Comments on: In search of a good CSS Editor with FTP editing on Windows: BBedit Equivalent? http://foliovision.com/2008/01/24/windows-text-editor Making the web work for you Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:42:37 +0000 hourly 1 Foliovisionhttp://foliovision.com/site/wp-content/themes/foliovision/images/foliovision-logo-380.gifhttp://foliovision.com24066Making the web work for you By: Web Design Grande Prairie http://foliovision.com/2008/01/24/windows-text-editor#comment-515452 Web Design Grande Prairie Sat, 17 Dec 2011 01:23:05 +0000 http://foliovision.com/2008/01/24/windows-text-editor/#comment-515452 I've recently started using NetBeans 7.x as my main IDE for web design and development. It is nothing short of awesome. Tooltips to reference your own functions, variables and classes, support for generating PHPDoc comments, refactoring your code, and SVN/Git integration have really cut my development time down. The FTP engine is blazing fast (if you're used to Dreamweaver you'll know the pain I am talking about), and it has a database manager built in. I spend way less time jumping around between apps and more time coding. P.S. Did I mention it's free? ;) I’ve recently started using NetBeans 7.x as my main IDE for web design and development. It is nothing short of awesome. Tooltips to reference your own functions, variables and classes, support for generating PHPDoc comments, refactoring your code, and SVN/Git integration have really cut my development time down. The FTP engine is blazing fast (if you’re used to Dreamweaver you’ll know the pain I am talking about), and it has a database manager built in. I spend way less time jumping around between apps and more time coding.

P.S. Did I mention it’s free? ;)

]]> By: Stas Ustimenko http://foliovision.com/2008/01/24/windows-text-editor#comment-505943 Stas Ustimenko Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:17:42 +0000 http://foliovision.com/2008/01/24/windows-text-editor/#comment-505943 I use free HTML/CSS/PHP Editor - Codelobster PHP Edition www.codelobster.com I would suggest it for everyone. [Stas codes Code Lobster and this is a promotional post: does anyone have an impartial opinion on Code Lobster?] I use free HTML/CSS/PHP Editor – Codelobster PHP Edition http://www.codelobster.com
I would suggest it for everyone.

[Stas codes Code Lobster and this is a promotional post: does anyone have an impartial opinion on Code Lobster?]

]]> By: alec http://foliovision.com/2008/01/24/windows-text-editor#comment-20961 alec Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:16:28 +0000 http://foliovision.com/2008/01/24/windows-text-editor/#comment-20961 I would recommend Firefox for web development and keeping IE clean for just testing (i.e. as a client), but good to know. I would recommend Firefox for web development and keeping IE clean for just testing (i.e. as a client), but good to know.

]]> By: Kevin Cannon http://foliovision.com/2008/01/24/windows-text-editor#comment-20960 Kevin Cannon Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:04:01 +0000 http://foliovision.com/2008/01/24/windows-text-editor/#comment-20960 FYI, Internet Explorer has got a <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=95e06cbe-4940-4218-b75d-b8856fced535" rel="nofollow">developer toolbar</a>. Also, you can get a mini version of Firebug for it too. FYI, Internet Explorer has got a developer toolbar.

Also, you can get a mini version of Firebug for it too.

]]> By: alec http://foliovision.com/2008/01/24/windows-text-editor#comment-19538 alec Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:34:21 +0000 http://foliovision.com/2008/01/24/windows-text-editor/#comment-19538 Yes, but if I've paid once, I expect you to maintain and improve the product for the next year at least. I don't expect a software developer to take my money and live in the Caribbean and let his/her application go obsolete. Absolutely reprehensible. <em>Some</em> of the crooks in SEO software get away with this kind of software pricing model, but in web development applications you're the first I've seen and I hope the last. Honestly, Paul your pricing model is such a turn-off that I don't even want to try your product. I'm sure I'm not the only one who reacts this way. Personally I won't buy software which doesn't come with at least a two year update policy unless it's in a heavily discounted bundle. At that point, I'll take my lumps after six months. But three months. Be serious. You are not an Adopt-an-Ecuadorian-Orphan project which we should be subsidising every month. Sorry. Yes, but if I’ve paid once, I expect you to maintain and improve the product for the next year at least. I don’t expect a software developer to take my money and live in the Caribbean and let his/her application go obsolete.

Absolutely reprehensible. Some of the crooks in SEO software get away with this kind of software pricing model, but in web development applications you’re the first I’ve seen and I hope the last.

