Website editing software

[ptarmigan]

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Hi

 

I've used Dreamweaver MX 2004 exclusively but since moving to Leopard and now Snow Leopard the software doesn't work at all. I am reluctant to invest so much in the software again as I rarely used it but do need something.

 

Any recommendation, obviously for mac, Snow Leopard.

 

Thanks in advance.

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[sandymc]

Ian,

 

After playing with most of the lower-end packages, I'v actually ended up using iWeb. It's pretty limited, but I find that simplicity wins. I do occasionally have to resort to hand editing HTML to get what I want though. Sandvox also looked good.

 

Sandy

[stunsworth]

The problem with all the template based website packages I've tried is that in the end the templates don't quite do what you want. I'm still using Frontpage on a Mac under VMware Fusion, purely because it allows me to do what I want to do without having to learn raw HTML.

[MPerson]

Ian: I am running Macromedia Studio 8 but I have my previous version (Studio MX 2004 Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Freehand and Coldfusion) and all my disks have both a Mac and a Windows version on them. If you have the disk check it out, it will say WIN/MAC on the label.

 

If it is just a Win copy then check out:

 

Crossover for Mac

[erl]

The problem with all the template based website packages I've tried is that in the end the templates don't quite do what you want. I'm still using Frontpage on a Mac under VMware Fusion, purely because it allows me to do what I want to do without having to learn raw HTML.

 

Steve, it may be a toss up who is the most antiquated. You or me! I am using Adobe Pagemill. Bottom line is ..... it works with (relative) simplicity and flexibility, you will agree.

[stunsworth]

Erl, I downloaded a copy of Rapidweaver and the pages look dreadful IMHO. I'll have a play for a little longer, but it's not looking promising at the moment.

 

The other issue is that many of the template based editors - in fact all of the ones I've looked at - can't import a existing website, forcing you to basically start again from scratch.

 

Like Ian, my requirements are quite modest, so I don't want to spend a fortune on software, but I'd prefer to be using a native Mac application.

[ptarmigan]

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Thanks everyone. I forgot, I have a mac mini running Leopard which rarely gets any use and I was to be honest thinking of selling. Studio MX works fine on this so I now have Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash etc all available not that I use anything but Dreamweaver and very very occasionally Fireworks. So problem solved though I will now have to keep the mac mini.

 

Its a nuisance but there it is, I am not shelling out hundreds of £ for a new Dreamweaver license!

[kalina]

Hi

 

I've used Dreamweaver MX 2004 exclusively but since moving to Leopard and now Snow Leopard the software doesn't work at all. I am reluctant to invest so much in the software again as I rarely used it but do need something.

 

Any recommendation, obviously for mac, Snow Leopard.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

The new Dreamweaver CS4 is a completely different animal from MX with all its CSS hooks and crazy new formatting for text and tables. It took a while for me to get used to. Editing old pages created with MX was not easy. Still, it's a very robust web design package for serious web work. If you must get it, you can always find a college student to buy it on your behalf and save a lot of money that way.