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- n8r0n, on 10/12/2007, -5/+25^^ I feel like I am reading paid testimonials...
- fungifred, on 10/12/2007, -3/+16I thought about Coda for a bit and was pretty excited about it but, then I realized that I already love my Transmit / CSSEdit / Textmate trio. CSSEdit 2.5 has pretty much slapped me in the face and said, "How dare you doubt me."
- ziki, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13Windows Alternative = ?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -10/+20Been doing this forever with Firefox + WebDev Toolbar Plugin + Dreamweaver/Notepad
srry.
Oh, actually knowing how to write CSS helps too. - cobrabyte, on 10/12/2007, -6/+15I used to be one of those cats that laughed when other web developers told me they used tools like Dreamweaver and CSSEdit. I thought to myself 'how the hell are they going to ever be able to tune something to perfection using those cookie cutter programs?'
Respected friend told me he was using CSSEdit, so I downloaded it to test it out. I ended up buying it within 10 minutes.
CSSEdit *is* the best thing since sliced bread (for CSS work) and this version is icing on top of an already awesome product. Serious attention being paid by the developer and I can't tell you what new feature I like the best.
One thing I will make note of ... the breadcrumb at the top (in X-ray mode) is soooooooo friggin' hot. If you wanna see something cool, download the trial and check that out. It's worth it.
Sure, I could go back to doing everything in Textmate ... but when a tool is *this good* at what it does, you'd be a nut to go back. - dutchb0y, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10Dunno about showing off OS X but the tools sure make it easy to make a pretty application with all the transparencies and anti-aliasing. As for hand-holding on a mac, I'd say that if it's easy, it's not necessarily simple.. and a simple, elegant UI and experience is nothing to scoff at.
If this saves people time and headaches, remind me why that's worse than using notepad? Furthermore, who says you can't enjoy using this even if you know how to write CSS?
Elitist. - Scatropolis, on 10/12/2007, -5/+11Give me a break.
- Picciuto, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6I saw this link on the homepage of digg and downloaded the trial version. Within 10 minutes I bought the program. It is very sick and as a designer this will streamline my webdesign process. Whether this thread is spam or not, I'm thankfull I stumbled on it.
- grammarpolice, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6I know right?! But seriously, maybe people are praising this program because its pretty dam good. To be honest, I have downloaded all of my apps for free in my last four years of college, yes the pirated copies, but after trying this beast out on my forum I had to buy it, its that good. You don't understand, downloading the css, opening a program and trying to see the changes in your head is difficult. The process is even worse uploading the css and refreshing your forum just to see some updates, with this program I can just see things live as I am changing the css file locally, it saves your time by ten fold. I agree with JEFFGTR, this is the best value out there as far as CSS web design apps.
- grammarpolice, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5One USES css to properly display the graphics and images on a website, what are you talking about?! CSS was designed to give the site its design. Of course you wouldn't use this program to MAKE the art, but CSSedit was developed to give the site its look.
- jeffgtr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Have to chime in here. CSSEdit is the best value out there as far as web design apps. I was a pretty heavy dreamweaver user, but more and more it's TextMate and CSSEdit. Cool thing is the upgrade is free! CSSEdit walks all over Dreamweavers css editing.
- spartan789, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5that's exactly what I was wondering...seems really cool, but unfortunately I don't have a mac.
- clesch, on 10/12/2007, -4/+9Awesome.
I find it amazing how single individuals can come up with applications that completely leave the really big players (Adobe and company) in the dust. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6Sorry "dogparty" I don't use DW like a WYSIWYG. Its quite efficient as syntax coloring code view with FTP/SFTP support and site management for quick work. I'd probably use Aptana if it wasn't so slow.
- d3designs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4If you actually get payed to do web design, $30 is cheep.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8Look have you tried it? I doubt it, I used Dreamweaver since DW4 and then about march last year I switched to Textmate+CSSEdit.
They really are amazing programs.
Don't knock it till you have tried it! - dbr_onix, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Firebug [http://www.getfirebug.com ] while not quite the same, it can do very similar things to CSSEdit, and more (has javascript debugging, shows network connections for AJAX'ish stuff) - I learn a lot of CSS just by playing around with Firebug, just away to try CSSEdit just now - it also makes it very easy to create userStyle.css files
- marcedwards, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Yes, CSSEdit *is* that good! I was all for hand editing CSS previously... and I think a lot of people are/were the same. Your workflow doesn't feel broken until something like this comes along. This is by far the best web/widget design tool I use. It's also one of the best OS X apps I've seen. Class all the way.
Notable highlights:
- CSS cleaning. (load up an old CSS file you were working on and comment, group and reorganise the entire thing in seconds).
- The "click on a URL link in my browser and have CSSEdit suck it in and spit out the CSS, ready to be edited with a live preview (yes, it can mix content from the live site with CSS from your local app)"
- Code completion. It's done really well.
- Tabs. The best implementation of tabs I've seen in any app on any platform. Ever.
Coda is great (just bought that too), but I'm sticking to CSSEdit for... editing CSS (dah!).
Any negative comments here are obviously from people who haven't used this brilliant app. - cobrabyte, on 10/12/2007, -4/+7Neh ... and I was afraid it was going to sound like that. Not a paid testimonial ... just a very happy customer.
But, I guess even a shill would say that ... you decide. - paulstringer, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5This thing just oozes class, Apple should be hiring this guy, he better be entering it into the Apple design awards at WWDC it should clean up. It's just easily one of the slickest and most well thought out apps on OS X it makes CSS fun, really! (a non paid testimonial from a really impressed and happy customer of CSSEdit).
- dbr_onix, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6"Did it ever occur to all of the people digging down the positive comments that this may, in fact, just be a nice little app?"
