Author Topic: Web Page Builder - Easy, Decent and Free? (Read 2289 times)

Toad · « **Reply #15 on:** February 22, 2005, 03:11:28 PM »

Oh, I'd definitely use up the free trial before I bought it. I just didn't want to try it, love it and find out it was going to cost me $400.

If I like it, $99 for the student is very reasonable. And aren't we all still learning, are we not all "students" in a sense?

There are a few great Lab kennel webpages that I wouldn't mind.. uh... emulating.

Thanks for the tips!

JB88 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 22, 2005, 03:13:26 PM »

anytime. let me know if i you have any questions.

88

indy007 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 22, 2005, 03:14:03 PM »

I've been doing a bunch of PHP lately, and found HTML-Kit.
Free, simple, quick. Hit up Barnes & Knowbles and grab HTML in 5 Easy Steps. It's only $10 & they have a good selection of them. Barnes & Knowbles is actually the publisher of them. Purple covers, can't miss them. I picked up PHP in 5 Easy Steps, and it's a helluva lot better reference then the $70 PHP & MySQL book I got.

ps: notepad rocks.

JB88 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 22, 2005, 03:16:31 PM »

ya but it makes you feel no pain and think that you are a god...wait...ohhhhh P H P

it thought you were talking about...

nevermind.

beet1e · « **Reply #19 on:** February 22, 2005, 03:29:08 PM »

Mr. Toad,

If you have Microsoft Office, Front Page is part of that - and is a good starter tool. You develop your pages via a visual interface. The HTML it generates may not be as efficient as if you'd written the HTML from scratch (kinda like IBM COBOL in the 1970s - LOL) but it'll get you started. FrontPage does provide you with the option to open a window containing all the HTML for your designed pages. That's useful, if only because it will allow you to add your own Java scripting code.

FrontPage is the Chevrolet of webpage development. DreamWeaver is the Rolls Royce.

Saintaw · « **Reply #20 on:** February 22, 2005, 04:27:43 PM »

Toad, if you need a hand, shoot me an email (saw at onpoi dot net).

I do that stuff for a living. (well... not personal websites, but...

)

Beetle, if you mention frontpage ever again, I'm comming on the island to give you a whoopin!

JB88 · « **Reply #21 on:** February 22, 2005, 04:31:21 PM »

forgive them. they know not what they doo doo.

Rolex · « **Reply #22 on:** February 22, 2005, 06:21:26 PM »

Toad, here's a suggestion if you feel more like getting done instead of pulling your hair out trying to get it done:

Try using a CMS (Content Management Sysytem). You can upload it easily and have it going after about 30 minutes of reading and following the step-by-step instructions.

Here is an example of one that is free and easy to use: Link >>. It has a variety of styles, includes reader comments, a calendar, a forum, an easy system for links and even a photo gallery to upload via your browser.

Sandman · « **Reply #23 on:** February 22, 2005, 06:56:24 PM »

Rolex makes a a good point. I've toyed with Xoops, PHPNuke, and a couple of others. I still haven't quite found the one I like. I'm currently toying with Mambo, which seems the most mature of the lot.

United · « **Reply #24 on:** February 22, 2005, 07:00:53 PM »

I use Dreamweaver, but MS Word has a feature where you can save your document as a web page.

Airhead · « **Reply #25 on:** February 23, 2005, 09:49:05 AM »

Heya Toad, if you want to learn HTML this is a great site cause it has video step by step lessons.

http://www.how-to-build-a-website-123.com/

Sikboy · « **Reply #26 on:** February 23, 2005, 10:40:46 AM »

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Originally posted by Sandman
Rolex makes a a good point. I've toyed with Xoops, PHPNuke, and a couple of others. I still haven't quite found the one I like. I'm currently toying with Mambo, which seems the most mature of the lot.

I found it much easier to learn HTML than it was to learn how to use PHPNuke lol.

But once you get it figured out, it's aight. It's great for quickly adding bits and pieces. I used it extensively in the warszawa site.

-Sik

Toad · « **Reply #27 on:** February 23, 2005, 11:26:40 AM »

Thanks to all.

Air, I will probably start with that. I kinda like the idea of getting a basic understanding first. Looks like a good place to start.

flakbait · « **Reply #28 on:** February 23, 2005, 02:31:25 PM »

I've used 1st Page 2k for a number of years. It's fairly simple, does what you tell it to, and comes with a built-in CSS/HTML reference. The code highlight comes in handy when you're sorting through tables or style sheets, since CSS, tables, javascript, and most other bits are in their own distinct color. It does have a preview pane (pain is more like it) that works most of the time. Granted, it didn't improve the looks of my site any, but the code it spits out is clean as can be. Wizzywig editors, at least in my experience, garble the code to the point it takes minutes instead of seconds to load the page. FP throws in tags all over the place, and Dreamweaver? Pah! $100 for software that does the same thing 1st Page does for free. Check the 1st Page site and try it out (expert mode is the best).

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Sandman · « **Reply #29 on:** February 23, 2005, 02:39:47 PM »

Yeah... 1stPage is a nice tool. I used it for a couple of years before I discovered HTML Kit. It has all of the same features as 1stPage and more. It's an open source development and there are updates to plugins constantly. The nice thing is that it's completely configurable to your needs. Pick the plugins you want, ignore the ones that you don't.