What program do you use to write your codes?

Do you use notepad or do you have a favorite editor?

Me, I use a free but very powerful and flexible editor called 1st Page 2000 from Evrsoft.

is this the first time that we have this thread? (it looks like)

My favorite is dreamweaver (version 8.0)
most important html/css features

• code is OK valid w3
• Nice css preview (box model)
• Auto Code completion for all elements, attributes and also full CSS
• Good PHP support

one bad thing is the speed of the ftp client (the whole ftp client sucks, but creates automaticly all folders)

I'm also using dreamweaver (version 6)  Olaf, is the newest version a lot better? I might have to get an upgrade...

yes absolutly the new CSS functions are really good...

sorry for my ignorance guys, i thought dreamweaver is a WYSIWYG editor.

to think that i have a copy of macromedia dreamweaver mx v6.1 just lying around here somewhere that i never had the chance to use. is it the same as the dreamweaver you guys are talking about?

Yes of course there is only one dreamweaver...

You have in dreamweaver 3 modes: code, code+layout and layout

the code editor is one of the best I know, but you're right if you use DW you pay for a WYSIWYG editor.

i wonder what our fellow webmasters use...

notepad ;)

I use phpDesigner, but the best is propably the Komodo and the Visual Interdev.

yeah, but this tools are good for PHP and less for html, CSS

Right, for html the best is notepad, lol because it wont put no sense code in your html :)

Yes Nick, but code coloring and completion is very usefull and in DW is this VERY fast...

yeah code coloring is useful, and btw, my favorite, 1st Page already has a new release, 1st Page 2006 and its free as well.

olaf, i installed my dreamweaver and its quite the same with 1st Page 2006...

does 1stpage code complete this attribute?

<p style"margin-bottom:10px"> (also the css style)

i think theres no auto-complete. i havent explored the latest release fully.

of course feature-wise dreamweaver is far superior...

But these kind of features are very usefull (coding time - 30-40%)

since 1st Page has 4 modes: easy, normal, expert and hardcore... i think its very useful for everyone, even the newbies. i havent opened their hardcore mode yet but i will explore it when im not so busy. and since it is free... all the better for spend-thrifts like me. he he he...

Actually I test a lot of diff. programs and I think that Dreamweaver is not the best application (the ftp and file explorer sucks) but I need this coding features...I think that other tools are OK for other people, I write code 10 hours a day (often) thats why I need a little bit help ;)

wow 10 hours a day... is that all php? or html and css too?

php, mysql, css, html, javascript, xml... ;)

I use HTML-Kit. It color codes and has autocomplete, it does not "help" by inserting any extra code - not even a link/mention to themselves like Frontpage does. Haven't done Php or Java with it so I'm not sure if it does as well with them. Has a code check feature that works quite well. It misses a few things that W3 picks up, but one time it caught more. For the most part if you pass with HTML-kit you will pass W3 too.

You can create templates and code snippets which are great for creating new article pages where all the menus and what not are the same.

Best part is that it's free. And no, I'm not an affiliate or otherwise affiliated.

I did read an article on a product called Alley Code. It too is free and sounded interesting, but I haven't played with it any.

I code PHP. I use PSPad

I never heared of that.

Does it have auto complete functionallity for php?

Nope. But it has many cool features.
1.eyedropper
2.FTP
3.It has an autocomplete function but not that good as Zend IDE or PHPEdit
4. color translator (put in #FFFFFF and it shows you the color)
5. macro recorder
6. ascii chart
7 Paste special (copy and paste a webpage and it with HTML included)
8.HTML Preview

Cool huh... I know there are a lot of better Editors out there. I just tend to like the free ones :)

Cool, maybe I will try it.

BTW for ftp check this program.

It is the best tool that you can have as a php/mysql developer :)

nice, that's a great time-saving tool. and its free. thanks.

I use PS pad in place of notepad, they have great code cloring for sql or apache conf files...Never used pspad as code editor...

so Providence here is a kababayan of mine...

where in the Philippines are you located, Providence?

I am from Bulacan. Nice to see another kababayan :) Where are you located?

hey guys, this thread is about coding editors use this thread to tell where you come from: http://www.webdigity.com/index.php/topic,127.0.Where+is+everyone+from%3F.html

Thanks olaf