Re: FrontPage 98

["Huber, Mike" <mrhuber -at- SOFTWARE -dot- ROCKWELL -dot- COM>]

That comparison assumes that the WYSIsoWYG editors handle simple pages
reasonably well. That turns out not to be the case, unfortunately. And
unaccountably. There is no reason why software could not be written to
generate a clean, simple web page. But I haven't seen it done, and I have
looked.

I'm not getting macho jollies off hand-coding HTML and I'm not doing
anything all that complicated. I use Front Page all the time, but I can only
get away with it because I know HTML well enough to fix the glop that Front
Page creates.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Arrants [SMTP:SArrants -at- DATAFUSION -dot- NET]
>
> Given that logic, we should all be using troff on dumb terminals.
> Programs such as HomeSite, Front Page, etc. exist to serve a need.  Lots
> of folks don't want to learn HTML. They may not have the time or
> inclination to use a simple editor to create web pages.  These programs
> are great for folks who want to create basic or somewhat flashy sites
> quickly and simply. Not so great for creating HTML Help systems.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Scott Gray [mailto:scotty -at- CM -dot- MATH -dot- UIUC -dot- EDU]
> >
> > It seems many of you have fallen into the marketing trap which states:
> >
> > "Hey, you don't LEARN HTML, just buy our software".
> >
> > So you buy their software, and you end up having to learn MORE than
> > you would have if you just learned HTML in the first place.
> > You're also stuck without much freedom in their software,
> > bugs and all.
> >
> > It seems in the computer world that these companies WANT
> > people to stay
> > ignorant of the technology, becasue then they can convince you to buy
> > ANYTHING!
>