FrontPage 2003 is dead

tech70a Apr 8, 2006

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I began with Notepad and pico back in the mid-90s... then on to Homesite - which was bought by Macromedia and changed to Dreamweaver. I teach kids in school how to do basic HTML editing - but the only thing that I have to teach them on is FP. There is simply no way that the majority of my 6th graders would be able to use notepad without needing a TON of help. For that, FP works very well. I am afraid, however, that we are getting more and more students hooked on M$ products and fewer hooked on really good products such as Dreamweaver and NVu (which still isn't perfect).I don't think there is a program out there right now that seamlessly integrates CSS, XHTML, and PHP authoring into one package that is easy to use. It doesn't matter what program I use, the W3C validator for always finds at least one error on the page...

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joshwehatetech Apr 8, 2006

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It is no point, they compare it to the offering of dreamweaver, Digg users will just kick it into a hole. It doesn't compare to dreamweaver, but that really was never what it was intended for. As mentioned most of the time I spent in schools it was used by those who are first designing webpages and it had a "Word" like feeling and supported live changes through Frontpage Extensions. If you planned on designing professionally it doesn't take an intelligent person to figure out you either use dreamweaver or do it by hand.--Josh

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kayla Apr 8, 2006

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It's about time they move on. *o/*

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tukowaga Apr 8, 2006

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pff i use frontpage, and it delivers. Period. If you don't know how to use it, then it's your problem, but because of that, don't trash it. I do html, css, code snippets, javascript, everything i need, and i master the whole functionality, so i can easily brag that the program is GOOD.I'm not a microsoft fan, but i don't have to hate anthying that sounds like intel or microsoft, just because its hip.Notepad, big ROFL. You think anyone cares if your code is beautiful? NO ONE. You think your use visits your site, checks its code and say 'aw jeez this looks like a good site'? NO. Notepad? Wow, talk about productivity, i can do 10x things faster in frontpage than in notepad.Let's be realistic. WYSIWYG programs, like frontpage or dreamweaver, save you time. But if you want to be a pro, you do need to know html and the alikes.So, all of you who pry for using notepad, get real... keep doing your lil myspace website.Now, personally, i prefer frontpage 2002 to 2003. The new frontpage introduced many differences in the user interface that forces me to re-adapt my behaviors.Oh yea, if this post get's negative score, it just proves my point that you can't deal with the truth.

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athing Apr 8, 2006

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"Share" part of a nonfree application's name, how ironic.

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fumanchu Apr 8, 2006

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They're still selling WinXP Home, which goes out of support in December 2006. Why should they not milk every penny out of anyone ignorant enuff in the first place to use Frontpage?

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fumanchu Apr 8, 2006

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@ MattLat & Toshibi:Well, I agree but only to a point. A good html editor makes life easier by giving you the ability to markup quickly and check for consistent coding. I still use Homesite 5.5 when I work on my WinXP laptop. It never hinders, only helps, provided I get my CSS straightened out independently.

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rderveloy Apr 10, 2006

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I prefer Visual Studio's web development software over Front Page any day of the week. You can download Visual Web Developer 2005 Express for free from microsoft.com. It is vastly superior than Front Page in many respects.

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labrys Oct 6, 2006

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"I mean who would buy a product that will be discontinued in late 2006?"lol.. of course they'll support it.. they make shedloads from those calls!!If people will buy it they will sell it.. I doubt very much next to the box it will advertise it's been discontinued!

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