NVU and Dreamweaver

Keyran150 · 17-01-09, 09:24 AM

I have downloaded Dreamweaver CS4 for 30 days free trial and I created my site, I am just wondering about NVU, its free but how good is it? I want two sites, Is NVU good as Dreamweaver?

SgtM · 17-01-09, 07:41 PM

I've used Dreamweaver, but not NVU.. I've been more partial to content management systems like Joomla or wordpress (how my current site is built) lately. The best thing is, they're free, and have TONS of different free templates and addons. It's a really good way to get a great looking web site up and running with very little coding experience.

nutter · 18-01-09, 04:58 PM

I use NVU its pretty good but you cant upload videos and stuff but pictures and all the other stff you can upload i would recomend NVU as it free and easy to use!

the_saint · 18-01-09, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by nutter

I use NVU its pretty good but you cant upload videos and stuff but pictures and all the other stff you can upload i would recomend NVU as it free and easy to use!

NVU's great. Just embed a youtube if you want video on your site. My sites where made using NVU without knowing anything much about website design and they've done alright for me. It's free so you might as well download it and give it a try.

josh.west · 18-01-09, 06:45 PM

To be honest, if your wanting to be doing quite a lot of web design and you want it good, then just use notepad. Because you get what you want and you doing get dreamweaver adding in extra little bits. It can get really annoying because these software thingis can change your code and it changes it around willy nilly.

Plus if you were ever to get a job in web design then you'd only use notepad(or an equivalent) and no fancy software.
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lol i hope I've "helped".

::JOSH::

digger600 · 18-01-09, 07:16 PM

notepad++ is the way to go

mcgrou · 18-01-09, 07:35 PM

I use dreamweaver

Ilikefree · 18-01-09, 09:01 PM

Tbh I don't think DW is that bad. I always have it on "Split" so I can see if any crap is being added in, and so far nothing has...

messyhead · 19-01-09, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by josh.west

To be honest, if your wanting to be doing quite a lot of web design and you want it good, then just use notepad. Because you get what you want and you doing get dreamweaver adding in extra little bits. It can get really annoying because these software thingis can change your code and it changes it around willy nilly.

Plus if you were ever to get a job in web design then you'd only use notepad(or an equivalent) and no fancy software.
[/rant]

lol i hope I've "helped".

::JOSH::

Professional web designers use Dreaweaver mostly, but use it in Code view so it is effectively a text editor with a live preview. I doubt you'd get a web design job if you didn't know how to use Dreamweaver.

Nvu is a bit outdated now and doesn't handle CSS all that well. Try Kompozer which is also free but has better CSS support.

If you want to stick to coding by hand (which is what I do), then use Notepad++ which is really good. There's also a program called Topstyle Pro, which isn't free but is also really good and I sometimes use it. I think there's also an LE version which is free.

josh.west · 19-01-09, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by messyhead

Professional web designers use Dreaweaver mostly, but use it in Code view so it is effectively a text editor with a live preview.

yeah I know that, but i meant for like starting out, you need to know your code and then if needs be you can move on to software with fancy features.

17-01-09, 09:24 AM	#1
Keyran150 BANNED Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 22	NVU and Dreamweaver I have downloaded Dreamweaver CS4 for 30 days free trial and I created my site, I am just wondering about NVU, its free but how good is it? I want two sites, Is NVU good as Dreamweaver?

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18-01-09, 09:01 PM	#8
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17-01-09, 07:41 PM	#2
SgtM iPod Nano 4GB Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 249	I've used Dreamweaver, but not NVU.. I've been more partial to content management systems like Joomla or wordpress (how my current site is built) lately. The best thing is, they're free, and have TONS of different free templates and addons. It's a really good way to get a great looking web site up and running with very little coding experience.

18-01-09, 04:58 PM	#3
nutter iPod Shuffle Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 8	I use NVU its pretty good but you cant upload videos and stuff but pictures and all the other stff you can upload i would recomend NVU as it free and easy to use!

18-01-09, 06:45 PM	#5
josh.west iPod Nano 2GB Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Leeds, England Posts: 160	To be honest, if your wanting to be doing quite a lot of web design and you want it good, then just use notepad. Because you get what you want and you doing get dreamweaver adding in extra little bits. It can get really annoying because these software thingis can change your code and it changes it around willy nilly. Plus if you were ever to get a job in web design then you'd only use notepad(or an equivalent) and no fancy software. [/rant] lol i hope I've "helped". ::JOSH::

18-01-09, 07:16 PM	#6
digger600 Mini Mac Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: My House Posts: 4,315	notepad++ is the way to go