What tools do you use to do web design?

Hi there,

I am interested in what tools people use to create thier web pages with.

I personally use nothing special. I am very much a hands on HTML coder.
These are the sole tools I use;

Notepad and Paintshop Pro v5.0 (From a cover disk on a mag )

Then I go on to http://validator.w3.org/ to clean up any errors and then test for page layout anomolies with IE 6 & 7 and Firefox.

Anyone else out there still do it the old fashioned way, like this?

Funnily enough, I find programs like Dreamweaver and FrontPage sifficult to use

 

This was done by myself using notepad.

http://www.magicalmerimbula.com.au

Still a work in progress. And yes, with 1 level of undo

 

Hehe! Commando it is. Arnie can't be wrong, can he?

Yeah, Merimbula is pretty cool. I moved away for a few years (to Sydney) but I am back again

 

I basically use notepad, but sometimes i use DW too
For graphics, i always perfer photoshop

 

I use dreamwever and homesite , and for design i like macromedia firework

sorry for my english is not preety well

 

Like the OP, I found DW to be more of a hassle than help. Any dropdowns or drag'n'drop slow you down. A Good, with a capital "G", editor will allow you to keep your hands on the keyboard. Using the mouse can only reduce productivity.

An editor with single level of undo is a toy editor. For example, Emacs can have any number of levels, limited only by the configuration. Assuming you don't change the values, the defaults are 20KB for the change records, and 3MB for the current change. That's for each open buffer. You should also be able to select a region, and undo only changes to that region.

Unless you do graphics for print, get GIMP. For web graphics, there is nothing you can do in PS that you can't do in GIMP, and for several hundred dollars less; GIMP is free.

You will also need an svg editor. At this time, Inkscape, a free, open source offering, bests all commercial editors, including Illustrator and Corel Draw.

cheers,

gary

 

I design website wholly on Adobe Photoshop! and then code in Macromedia Dreamweaver

But i heard Notepad ++ working superb for coders

 

Stylizer for CSS edit. Notepad++, photoshop.

 

I code everything by hand, and create images in photoshop and illustrator. The text editor I use is espresso for mac, but I've tried out coda and that rocks as well.

 

I'm an old school guy. I primarily use Notepad + Photoshop.

 

Dreamweaver still the best for me.

 

I use the free CoffeeCup HTML editor. It's usually pretty reliable however it freezes from time to time. I've just gotten in the habit of saving my work pretty often in case a freeze occurs.

 

notepad isn't a joke! it is for real programmers!
everything else (not by hand) is for not real programmers...

 

I just use Aptana studio because its free and has frequent updates. I'm looking at other software, but I can't afford Dreamweaver or photoshop or flash, what are some good alternatives?

 

But none of us ever use undo, because we never make mistakes. I will admit, I did, once....

 

Notepad is as close to a joke/toy editor as one can be and still function at all.

Real programmers use Emacs or Vi.

cheers,

gary

 

I use the text editor in Expression web, simple because of the saved undo levels. I have a lot of clients who change there minds frequently so it's handy to be able to go back without reloading an older text doc.
I use photoshop for my images, i have been trying out a Xara drawing package for the last week, it's quiet good might change yet!