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Can anyone recommend website builder software

swordheartswordheart
edited December 2004 in Sinclair Miscellaneous
I need some software that is simple to use ie u can drag photos from your hard drive and place them on your web page, needs no programming knowledge and gives professional results. I know its a tall order but anyone got any suggestions and if you have could u tell me the web address of a site using your suggested software THX in advance.
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  • cyborgcyborg
    edited November 2004
    I need some software that is simple to use ie u can drag photos from your hard drive and place them on your web page, needs no programming knowledge and gives professional results

    You want professional results: do some work.
  • swordheartswordheart
    edited November 2004
    you mean to say u actually took time to reply with that, u cheeky beggar
  • cyborgcyborg
    edited November 2004
    There is no software that will provide you with professional results with no effort. You're going to have to do SOME work.
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited November 2004
    dreamweaver

    ive done a few sites from absolutely zero knowledge / experience.
    i just sat in front of a blank screen till i created a website.
    it could be even better and professional looking too if i did more work on the graphical design side of it :p
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • ToboTobo
    edited November 2004
    What Cyborg says is kinda true.

    Just do a general search for: html tutorial img src' on google to get you started.

    Failing that - http://fslactivities.sd61.bc.ca/ezHTMLarea/ if ya really lazy.

    Tobo.
  • Steve(spt)Steve(spt)
    edited November 2004
    If you want a HTML editor for FREE [ AceHTML 5 ] here?s one I used to put http://www.samcoupe-pro-dos.co.uk together with. It?s a bit easier to use than Dreamweaver , but the Pros use Dreamweaver to get the best out of it you need to use it regularly for a few weeks. AceHTML being free you can go going with it in a hour or two.

    AceHTML 5 For FREE is at

    http://software.visicommedia.com/en/products/acehtmlfreeware/?PHPSESSID=874ee8f659f07e551b26967cf51a8a4d



    Steve(spt)


    [ This Message was edited by: Steve Parry-Thomas on 2004-11-24 01:17 ]
  • woodcock88woodcock88
    edited November 2004
    I use NetObject Fusion, which really is as easy as using a DTP package. It's very simple for the beginner and requires no HTML knowledge. And it's often given away free on magazine coverdisks (I'm pretty certain one of the monthlies has it on there at the moment).

    The end results can look good if you put a bit of time in on your design, but the HTML code generated by Fusion is far, far from optimised and often overbloats the file size of your web pages by several times. Good HTML coders therefore often look at the source code to a NOF generated page and find it difficult to express their dismay in before-the-watershed language. So it's a compromise. It saves me heaps of time in generating the pages in the first place, but the browser pays by having to wait longer for the thing to load on their computer.

    Colin


  • btyler1978btyler1978
    edited November 2004
    Failing that, I think there are tmeplates you can pick up for free on the net or some you can get and pay for.

    To be honest, you get what you pay for usually in terms of quality.

    As a last resort and depending on your budget, maybe try using a web-design company to do one for you like www.designbysilverside.co.uk who I use for some of our work if I need to and they offer a top service, but this is only if you intend to get your monies worth out of it.

    All the best with it whatever you choose.
  • Lee FogartyLee Fogarty
    edited November 2004
    I use notepad.

    If I'm working with lots of tables, I generally use Frontpage to draw the tables, but then need to get rid of the double quotes so I can put the tables into PHP.

    A lot of the work I get is already designed and needs converting to PHP or ASP anyway, but I gather from the code I get that Dreamweaver is very popular.
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  • Paul van der LaanPaul van der Laan
    edited November 2004
    Use iPhoto - put a photobook together and publish it as webpages.

    And get a Mac (of course).
  • swordheartswordheart
    edited November 2004
    THX for all the replies, I was thinking more of the software you can pc world which is the easiest to use, or are the ones mentioned by you lot easier than them. Once again THX 4 replying :o)

    [ This Message was edited by: swordheart on 2004-11-24 16:16 ]
    I put a smiling smiley on but i get a suprised smiley Whys that ????

    [ This Message was edited by: swordheart on 2004-11-24 16:17 ]
  • richyrichy
    edited November 2004
    Im a dreamweaver man myself,
    though being a developer the majority of my coding is done by hand using dreamweaver mx.

    The reason I use dreamweaver to hand code is because it has php error checking built in and allows you to very quickly spot syntax errors as they stand out like a sore thumb!

    I hate to sound like a right dufus, but 'fogartylee', why remove the double quotes before using your tables in php, you are invalidating your html output. I use php for all my websites and never remove double quotes from any code. I hope you dont think im being rude but if there is a way i could save you some time with some advice, i would be happy to chat to you on msn or somthing!

    All the best

    Rich

    DesignBySilverside.Co.Uk - Professional Web Design Services.

