Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on July 26, 2002 05:11 AM
Neither Quanta nor Bluefish are anywhere near ready to be called useful. If you like using beta software for editing pages, then maybe they are OK. They both need WYSIWYG features, they both need what Frontpage has, the ability to see the map of all the pages, with lines connecting the pages indicating hyperlinks, the ability to drag and drop pages within the hyperlink structure, and have the hyperlinks automatically update, etc. This is a critical feature for sites that have a large number of pages.
I have started with Frontpage to make sites. I have since upgraded to Dreamweaver for most work. I still must use frontpage for the few sites that I have that contain over 50 pages due to the ability to track/reposition pages with their map view/auto hyperlink update/drag-drop of pages, etc. Dreamweaver's similar feature is just not up to snuff.
But I would prefer using an open source solution. Due to a hard drive crash and my development box being temporarily down, I am now using both Quanta and Bluefish. They both need work. They both are not evolved enough for regular use. And us developers that aren't in love with Vi, and hand coding, still need the WYSIWYG feature. I like Dreamweaver because of the dual view: WYSIWYG and underlying source, which helps with getting a better handle on the code.
I have Frontpage/Dreamweaver/Windows on one box, also one dual boot, and three boxen with Linux/Bluefish/Quanta Plus. I would really like to use Linux for everything, but this web editor issue is the major holdback for switching completely over. I must use what I can work with to get the job done. Period. Nothwithstanding the Borg, assimilation, one world order, etc.
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Re:On the topic of bluefish, and the Borg
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on July 26, 2002 05:11 AMI have started with Frontpage to make sites. I have since upgraded to Dreamweaver for most work. I still must use frontpage for the few sites that I have that contain over 50 pages due to the ability to track/reposition pages with their map view/auto hyperlink update/drag-drop of pages, etc. Dreamweaver's similar feature is just not up to snuff.
But I would prefer using an open source solution. Due to a hard drive crash and my development box being temporarily down, I am now using both Quanta and Bluefish. They both need work. They both are not evolved enough for regular use. And us developers that aren't in love with Vi, and hand coding, still need the WYSIWYG feature. I like Dreamweaver because of the dual view: WYSIWYG and underlying source, which helps with getting a better handle on the code.
I have Frontpage/Dreamweaver/Windows on one box, also one dual boot, and three boxen with Linux/Bluefish/Quanta Plus. I would really like to use Linux for everything, but this web editor issue is the major holdback for switching completely over. I must use what I can work with to get the job done. Period. Nothwithstanding the Borg, assimilation, one world order, etc.
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