Honestly, Paul your pricing model is such a turn-off that I don’t even want to try your product.

I’m sure I’m not the only one who reacts this way.

Personally I won’t buy software which doesn’t come with at least a two year update policy unless it’s in a heavily discounted bundle. At that point, I’ll take my lumps after six months. But three months. Be serious.

You are not an Adopt-an-Ecuadorian-Orphan project which we should be subsidising every month. Sorry.

]]> By: Paul Young http://foliovision.com/2008/01/24/windows-text-editor#comment-19531 Paul Young Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:01:34 +0000 http://foliovision.com/2008/01/24/windows-text-editor/#comment-19531 Microsoft & Adobe don't put new features in their software every 2 weeks like we do...they generally just fix bugs. Microsoft & Adobe don’t put new features in their software every 2 weeks like we do…they generally just fix bugs.

]]> By: alec http://foliovision.com/2008/01/24/windows-text-editor#comment-19530 alec Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:53:21 +0000 http://foliovision.com/2008/01/24/windows-text-editor/#comment-19530 Hello Paul, Thanks for stopping by. Always nice to see other Canadians doing cool things. The program looks interesting but I really don't like your double-dipping price model: stiff initial $50 fee plus $30 for a 1 year update cycle. Even Microsoft and Adobe don't pull stunts like that (you'll get a year at least of updates for free from either of them). Even Apple has 1.5 years between OS X paid upgrades. Not cool. Hello Paul,

Thanks for stopping by. Always nice to see other Canadians doing cool things.

The program looks interesting but I really don’t like your double-dipping price model: stiff initial $50 fee plus $30 for a 1 year update cycle.

Even Microsoft and Adobe don’t pull stunts like that (you’ll get a year at least of updates for free from either of them). Even Apple has 1.5 years between OS X paid upgrades.

Not cool.

]]> By: Paul Young http://foliovision.com/2008/01/24/windows-text-editor#comment-19524 Paul Young Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:29:44 +0000 http://foliovision.com/2008/01/24/windows-text-editor/#comment-19524 Sorry to plug our own product here (couldn't resist) but you'll probably want to take a peek at Stylizer: website: skybound.ca/stylizer It has all the things mentioned here (live preview in both IE & FF, Firebug-like diagnostics, etc)...and...it's one of the prettiest Windows apps out there! Sorry to plug our own product here (couldn’t resist) but you’ll probably want to take a peek at Stylizer:

website: skybound.ca/stylizer

It has all the things mentioned here (live preview in both IE & FF, Firebug-like diagnostics, etc)…and…it’s one of the prettiest Windows apps out there!

]]> By: alec http://foliovision.com/2008/01/24/windows-text-editor#comment-8114 alec Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:16:25 +0000 http://foliovision.com/2008/01/24/windows-text-editor/#comment-8114 Hello Richard, You've got a good point. All of these Windows programs are pretty tough to look at. Linux allows more customisation of the Windowing environment but the Linux crew isn't really strong on aesthetics within applications. Once you've gone Mac, it's tough to go back. In fairness, PSPad is about as minimalist as it gets in Windows. And PSPad doesn't get in your way either. Cordial regards, Alec PS. If you have some better suggestions for llightweight attractive Windows web coding programs, I would be keen to hear them. Hello Richard,

You’ve got a good point. All of these Windows programs are pretty tough to look at. Linux allows more customisation of the Windowing environment but the Linux crew isn’t really strong on aesthetics within applications.

Once you’ve gone Mac, it’s tough to go back.

In fairness, PSPad is about as minimalist as it gets in Windows. And PSPad doesn’t get in your way either.

Cordial regards, Alec

PS. If you have some better suggestions for llightweight attractive Windows web coding programs, I would be keen to hear them.

]]> By: Richard http://foliovision.com/2008/01/24/windows-text-editor#comment-7448 Richard Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:48:26 +0000 http://foliovision.com/2008/01/24/windows-text-editor/#comment-7448 You criticized UltraEdit's UI design pretty strongly in your post but are currently using PSPad to edit your documents. Looking at the screenshots, I don't see how PSPad is all that more aesthetically beautiful than UltraEdit? You criticized UltraEdit’s UI design pretty strongly in your post but are currently using PSPad to edit your documents. Looking at the screenshots, I don’t see how PSPad is all that more aesthetically beautiful than UltraEdit?

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