    [ This Message was edited by: richy on 2004-11-24 18:09 ]
  • Lee FogartyLee Fogarty
    edited November 2004
    Its mainly just my own coding standards. If I echo "some html", and the html has double quotes, the echo assumes end of string. So it makes sense to replace the double quotes with single ones. I know I could escape out the quotes, but it makes my code look untidy, and when I'm coding in notepad, tidyness is essential. Plus its just as much work to escape the quotes out.

    Did any of that make sense? I just re-read it and confused myself!
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  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited November 2004
    *goes bog eyed*

    and not a double quote in sight
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  • CKayCKay
    edited November 2004
    Fogartylee, that made not an ounce of sense... could you please retype it using Tasword II and post it up at the end of the lesson :)


  • ADJBADJB
    edited November 2004
    PHPnuke and you can have a working site within the hour. It will look a bit generic but you will have all the bells and whistles built in.

    ADJB
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited November 2004
    but he might not want bells or whistles.

    he might just want a nice picture of a sloth on his site
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  • cyborgcyborg
    edited November 2004
    Did any of that make sense? I just re-read it and confused myself!

    There are FOUR ways of outputting HTML you know - and it's always foolproof to construct things thusly:

    <?php
    // My code
    ?>
    <html>
    <?php
    // More code
    ?>
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited November 2004
    *looks thusly bewilldered*

    *heads to his shed to chill his head, ted*
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • CKayCKay
    edited November 2004
    On 2004-11-24 20:37, mel the bell wrote:

    *heads to his shed to chill his head, ted*

    What a line :)

    Can I pinch it for my Sig?

    Or rather, can I have sole distribution rights to use it with credits?

    Go on... puff puff giiiiive !
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited November 2004
    you can have a license to put on 1 machine only otherwise you need to purchase more licenses


    and no reverse engineering or dissassembly :)
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    You sir, are a trombone

    [ This Message was edited by: mel the bell on 2004-11-24 21:35 ]
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  • richyrichy
    edited November 2004
    Hello again!!

    Yes i was slightly confused by that.

    What i was trying to say is I echo html as follows and do not receive parse errors:
    &lt;? echo '&lt;p align="center">Some Html Code&lt;/p>'; ?>

    my prefered way to output html code is not to use the echo statement and escape php all together like this for example:
    &lt;? if(isset($whatevervar)) { ?>
&lt;p align="center">Some Html Code&lt;/p>
&lt;? } else { ?>
&lt;p align="center">Some Other Html Code&lt;/p>
&lt;? } ?>

    Sorry to stick my nose in!

    Rich

    DesignBySilverside.Co.Uk - Professional Web Design Services

    [ This Message was edited by: richy on 2004-11-25 01:12 ]
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited November 2004
    *looks lost*

    *gets parched*

    *cries*

    wheres the shed talk gone?
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • CKayCKay
    edited November 2004
    Pervert !!!!!!

  • Lee FogartyLee Fogarty
    edited November 2004
    I think it comes down to preferences. I tend to not escape from PHP cos the majority of tables I do have variables in them. Its the same with most things on PHP - there are 3 or 4 ways of doing things.

    As 95% of my coding is done with notepad its more convenient for me to do things this way.

    Its interesting about validating HTML though. If you don't have frontpage or Dreamweaver in the html as the authoring tool, it will fail html validating anyway. Check the BBC website through it and it will fail with loads of errors, as will most large companies. Basically, html validation is crap. *prepares for custard pies in the face*

    When frontpage first came out, I did one of my first sites & went to some forum and asked for opinions (can't remember which one) and everyone on there took the piss cos I was using Frontpage. Even now, I still see on forums where 'experts' will rip the piss out of people using Frontpage. My opinion is that if it works for you, and does what you want it to, there is no reason not to use it.
    At the end of the day, everyone has to start somewhere.

    Its good to know there are some people here that can use php though - you never know when I'll be begging for help! Took me 3 days to get bloody WorldPay to work!
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  • CKayCKay
    edited November 2004
    I`ve just started learning, and from what people have said...it`s better to do it by hand (ooo-err) cos the code`l be smaller....

    Throws a pie into Fogarty`s face...

    Geee... that felt good :)

    Throws another.....
  • DavidBDavidB
    edited November 2004
    One of the bst pieces of software i've used is notepad.
    No one important.
  • Lee FogartyLee Fogarty
    edited November 2004
    On 2004-11-25 02:33, daveykins wrote:
    One of the bst pieces of software i've used is notepad.

    What about sam fox strip poker?
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  • CKayCKay
    edited November 2004
    What about Windows?

    *runs away and hides* - *Now that is taking the P*ss *



  • DavidBDavidB
    edited November 2004
    On 2004-11-25 02:48, fogartylee wrote:

    What about sam fox strip poker?

    It had its ups and downs
    No one important.
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