[cal_gecko]

I'm new to the Mac world, and have been using PC's for about 10 years. I've used Frontpage for most of the websites I've created. I'm not terribly impressed with the iWeb program that came with my Macbook. What are some good website development programs available for Macs that would be comparable with FP?

[cal_gecko]

Wow.. nothing? Looks like my PC was good for something after all!

[shades]

Simple web search produced this site with links:
Pure Mac.
Enjoy the Mac even more... /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[JCheyne]

I agree that iWeb is not the full service web design package that many web designers of your experience might desire, but it is a great option for that majority of people who lack web design experience but who would like to offer content in their own corner of the web.
I'm not a Windows user, so I don't know how iWeb compares with whatever free web authoring package ships with every Windows machine. There are, however, lots of other options for web design on the Mac. Freeway Pro and Freeway Express are comparable to Frontpage. If you favor more immediate control over HTML, you might want to check out BBEdit. The high end Dreamweaver is popular with professional web designers, and is priced accordingly. The open source app Nvu is another great option, and not just because of its price.
While this discussion forum is a good way to get information, you'll also notice MacWorld offers reviews of web design software you might find useful; there's a link on the home page call "Web Publishing."

[tashagill]

I use a combination of Dreamweaver and Photoshop myself. It's a good combination as I find it gives me a lot of flexibility when it comes to doing very graphic oriented work. iweb is a very basic program but I wouldn't discount it for personal sites and it's visually appealing.

[Visions_of_them]

Dreamweaver and photoshop are the weapons of choice heer, unless you are a hard coder, I'm no coding experty but I do not know the code dreamweaver produces is not exactley the most optimal. But it does the job

[DarthMac]

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Dreamweaver and photoshop are the weapons of choice heer, unless you are a hard coder, I'm no coding experty but I do not know the code dreamweaver produces is not exactley the most optimal. But it does the job

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Yeah but it's still massively better than what Frontpage produces.
I use TextWrangler for writing HTML. There's also GoLive if you want WYSIWYG.

[charlieartist]

Well, for what I hear from colleagues, I wouldn't recommend FrontPage to anyone. Dreamweaver is pretty much industry-standard. Flash is also a good choice, and entire sites can be designed within it. This isn't only limited to animations--even static pages can be done well in Flash. For those interested in hand-coding, BBEdit, as well as plug-ins for Dreamweaver are ways to go...

[riverala]

I've been offered some work updating a website that was created and is managed with FrontPage. Can I use a Mac app like GoLive to manage the site as well, or does it have to be managed by the same app. across the baord?

[Ralph_Thornton]

Yes you can use GoLive on the Mac to update a site created and managed with with FrontPage. I do this all the time with no problems. Just run GoLive and import the site created with FrontPage from the server it is on. Make the changes and upload the pages etc. back to the server.

[ShanMac]

I use Dreamweaver 8 and BBEdit 8.5.1 for my web development needs. Dreamweaver produces a good overall design but I use BBEdit to fine tune things and make the code clean.

[parambyte]

http://desicreative....topic.php?t=405
freeway, dreamweaver, adobe golive, bbedit, flash are some of teh choices you have

[Jimjam79]

OK Dreamweaver and Flash are the industry standards, but if you've been using Frontpage the jump to Dreamweaver may make your eyes water.
So lets see, you want a simple application that has an easy drag and drop interface? You want compatability and code thats clean and neat(not like frontpage)? You want something that does most of the work for you, including css for those pesky fonts that work on a mac but not on a pc? How about a nice simple interface like Quarkxpress and many other DTP applications? Something thats compatible with new web technology, oh and quite easy to use aswell...
...hmmm, right you want Softpress Freeway4express, download the trial at www.softpress.com and see what you think. It costs just 99 of your american dollars (I'm asssuming your a yank!). You'll either love it or hate it.
Right, now here come all the Dreamweaver guys saying "NO! he wants Dreamweaver, he's got to have Dreamweaver, he must have dreamweaver... dreamweaver... dream... weaver... dr...we". I'm sure they mumble that in their sleep, as they caress their Dreamweaver boxes at night.

[Nobody]

just use adobe photoshop or dreamweather /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif