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wanted: suggest simple WYSIWYG windows software

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  • 12-11-2003 8:25pm
    #1
    horacember
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    I'm shopping for a (free or commercial) WYSIWYG web editor preferable suited- or targeted at teenage children. Must run on Windows 98 or XP. It needs to accept images drag-and-drop and place them in the local store for easy upload via ftp. Frontpage is a nightmare and wreaks havoc on my cpanel controlled webhost so that's right out.

    Most tips and suggestions will be warmly received. :)


    thanks a bunch


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    lucian
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    You could start with Dreamweaver 4.
    It is WYSIWYG pogram for novice and advance designers.
    It has lots of tutorials and help is at hand anytime.

    It works very well in conjuction with Fireworks for your photos and Flash if you want something more "Flashy".

    I actually still have few books from when I started myself on all of them, so if you are interested PM me and I'll see what I could do for you.


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    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    Frontpage /shouldn't/ wreak havoc with cPanel, so if you'd like to explain what kind of problems you're getting, someone might be able to help you out.

    Dreamweaver is excellent but it is rather expensive and it may be overkill for kids (depends on how high up the teens they are I guess). I started out with Netscape Composer a long time back and found it very good for my amateur mishaps at the time -- that's morphed into Mozilla Composer now, so it's prolly worth a look.

    adam


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    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    NetObjects Fusion isn't bad, it has most of the benefits of Frontpage (for beginners) without the MS non-standard bits.

    You can download a 30 day trial from their website, or get a slightly older version free on loads of PC mag cover disks.

    Fusion is great if all you're looking to do is get a few reasonable looking pages on the net. If you're looking to get started on a professional track however, Dreamweaver is probably the way to go in the longer term.


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    LoLth
    Registered Users Posts: 10,339 ✭✭✭✭LoLth


    not sure if it's exactly what you want, but W3c offer a free wysiwyg editor / browser called Amaya.

    you can find it HERE


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