeans
Their web page says "Alternatively, you can use all the HTML5 features described below after creating Java EE applications and PHP applications."
Since my web language skills are limited to HTML with *really* basic JavaScript, I don't think NetBeans is what I'm looking for.
WebStorm
It has no wysiwyg editor (with no plans to make one).
**********************************************************************
See how easy it is to extend your 4D solutions to Web and mobile. New opportunities await you with 4D v14!
4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG)
FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html
Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html
Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech
Unsub: mailto:4D_Tech-Unsubscribe-d2/MUvgItPNWk0Htik3J/***@public.gmane.org
**********************************************************************
I have to upgrade my iMac sometime soon, and I need to find a replacement for DreamWeaver (the latest version is too expensive for the once or twice a year I need it).
I have been looking for a similar application, and came up with the following options.
I would appreciate pointers to other applications that might suit.
Cheers, Keith
Web Designer 10
www.xara.com
$60 (US $50)
Win only
Great looking wysiwyg, but no simultaneous code access is visible on demos
Wix
www.wix.com
Free (?) but have to use their templates.
****************************
CoffeeCup
www.coffeecup.com
Looks good
$US 69
downloaded free trial OSX 22/8/2014
Email sent to CoffeeCup after having a play with it:
I have just downloaded Web Editor for Mac (I'm using OSX10.6.8) and am playing with it to see if it suits my purpose as a substitute for DreamWeaver.
1) Wrong images
CHAPTER 1: GETTING TO KNOW THE WEB EDITOR WORKSPACE
Show files ordered by type: Click this button to display... = wrong image linked (as are the following few images)
2) Serious software bug?
When using the Web Editor in Edit Mode, you can click an element of the webpage and the corresponding code is highlighted in the editor panes... = that is not happening for me - the code editor always highlights the top line. What am I doing wrong? I am in Edit mode.
3) CSS
I was unable to locate instructions (in the Help files) on how to select a block of text in the Preview pane and apply to it a CSS style in a linked file.
4) Bottom section is grey, with dark grey writing = extremely hard to read.
I'm hoping these issues are simply the result of my having missed something in the Help files as, without 2 and 3, I'm not sure Web Editor can do what I need it to.
Answers from CoffeeCup (paraphrased)
1) It does what we want.
2) Yes, is a bug. Will ask programmers to look at it. No time frame given for when a fix will be available.
3) Doesn't do that, and won't.
4) We like it.
(have since looked at it on another Mac = seems quite readable from there so don't know why mine is so dark - have standard settings for brightness and colour).
****************************
KompoZer
http://kompozer.net/
free
OSX
Looks *really* good from their website, but appears to be a dead product (pre-MacIntel).
Flux
www.theescapers.com/flux/
$US 109
OSX Mavericks & Yosemite only so can't test it
SeaMonkey
tried it - no CSS selection - no free position image drag
gave up
NetBeans
Their web page says "Alternatively, you can use all the HTML5 features described below after creating Java EE applications and PHP applications."
Since my web language skills are limited to HTML with *really* basic JavaScript, I don't think NetBeans is what I'm looking for.
WebStorm
It has no wysiwyg editor (with no plans to make one).
**********************************************************************
See how easy it is to extend your 4D solutions to Web and mobile. New opportunities await you with 4D v14!
4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG)
FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html
Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html
Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech
Unsub: mailto:4D_Tech-Unsubscribe-d2/MUvgItPNWk0Htik3J/***@public.gmane.org
**********************************************************************