[Sheflug] Re: Hypercard

["Barrie Bremner" <nospam [at] ecosse.net>]

Matt Fairtlough writes:
 > Perhaps I should say what kind of  Web authoring tool I would like and
 > you
 > can tell me whether such a thing exists or is ever likely to exist.  I
 > am not
 > looking for something powerful enough to create a full-fledged Web
 > interface
 > for a company or whatever.  Not particularly bothered about databases.
 > 
 > 1. one which generates pages readable from Windoze, Solaris
 > and Linux under IE, Netscape and other major browsers, not necessarily
 > Java enabled.  No excluded HTML constructs.  Adding HTML code to
 > generated pages should not be a problem.  [I was p***ed off to find that 
 > a Web site prepared with FrontPage with nothing more than navigation
 > buttons, text and graphics caused Netscape to thrash under Linux...]

Maybe I'm taking the piss with this comment, but what is wrong with
doing everything by hand?

Marking up a page shouldn't be too much of a chore, compared with
generating the actual *content*...

Most of the pros I know code by hand using Vim or Emacs.

This is true of folks running database backed sites, and static ones.

Saying your not bothered about databases might be worth
reconsidering. The colloboration and customization that can be built into
a db backed site can be worth the effort.

Have a look at http://www.arsdigita.com/books/panda especially
chapters 3 and 11 ->

Most Frontpage style programs I've come across:

(a) put so much crap into the page, you'll never figure whats going on

and

(b) aren't adhering to standards closely enough to work with anything
but IE on Windows.

Baz.

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