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I'm looking for a WSIWYG page builder. One that can upload using FTP after I build it with the software. Is there such a creature? And is there one that's free/cheap?
TIA
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Years ago Netscape used to offer one... I believe it was Netscape GOLD or something like that... it was free.
I'd go look over zdnet and search their downloads.
Cheers
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http://www.nvu.com/
I downloaded the program and love it. I used to use Netscape Composer and really liked it, but NVU is way better. Relatively small learning curve and much more user friendly than Microsoft Front Page, which I hate with a passion.
Write-up below taken from here:
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best..._utilities.htm
Best Free HTML Editor Updated January 16, 2006
This is one of my most requested items but up until now I've not been able to give any product my hearty endorsement. There have been any number of contenders: Amaya for example, impressed with its standards compliance but was incomplete while Selida looked slick but had too many bugs. Finally a worthy contender has arrived on the scene in the form of the Open Source Nvu. In reality Nvu is nothing new but rather a reworking of the old Netscape Composer. Composer was always a solid product and the revamp has lifted the product into another class. Here is an HTML editor and site manager that's easy enough for beginners to use but powerful enough to build large sites. It's closer in concept to Microsoft's FrontPage more than any other product but unlike FrontPage it, thankfully, produces standards compliant code. Its easy-to-use WYSIWYG editor will delight HTML newbies while HTML honchos can simply click a tab to switch to code view. Multiple tabs can be kept open to allow simultaneous editing and there is excellent support for forms, tables and templates. An internal spell-checker is included. CSS is handled through the CaScadeS editor from Mozilla Composer. Nvu also has the handy ability to call W3C's HTML validator from within the product. It's also extensible via XUL. Nvu can upload files to your site via FTP and has some basic site management features but this is not its strength. Indeed the FTP side of the program has proved so problematic for some users that they have switched to using an external FTP client for uploading their sites. Overall it's an impressive product; no, it's not a replacement for commercial products like DreamWeaver but those looking for a competent, free HTML editor that's easy to use need look no further. Free Open Source, Windows 98 and later plus Linux, 6.57MB
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MGC: Just wanted to add that there are lots of lovely free templates here that work well with NVU and other editors, as well.
http://www.oswd.org/
If you'd like to see an affiliate marketing site I made with a template from oswd and NVU send me a private email message and I'll give you the link. I'm so pleased with the site and it was really quick to make, too! The template was actually a css template which I was able to edit in NVU - fun!
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MGC: Forgot to mention - if you download NVU read the 'read me' file first before you install it or you will be in for a surprise!
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Thank you for the info and link. Will check it out
Why would I be in for a surprise? I generally hate reading those files
Originally Posted by shanne
MGC: Forgot to mention - if you download NVU read the 'read me' file first before you install it or you will be in for a surprise!
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MGC: Here's the message:
Nvu 1.0
IMPORTANT WARNING
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Do **not** run Nvu directly from the disk image (the *.dmg
file you just opened) or you will experience a never-ending loop.
Please copy the Nvu icon in that disk image to your /Applications
directory and run Nvu from there. Thanks.
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I'm not sure if the same warning applies to a .exe file. I downloaded the Mac OSX version, which is the .dmg file.
Being the nosy sort, I decided to try running NVU directly from the disk just to see what would happen, never having experienced a never-ending loop before.
Yup - They was tellin' dah troot!
The NVU icon loaded onto my Dock and proceeded to bounce up and down like a crazy thing. I couldn't even force-quit. Had to reboot and start over.
I decided to behave myself and do what they suggested, and everything was just tickety-boo!
Actually - I also downloaded a copy for my PC laptop about three months ago and don't remember ever having this problem or seeing a warning message. After posting this yesterday I decided to download a copy for the Mac and give it a whirl, and that's where I first noticed the message.
Edited to add: NVU has a neat CSS editor built in - very handy feature!