Talking in Circles » html http://talkingincircles.net Every time you think you're talking you're just moving your mouth Fri, 21 May 2010 02:16:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Top 3 Open Source (X)HTML/CSS Editors http://talkingincircles.net/2009/01/10/top-3-open-source-xhtmlcss-editors/ http://talkingincircles.net/2009/01/10/top-3-open-source-xhtmlcss-editors/#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:55:46 +0000 probabilityZero http://talkingincircles.net/?p=432 Continue reading →]]> I’ve been a Dreamweaver user for a while now, but I thought it was about time to look at some of the free options available. I’d messed around with Nvu a bit a few years ago and thought it was impressive, so I was looking forward to some impressive free software in this area. I wasn’t disappointed.

  1. KompoZer
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    KompoZer is Nvu’s official bug-fix project (Nvu has been discontinued). It’s a complete solution, with a WYSIWYG editor, an integrated FTP client, an automated form creator, a CSS editor, and more. KompoZer an ideal tool for creating standards-compliant web designs. It’s also cross-platform, running on Windows, Linux, and Mac.
  2. Bluefish
    bluefish screenshot
    Bluefish is an overall editor for programmers and web designers alike that runs on Linux and other Unix platforms, though there’s an unofficial Windows port. It seems to be geared more toward programmers than designers, but with a pretty, streamlined interface and an impressive list of features this program could serve as a decent replacement for more expensive web development applications. It has a WYSIWYG editor, supports lots of different formats, and uses gnome-vfs for accessing remote files (this means FTP and a bunch of other protocols are supported).
  3. Amaya
    amaya screenshot
    Amaya is a “complete web browsing and authoring environment.” It has full support for (X)HTML, MathML, SVG, and CSS files. Though it’s a very old program (it’s a continuation of one of the first HTML editors ever made), it’s constantly updated, and even used as a “test-bed” of sorts by the W3C for technologies that are not yet adopted by the major browsers. Like KompoZer, it’s cross-platform and runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac.
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