[Solved] Anyone design web pages?

Fangbeast · Post by **Fangbeast** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 6:09 am

What's a good web designing program (don't say wordpad damnit) for someone who hasn't got the knowledge or the patience?

I need a 6 page site with a header and simple menu.

Preferably something free with templates that I could modify.

Mistrel · Post by **Mistrel** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:35 am

If you want a page editor that is strong in both visual and code editing Dreamweaver is great. If you want something really simple for just building web pages then have a look at FrontPage.

If you can use Word then you can use FrontPage. It's a great editor for getting the hang of basic html and css.

Because web design standards are so ambiguous across browsers if you want to make anything sophisticated and still be cross-browser compatible you'll have to learn css.

quasiperfect · Post by **quasiperfect** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:04 am

hi Fangbeast i can build that thing for u for free contact me if u still need help

djes · Post by **djes** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:59 am

Why don't you try a CMS (content management system), like joomla? It's fast, updatable and you don't have to learn HTML/XHTML/CSS/Etc. to have something looking good, now!

Num3 · Post by **Num3** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:03 am

http://www.kompozer.net/

Kompozer might be the answer

Fluid Byte · Post by **Fluid Byte** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:00 am

Mistrel wrote:If you want a page editor that is strong in both visual and code editing Dreamweaver is great.

Actually it kinda sux for anything else then pure code editing. The visual display is a waste of time. You need to preview your site in the major browsers everytime you make a change. Oh yeah, never use the included behaviors.

Mistrel wrote:If you want something really simple for just building web pages then have a look at FrontPage. It's a great editor for getting the hang of basic html and css.

Fangbeast, please ignore this comment. Do not use FrontPage or Word to edit HTML. Never!

Mistrel wrote:Because web design standards are so ambiguous across browsers if you want to make anything sophisticated and still be cross-browser compatible you'll have to learn css.

That is absolutley true. Writing browser hacks is fun!

djes wrote:Why don't you try a CMS (content management system), like joomla? It's fast, updatable and you don't have to learn HTML/XHTML/CSS/Etc. to have something looking good, now!

If Fangbeast is doing all on his own and isn't an editor who just adds text and images he will definitively need HTML, CSS and more. Starting right with installing a CMS. But joomla is really a bad choice because it's very inflexible. I would suggest TYPOlight as its very powerfull and a piece of cake to install. Btw, it's not related to TYPO3 in any way.

Num3 wrote:http://www.kompozer.net/

Kompozer might be the answer

Well, Kompozer looks like ...

Mistrel · Post by **Mistrel** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:10 am

Fangbeast, there are trial versions available for both Dreamweaver and FrontPage. Feel free to try them for yourself to see if it's something you're comfortable using and report back to us.

If CMS (content management systems) are you thing then there are several solutions already available TYPlight, as Fluid Byte recommended, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, etc.

akj · Post by **akj** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:53 am

There is a free WYSIWYG Website designer called WebPlus SE at:
http://www.freeserifsoftware.com

bembulak · Post by **bembulak** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:16 am

http://qixite.sourceforge.net/

Offline CMS. Nice, fast, crossplattform.

Fangbeast · Post by **Fangbeast** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:33 am

Thanks for all the replies and suggestions. I will take them all under advisement.

Inf0Byt3 · Post by **Inf0Byt3** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:35 am

@Fangles, I use Kompozer (as Num3 suggested). I made the CSS by hand and used kompozer to add all the text on the page. It's really well made and it has tons of features. Furthermore, the process of updating a page takes at max a few minutes

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Seymour Clufley · Post by **Seymour Clufley** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:52 am

I use Alleycode HTML Editor. It's free.

IceSoft · Post by **IceSoft** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:19 pm

Fangbeast wrote:Thanks for all the replies and suggestions. I will take them all under advisement.

Let us know your results and why .

chen · Post by **chen** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 1:06 pm

I have created several websites.... this is my tool... is a site creator not an
html editor.....
I use it to create websites from scratch.... if I need to change something made
with other tools or in plain html I use Kompozer....

http://www.wysiwygwebbuilder.com

see two examples examples:
my site : http://www.kaizensoft.com
developed site: http://www.geosottawa.com

Rook Zimbabwe · Post by **Rook Zimbabwe** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:36 pm

I use ACEhtml editor, but then I code... They used to have templates included way back around the 3.0 version. Thats how I learned to code the interface in

http://www.bluemesapc.com

If you want the template I will send it to you.