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9 Replies Last post: Jan 15, 2004 10:58 AM by SueG  
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Jan 13, 2004
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Jan 13, 2004 12:09 PM

Web editors

I just got a G5 and now my FrontPage web tool is not working properly? Does MS FrontPage need a update to work in OSX?

Also is there a web editor out there that is like FrontPage and works well with OSX? other then pricey Dreamweaver
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Click to view GlennBlaylock's profile Enthusiast 1,062 posts since
Mar 10, 2001
1. Jan 13, 2004 1:05 PM in response to: wheelchair
Re: Web editors
A bit more detail about your situation might be helpful. For example, what version of FrontPage are you using? What were you running it on and under what OS?

That written, I did a search of MS's website using "Frontpage macintosh operating system" and found only one update for FrontPage 1.0. This update is specifically to resolve issue related to running the application under Mac OS 9. So, if you have been running it under some flavor of Mac OS 8 and have not installed this update, then you should give it a try.

BTW, the first place that you should go with a question like this is the manufacturer's web site. I find that this can often get me an answer faster than posting someplace like this and then waiting for someone to post a response.
Click to view SueG's profile Old Hand 2,396 posts since
May 19, 2002
2. Jan 13, 2004 1:35 PM in response to: wheelchair
Re: Web editors
I haven't heard of FrontPage lately; if it works in OS X, it's news to me. Call Microsoft to find out.

On the other hand you will be happier with something like Macromedia's DreamWeaver or Adobe's GoLive. Both also come as a component of suites of internet apps. If you do hands on HTML, take a look at BBedit. CreativePage is a shareware app that could tide you over until you decide on a Panther app.
Click to view btbeme's profile New Member 5 posts since
Jan 13, 2004
4. Jan 13, 2004 8:59 PM in response to: wheelchair
Re: Web editors
I have used Freeway Express and am quite pleased. $99 from SoftPress Software.
Click to view SueG's profile Old Hand 2,396 posts since
May 19, 2002
5. Jan 14, 2004 12:06 PM in response to: wheelchair
Re: Web editors
You do know that Appleworks and Word have the option to save as html?
Click to view WebFusion's profile Member 344 posts since
Apr 28, 2001
7. Jan 14, 2004 10:45 PM in response to: wheelchair
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Always had great luck with Adobe PageMill -- it left me with good HTML underlying the WYSIWYG application. Also what about Claris HOMEPage? That worked fine for OS 8,9 There must be copies of both of these appz lying around and available for sale leftovers from the good ol' (simpler) days!
Click to view GlennBlaylock's profile Enthusiast 1,062 posts since
Mar 10, 2001
8. Jan 14, 2004 10:56 PM in response to: wheelchair
Re: Web editors
If you are just doing basic web pages, then you might also want to either mozilla or Netscape. (The are both about the same thing.) They come with basic web page authoring components. I don't know about AppleWorks, but MS Word tends to add a lot of unnecessary code to the pages it creates. Netscape/Mozilla does not add this extra code. So, the pages it creates load faster. Besides, both are free.
Click to view SueG's profile Old Hand 2,396 posts since
May 19, 2002
9. Jan 15, 2004 10:58 AM in response to: GlennBlaylock
Re: Web editors
BBedit delivers elegant code, with an easy error free interface that avoids miskeys. Of course, you need to read raw tags. Still, it's my favorite.