===================================== Subject: Re: wdvltalk digest: March 24, 2005 From: Pace Computing Limited <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 09:58:42 -0800 (PST) X-Message-Number: 4
Hi everyone, I have a client who wants to edit my HTML templates on his MAC. He has tried a couple of freebie downloads and a program called Freeway Express that he paid about $100 for. We tried for over an hour on three different programs to import my temlpate into the program and none of them worked. You would think it would be a simple matter of importing it or browsing for it, but we had no luck. I am now wondering about other capabilites such as being able to edit the HTML. None of the freebie programs would allo wit all and the Freeway program only seemed to allow him to insert bits-n-pieces, certian plug-in types of snippets and that sort of thing. He is an extreme novice but he will need access to the edit the full source AND the convenient WYSIWYG interface. My question is that if any of you know a cheap (or even free) editor that meets these requirements for a MAC? Thanks, Jenni --------------------------- Jennifer Anderson Pace Computing Limited http://www.pc-limited.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 972-853-0734 ===================================== First question would be is your template actual html code or did you create and manage the site in another wysiwyg editor like Dreamweaver? If so, that's likely your problem. Convert your template to html and he should be able to browser to it and edit away within another equally restrictive editor. drew ===================================== Drew, The template in question is hand-coded, HTML 4.01 validted code. The issue is that ALL of the WYSIWYG editors out there that we have found so far for a Mac will not IMPORT my existing template. We did find one that would, however it does not allow him to veiw the HTML. Well it does, but when he tries it it alters the code to a "more readable" form. (AAARRRGGGHHH!) He will be using this template for his Ebay auctions and needs to change the auction text and image link for each auction himself. So he needs the WYSIWYG for the text and he needs to change the link to a new product image for each auction in the HTML. Inserting an image the usual way just won't work in any of these programs as the images are on his server and the ebay template is pasted into ebay's description area. All links to all images must be full URLs. He can't use ebay's solution (turbo lister) on a Mac, he can't use FrontPage, he can't actually read HTML to use a text editor and Dreamweaver and all other prof. programs are just too expensive. I am just wondering if anyone knows of a product out there that satisfies his WYSIWYG needs along with being able to view the HTML and edit a link in there without it morphing all the code into crap. I did have someone send me a link to Macromedia Contribute and we are going to try that one next (thanks Stephen for submitting that for me) but I would also like a backup or two to try out if this is not what we need. Neil sent me one called "bbedit" but he said that is a text editor, so that won't work either (thanks anyway, Neil :-) So, does anyone out there have any more ideas on what we could try here if the Contribute program does not work out? Thanks again for any and all suggestions... Jenni --------------------------- Jennifer Anderson Pace Computing Limited http://www.pc-limited.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 972-853-0734 ____ • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