It's not slightly odd there's loads of comments offering no comment bar "Greatest application ever!!"? Yes, it's a nice application, but ignoring the fact they are probably spam'ish comments, they add nothing to this comments page - and for that (if nothing else) they should be buried.. - powerbookguy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Style Master is, from what I know, the closest Windows alternative...
http://www.westciv.com/style_master/ - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Since when should you be compensated for your job, ever?
- TheJuggernaut, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Totally not Spam on my part (although I'm sure I'll be dugg down because I actually like the program). I'm just getting into the Web development thing -- I'm a print guy by trade. I bought CSS Edit last week -- it's graphical nature has helped me bridge the gap between print style sheets and CSS. Sure, I may upgrade to Dreamweaver eventually, but this is a great tool for beginners to learn CSS.
My colleagues on the Windows side are jealous, since it takes multiple apps to accomplish the same thing. Did it ever occur to all of the people digging down the positive comments that this may, in fact, just be a nice little app? - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Excellent... FireBug is one of the BEST javascript debugging tools I have ever seen.. if IEs JS error report pisses you off, this will help debugging a lot.
- Timan, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Topstyle, hasn't been updated in ages, but still has the best xhtml editor built in.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3get over yourself nerd
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Most design studios were already using Macs in the first place ;)
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Get what you pay for go back to the soup kitchen
- vistago, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The advantage here really isn't about the ability to edit CSS in a GUI as much as it is in the instant-update preview window. I pretty much always stay in source mode.
- Piotr, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3@subtleGradient (#6303225)
So you were like totally: awesome! ? - marcedwards, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1And how much is Dreamweaver? The price of CSSEdit is tiny.
- GetShorty, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@kevin45 - I was just making an observation that the site looks amazing. CSS does have a lot to do with the way the page looks though.
- serpicolugnut, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I too was a lover of the Transmit/TextMate/CSSEdit trio. That was until last week when I joined the beta test for Coda. I love the one stop shop for everything. Sure, TextMate is a better editor and CSSEdit has a few more bells and whistles. But give Panic 6 months, and I'm sure most of the missing features (hopefully SVN access, since it's what I need the most) will be added.
Last year when CSSEdit 2 was released I emailed Macrabbit and asked them if they had any plans to incorporate HTML/PHP/Javascript editing in CSSEdit. Their reaction was "nope". While I can understand them wanting to focus on CSS, they have to look at the big picture and realize that modern web developers usually don't work on just CSS, and will usually opt for a tool that can do it all vs. one that specializes in just one side of web development (even though it handles it so well).
Here's hoping that Macrabbit re-evaluates and turns CSSEdit in to a more full featured web editor. - pixelmech, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4"CSS is such a basic language that coding entirely by hand actually slows you down."
Holy uninformed comment. It's not a language for starters. That's enough to disqualify everything else you said, in fact. - GetShorty, on 10/12/2007, -5/+6I've never used the app (I'll check it out when I get home), but man, what an amazing looking site!
- coolbru, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Another great Mac CSS tool is Xyle Scope: http://culturedcode.com/xyle/
It's not an editor, but it has an extremely elegant way of presenting cascades and inheritance. Firebug is catching up fast in this area, but Scope is better at the moment. - Neem, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@kevin45
Right because Vista Ultimate at $400 selling 3million copies compensates the programmer more than selling 10 million copies at $200 (Random numbers to illustrate a point, I haven't done the market research to have the right numbers)
Same could be said about any widely known/used/pirated software. A low price point benefits everyone. - bitebit, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2It is a great update and the best of all... Free! because i had one license for one previus version and the update is free.
I think that 30$ is a fair price if you get a good app, it is like a dinner in a cheap restaurant and it is a nice piece of software that can help you to work better. - tobyrobson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Until you have used CSSEdit, you have no idea what you are talking about.
It is not that it is a CSS editor, it is how it edits. You can look at *any* webpage and override the .css files, twittle to your hearts content and then make it live (assuming you can FTP it). The new version offers 'Milestones' so you can actually save versions of your work and revert if needed.
So it is not that it edits CSS, it is all the tools it lets you use to perfect the CSS. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1
- JaaX, on 10/12/2007, -4/+4I guess I have to get a mac mini now. ><
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Not all of us have time to burn uploading and refreshing all day.
- Neem, on 10/12/2007, -2/+230 bucks to buy, have I been sleeping ? Since when does software have reasonable prices ?
- XIsntComingBack, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Maybe the developer's suggestion that users DIGG it lends itself to that.
I've used the whole gamut of apps. Slamming CSSEdit says everything about you and nothing about the app itself unless you've tried it. Quite simply, CSSEdit works, and a whole lot more.
As with any good app, you more out of it if you know what you're doing. - iomatic, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I don't care if they have HTML validation so much as embedded CSS in HTML, which happens often, especially for designing and coding HTML emails.
Still no word on this yet.
Too bad, it would make it great. - WoCoL33t, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2Do you really need a heavily gui'd program to write css? I use DW also and it does everything I need it too. I write the code, but it just makes it a bit faster to get things done.. And the color coding is nice, but I still draw out all of my designs on paper with pen and pencil including the margins..
- whiledo, on 03/25/2009, -2/+1@tom22
Don't block spammers like this, narc on them: abuse@digg.com
I went ahead and reported this one. The others I've reported disappeared from digg in around a day. - mraustin1337, on 10/12/2007, -5/+4Wish it weren't OSX only. Have to stick with Firebug & gedit. Linux FTW.
Zend Studio isn't half bad either. - platte, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3I use TextMate for everything, but I still use CSSEdit just for the excellent X-ray view for debugging. Much better than Xyle scope.
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