Found nice software for writing html that does inline styles and it's free (does ask for donations)

Cleo · 2013-02-10, 10:01 AM

After creating that spa site using Wordpress and then having to create complex tables using the best plug-in that I could find for Wordpress I started looking for an editor that I could use and then paste the code into Wordpress.

My normal editor is Adobe GoLive which I love but has been discontinued. I also have DreamWeaver which I hate. Both of these add css to the head section which is no good if you are going to just use the body of the code in something else.

So I went looking for something that either created non css code or, even better, inline css.

After downloading countless editors, some costing hundreds of dollars, finally found one that does exactly what I wanted and it's even free.

I'm using the Mac version but there is also a Windows version.
KompoZer
Writes inline css, easy to use WYSIWYG with a split code window.

ArtWilliams · 2013-02-10, 11:11 AM

It's a great package. The person who started the wysiwyg editor Nvu stopped maintaining it after the main sponsor withdrew. Someone else maintained it for a couple of years as Kompozer but I havn't seen an update for a long time. Recently, the original programmer for Nvu starter a successor wysiwyg HTML editor called BlueGriffon. It is open source and available for Windows, Mac and even Linux. You can get BlueGriffon here.

Cleo · 2013-02-10, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by artwilliams

HTML editor called BlueGriffon. It is open source and available for Windows, Mac and even Linux. You can get BlueGriffon here.

Just spent about an hour messing with it. It's super nice, Gives you a choice of inline or head or stylesheet styles.

I like the way you can use the basic program for free and then pay for just the add-ons that you need.

It's a really nice piece of software. If it also did site management I would probably switch over all my html needs to it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greenie

I'm not familiar with the lingo, but I think that Inline CSS is how I code all my pages using Namo 5.5.

Are these things Inline CSS?

Table Header:

Code:

<table style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:20px; color:#000080; text-align:center;" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="960">

Text:

Code:

<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:bold; font-size:15px; color:red; text-align:center;">Text</span>

Yes that is inline style.

Both Golive and Dreamweaver can do inline styles but you have go though hoops to prevent these programs from writing styles into the head section. Their logic is that inline styles bulks up your code. Putting the styles in the head section cuts down on code since you can use the style many times with one write. This works great unless you want to paste only parts of the body code into another document.

ArtWilliams · 2013-02-10, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cleo

Just spent about an hour messing with it. It's super nice, Gives you a choice of inline or head or stylesheet styles.

I like the way you can use the basic program for free and then pay for just the add-ons that you need.

It's a really nice piece of software. If it also did site management I would probably switch over all my html needs to it.

I just changed my Linux distro from Linux Mint 13 Xfce to Xubuntu and noticed that Kompozer was no longer in the repositories of free software (likely because it is no longer updated). I've known about BlueGriffon for some time but not had a chance to use it yet. I guess now is the time. Your comments sound very encouraging.

Greenguy · 2013-02-10, 12:09 PM

I'm not familiar with the lingo, but I think that Inline CSS is how I code all my pages using Namo 5.5.

Are these things Inline CSS?

Table Header:

Code:

<table style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:20px; color:#000080; text-align:center;" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="960">

Text:

Code:

<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:bold; font-size:15px; color:red; text-align:center;">Text</span>

Ms Naughty · 2013-02-10, 06:38 PM

This looks great, thanks Cleo. I'm still using Dreamweaver CS3 and css is still a stumbling block for me so this will help.

2013-02-10, 10:01 AM	#1
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	Found nice software for writing html that does inline styles and it's free (does ask for donations) After creating that spa site using Wordpress and then having to create complex tables using the best plug-in that I could find for Wordpress I started looking for an editor that I could use and then paste the code into Wordpress. My normal editor is Adobe GoLive which I love but has been discontinued. I also have DreamWeaver which I hate. Both of these add css to the head section which is no good if you are going to just use the body of the code in something else. So I went looking for something that either created non css code or, even better, inline css. After downloading countless editors, some costing hundreds of dollars, finally found one that does exactly what I wanted and it's even free. I'm using the Mac version but there is also a Windows version. KompoZer Writes inline css, easy to use WYSIWYG with a split code window. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

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2013-02-10, 11:11 AM	#2
ArtWilliams You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 6,244	It's a great package. The person who started the wysiwyg editor Nvu stopped maintaining it after the main sponsor withdrew. Someone else maintained it for a couple of years as Kompozer but I havn't seen an update for a long time. Recently, the original programmer for Nvu starter a successor wysiwyg HTML editor called BlueGriffon. It is open source and available for Windows, Mac and even Linux. You can get BlueGriffon here.