what is wrong with front page?

Microsoft hates the W3C, and so does FrontPage, to put it bluntly.
FrontPage often generates poorly constructed, poorly formatted and proprietary code, meaning sites built with it don't always look as good in browsers other than Internet Explorer.
Dreamweaver isn't perfect itself, but it's far better than FrontPage.
If Moxiecode can create a web based visual editor that creates valid XHTML, there's no reason these companies can't (TinyMCE 3rc2 generates valid code).

Personally, I use Mousepad (like NotePad, but under Linux), SCIte or Aptana (for my Rails projects).

personally i like dreamweaver not so well with frontpage

yes i also prefer using Dreamweaver
I am more comfortable working with it.

i am just getting past the basic stage, i'm only 15, but i still prefer to use Dreamweaver. I personally think Frontpage is really annoying. I started out using Frontpage but then found Dreamweaver and realised it was so much better. But everyone has the right to their own opinion.

Originally Posted by TimSchroeder

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i really like to use Dreamweaver

As someone who knows little about html, i've found frontpage easier to use, although i've heard dreamweaver would give me a much better result.

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I Use Frontpage and coffee cup just because its so much simpliar then plain text...GO VISUAL EDITORS..

I tried using Frontpage a couple of years ago and developed a lasting "hate-affair" with it! Right now I am using a basic text editor, but I will probably end up getting Dreamweaver eventually.

Dreamweaver bien sure! No other editor can rivalize with it!

Yeah.. I don't think so. DW is a good tool ONCE YOU KNOW HOW TO CODE by hand. In the hands of a complete noob, it's a disaster, you learn NOTHING.

I use good old Notepad. I haven't found anything I like better so far, but I'll have to find an alternative once I switch to a Mac (I've always used windows in the past, but it keeps getting worse, with Vista and all that, and I've never like Micro$oft. For quite some time I've wanted to get a MacBook). I'll probably end-up using TextWrangler then.

Originally Posted by expresst

I Use Frontpage and coffee cup just because its so much simpliar then plain text...GO VISUAL EDITORS..

I think thats really the where the difference is. Frontpage is more for novices, because the use the WYSIWYG functionality.

As webmasters get more developed they shy away Frontpage's babying characteristics and actually start to dislike it. When I see a website, and it looks like tables and marquees, I always open the code and look for Frontpage's key signs.

We prefered Dreamweaver. Is the best tool, you can do everything.
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Enjoy it

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I usually start off in Dreamweaver and then move into notepad but I like Templates in Dreamweaver - is there an smaller app that can deal with templates like Dreamweaver does?

Also I like Dreamweaver's find and replace - again, is there a smaller app that will find and replace in many documents and also supports regular expressions?

ive been using textedit in mac.

im pretty new to all this but what can programs like dreamweaver do compared to plain old simple textedit and notepad?

I'm an avid fan of Intype myself. I can't use anything else!

Originally Posted by redwall_hp

I use good old Notepad. I haven't found anything I like better so far, but I'll have to find an alternative once I switch to a Mac (I've always used windows in the past, but it keeps getting worse, with Vista and all that, and I've never like Micro$oft. For quite some time I've wanted to get a MacBook). I'll probably end-up using TextWrangler then.

Smultron for the Mac!. I only use it for its syntax highlighting features. It's good with CSS, XML, HTML, and PHP. If I'm windows, notepad...... when I'm editing directly on my linux server, Vi... emacs sucks... Vi wins.... end of debate.

Dreamweaver / Notepad. It depends how the day is going.