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Looking for a text editor to use

Apr 11, 2007 1:38AM PDT

to create/recreate a website. Looking for a little more than notepad. Books that I have give some that can have multiple open at one time, some have colors, some have indentation to make it easier to read.

I tried looking at some via the web, but one of the sites totally fouled up my computer. Couldn't open anything, just got the dinosauer [hourglass] for minutes on end. Could not get Trend to scan or do anything.

Amazingly after rebooting my Trend did a scan normally, found a lot of spyware which I removed. The system works fine now.

Anyone know a good one and a safe link to it????

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Re: text editor
Apr 11, 2007 5:18AM PDT

A rather basic, but free, text editor is Editpad Lite from http://www.editpadpro.com/editpadlite.html (but it still offers much more than Notepad). The paid pro version has syntax coloring and so on, so should be better suited for what you want.

But why not try a real html-editor like free nvu (http://www.jhu.edu/advancedonline/nvu/download.html http://www.nvu.com/index.php). I must admit I'm using a simple text editor myself, but I've made a start by downloading it. When I've enough time in a few weeks, I'll make a serious attempt to see if and how I can best use it.

And there's much more indeed. I can't recommend any from http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&&q=html+editor+free as I said above, but you like to try a few.

Hope this helps.


Kees

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(NT) Thanx, Kees. I'll check them out.
Apr 12, 2007 4:08AM PDT
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I use
Apr 12, 2007 7:19AM PDT

Open Office to do my editing.

I use Open Office Writer(like Word) to edit my information. I then save it as a html document. The open the html document and then click on view source, copy and paste the code to your webpage.


Rick

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Try this...
Apr 12, 2007 3:28PM PDT
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Will have to read up on this
Apr 12, 2007 11:38PM PDT

My interest is for XHTML and CSS. Probably would never use PHP, but it still may be suitable. Will read up on it later, I'm at the Subaru dealer waiting for my car to be serviced.

Thanx all for the inputs.

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Forgot to mention that the site is
Apr 12, 2007 11:36PM PDT

for a Township in Pennsylvania, thus I feel that using a free version is not too ethical, even though the Township is not wealthy in the least.

Seems that most free ones have a paid version and are inexpensive enough for me to eat the cost.

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Well
Apr 13, 2007 2:27AM PDT

You can get the pro version of this software. Also, it does have XHTML and CSS support as well. It's a all in one program. Here are the features it has...

* http://www.mpsoftware.dk/phpdesigner_personal_features.php

Also, if you're looking for something for a business, you may want to use something like CMS software, which allows you to maintain the website from any PC with an internet connection. Most of the really good CMS's are free and for business use. All you would have to do then is pay for a host, which can average around $5 a month for a good one.

~Sovereign

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Township
Apr 13, 2007 2:29AM PDT

Business or Township... it will work for both Happy

~Sovereign

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Thanx, the Pro version seems much
Apr 13, 2007 5:44AM PDT

more suitable for the XHTML & CSS.

A site for a Township will not be very dynamic, so a lot of fancy items will not be used.