Web design tools?

[Kno_Mad]

hello hivers

So, I want to try my hand at a bit of web design... My understanding of script is basic, but i'm a quick lerner. I have dabbled a bit, but before I get properly stuck in I thought I would just like to ask around as to what programs are available (and recommended) by others.

so, what programs do you use and recommend for web-design?

 

[Deleted member 157129]

If you mean for actually writing HTML/XHTML and CSS, Notepad++ is by far the best choice in my opinion. Does everything you could ever feel the need for; highlighting. It's free, google it.

Any sophisticated photo editing software should suffice for the graphical design; GIMP is free and does what you need. Whether you use .jpg or .png is up to you - it's an ongoing discussion which is better; where .jpg takes up less bytes, it is of lesser quality and lacks the transparency of .png. I think .gif is generally considered obsolete.

It's a bit of a disagreement about the quality of it, but I generally recommend w3schools.com for tutorials and tips on web design.

 

[Kno_Mad]

If you mean for actually writing HTML/XHTML and CSS

yes, I want to learn the script bit. I've been messing around with some point-and-click packages, but coding makes more sense. (Provided you know the language, of course!) I want to see if I can figure it out... I know Chrome allows you to look at the script, so there should be plenty of examples out there. Anyway, thanks for the advice, I'll go check it out!

 

[CoLd Bon3]

Design - Adobe Photoshop
Code - Adobe Dreamweaver

I recommend Dreamweaver for coding because when you begin typing a tag - the program types the rest of the tag(i can't explain it very well... download the program and see for your self).

 

[Deleted member 157129]

It's called auto-complete. And Dreamweaver has a load of stuff you don't need. I find it easier to work with something that is as simple as it can be. Notepad++ or even regular Notepad is preferable.

As for design, the best would probably be Adobe Fireworks.