I wanted to thank everybody for their feedback so far. I should have
mentioned that I use Studio all the time and will continue to use it. My
goal is to decrease development time and since Spectra wont be available
to me inthe immediate future I thought I would tak e a look at UltraDev
4. I have downloaded the trial version and will install shortly.
Michael Kear wrote:
>
> Um.. Erica, you havent' used the design function in Studio have you? It
> does things to your code that make Frontpage look almost user friendly.
> Allaire have recognised this themselves, which is why they put the button
> in the preferences to turn this function off and remove the tab.
>
> If you haven't done so already, I suggest you get rid of the design
> function before you're tempted to try it. Murphy's law says that when you
> do try it out, it'll be on a file that's important and your backup is
> corrupted.
>
> I reckon Allaire should have either removed the functionality or fixed it.
>
> Cheers,
> Mike Kear
> Windsor, NSW, Australia
> AFP Webworks
>
> On Fri, 9 Mar 2001, Erika L Walker wrote:
>
> > My two cents.....
> >
> > Why is it CF's answer to Visual Interdev? What about ColdFusion Studio? It
> > has a design tab if you must have a WYSIWYG environment. I always thought
> > that was the equivalent to Visual InterDev.
> >
> > I've used Interdev......it is not an easy application to learn in any way
> > shape or form. I teach ColdFusion to students at a local college and I get
> > them after the ASP instructor had them, after they were exposed to Visual
> > Interdev.....and I got nothing but complaints on how hard it was to use.
> > ColdFusion Studio on the other hand, was picked up in a day or two. They
> > even began preferring it over Dreamweaver and UltraDev.
> >
> > UlteDev is ok, but you still have the same old Dreamweaver interface.
> > Reminds me a lot of SaphireWeb actually with it's connections. We do have a
> > client that insists on using UltraDev, and it is getting them up and running
> > rather quickly, but they keep coming to us with code problems that can only
> > be fixed via the HTML source window. Of course, there are some diehards out
> > here that hate all the extraneous code it generates.
> >
> > I guess we have to deal with it all anyway, seeing's how the two company's
> > merged. At least CF will get a better rap!
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Erika
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Carol Bluestein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 12:20 PM
> > To: CF-Talk
> > Subject: Re:OT: Dreamweaver UltraDev 4
> >
> >
> > Just saw a demo at the ANYCFUG meeting last night.
> > It looks like UltraDev is CF's answer to MS Visual Interdev.
> > It sets up simple database functions (insert, delete, edit,
> > move to first, last, next, prev). Does not, on its own, handle
> > relationships between tables(like the query window in CF) fields.
> > You must do it either in CF or in UD interface window.
> >
> > All background code is visible, simple to follow and annotated.
> > When possible, it uses CFSCRIPT.
> >
> > Has the same type interface as DreamWeaver. Would have to
> > get used to the language and easily relate to the "user friendly"
> > window interface screens (how come I know in my head and
> > hands what to do but can not understand what information
> > these interfaces want for their text fields???)
> >
> > Supposedly UD will import CF apps easily as well as custom
> > tags, etc. Macromedia exhange has extensions - basically
> > code contributed by programmers - to expand UD's versatility.
> >
> > It is not the answer to robust development,but it looks like it
> > can help minimize building simple administrative screens.
> >
> > That's all I know for now. Except that it is currently on sale
> > for under $600.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Carol L. Bluestein
> > Senior Programmer
> > NYS Office of Real Property
> > 518-486-6335
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> > ____________________Reply Separator____________________
> > Subject: OT: Dreamweaver UltraDev 4
> > Author: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Date: 3/9/01 11:43 AM
> >
> > I am reading the white paper on Dreamweaver UltraDev 4. So far, so good
> > I like what I am reading. Are there any pitfalls that I shold be aware
> > of if I decide to purchase this package?
> >
>
>
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