Jane, You _do_ realize that you are asking about BBEdit on a list where we're nearly ALL BBEdit fanatics? It's like going to a Superbowl game and asking if anyone likes being a football fan.
Since you say you are just starting out and doing your coding by hand, you might want to try out BBEdit's free Text Wrangler<http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/>. It doesn't do everything that BBEdit does now but does most of what BBEdit did 5-1/2 versions ago. You can use BBEdit with a 30-day trial but I think it would be difficult for someone just starting out to really get deep into the power of BBEdit in 30 days. Then too, with the new pricing, the full BBEdit is very affordable. Should you buy it? That would be up to you. Would it be better? Definitely though there are other editors out there. (Don't ask me what they are--remember the football fan?) There is a learning curve. Just released is "Take Control" book for BBEdit <http://www.barebones.com/support/resources/bookshelf.html#TCoBB> which seem like it would help. Best wishes in your writing. Bucky On Mar 12, 2012, at 6:51 AM, Janec3 wrote: > I am new to coding, and can do HTML well, and am learning CSS. I do it > all by hand, tried Dreamweaver, its OK, but much prefer just using my > TextEdit and doing it myself. Also I use a couple of templates which a > classmate has helped me with. > > My question is, should I buy BBEdit and learn it? Will it be any > better than hand coding for speed? > Many questions, I love learning new software, but with coding, Im not > sure about tackling something complex, as I didnt do well with DW. > Thank you, > Jane > > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "BBEdit Talk" discussion group on Google Groups. To post to this group, send email to bbedit@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to bbedit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at <http://groups.google.com/group/bbedit?hl=en> If you have a feature request or would like to report a problem, please email "supp...@barebones.com" rather than posting to the group. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <http://www.twitter.com/bbedit>
