[web] Good HTML editor

notepad/SlickEdit/VisualStudio work the best for me. I've really only ever enjoyed used straight-up text editors for HTML, even when I was doing it professionally. The GUI editors (Dreamweaver, etc), in my experience, just add a lot of worthless junk to the code which de-pretifies it. They also tend to screw up the formatting if you're doing PHP/JSP developement. [Disclaimer: the last time I tried an HTML editor was in the year 2000 [smile]]

-me

[Edited by - Palidine on January 16, 2008 8:46:00 PM]

I've tried several, and just go back to using a straight text editor (TextPad is my favorite, but there are a lot that people like). You don't really need help with HTML. It's not that tough.

I'm actually asking on behalf of my dad, and he would prefer a WYSIWYG editor. However Dreamweaver et al. is a little pricey :P

Komodo Edit. Free, and cross-platform. As a bonus (to you; it's a core feature to me), it's really a dynamic language editor, meaning that it recognizes and properly formats PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby, JavaScript and other languages commonly used in web development, should your dad decide to embed or otherwise use any.

At work I use Visual Studio 2008, which is pretty good. It doesn't color PHP very well or anything like that, but that doesn't really matter to me since I use it for ASP as well. It also has a lot of good features for &#106avascript too. You can see all of the features/download it <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/express/download/">here</a>.<br><br>At home I use WeBuilder 2007, which is an amazing editor. It costs around $40.00, but it is well worth it. You can see it's features and what not <a href="http://www.blumentals.net/webuilder/">here</a>.<br><br><br><br>@Oluseyi - Thanks for that link. I will have to check that out.

I actually use Komodo Personal 3.5. It cost about $35, and it's been very much worth it to me. Integrated graphical debuggers for Python and Perl (probably PHP and Ruby, too), Regular Expression Toolkit... I'm thinking about upgrading to 4.x Professional sometime.

Also, ActiveState licenses the software to you, meaning you can install it on multiple machines and multiple platforms (Win/Lin/Mac) concurrently. They trust you to use it as an individual. Contact them for volume licensing for organizations.

Overall, my experience with ActiveState has been excellent, and I heartily recommend their software both because of its quality and because I like to reward organizations that impress me.

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Original post by Oluseyi Komodo Edit. Free, and cross-platform. As a bonus (to you; it's a core feature to me), it's really a dynamic language editor, meaning that it recognizes and properly formats PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby, &#106avascript and other languages commonly used in web development, should your dad decide to embed or otherwise use any.<!--QUOTE--></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE><!--/QUOTE--><!--ENDQUOTE--><br>That is pretty sweet, I'll look into using that personally! Thanks!<br><br>Can it do WYSIWYG stuff? I think that is a big feature my dad would like...I know, I know...<br><br></td></tr></table></blockquote>

How about Kompozer, a spin-off from NVU?

Damn, you guys are awesome. I'll pass these on, however I'm sure something there will work just fine.

Cheers!

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Original post by _Sigma Can [Komodo] do WYSIWYG stuff? I think that is a big feature my dad would like...I know, I know...

No, it doesn't. It's a programmer's text editor; the best it can do for you is inline browser preview.

After using Dreamweaver for many years, I've recently switched to Aptana Studio. It's a free, opensource web development IDE that is based on Eclipse source. As a result there are tons of plugins that you can install. Right now, I've only installed the PHP syntax highlighting one and already this program is better than Dreamweaver. Also, the code formatting is awesome (ctrl + f).

I highly suggest it :D

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Original post by Karan Bhangui After using Dreamweaver for many years, I've recently switched to Aptana Studio. It's a free, opensource web development IDE that is based on Eclipse source.

Consequently, it is also a tad bit slow. YMMV, but mine was poor. :(

Great thread, I'm using NVU now but definitely gonna try all the other IDE"s recommended here.

Thanks