Re: Free HTML editor - WYSIWYG and source

[Tom Liotta <qsrvbas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Adam Glauser wrote:
> Tom Liotta wrote:
> > I might do less HTML than you, but I've used NVu recently and been 
> > reasonably pleased.
>
> Tom, you may want to give KompoZer a look at some point.  According to 
> Wikipedia, KompoZer is a fork of NVu.  It also seems NVu is no longer 
> under development 
> (http://www.glazman.org/weblog/dotclear/index.php?post/2008/09/29/BlueGriffon), 
> while the author works on a new editor based on Gecko.

Adam (and Jon):

Cool. Maybe. Has it been enhanced enough to make it too complicated 
to be useful for the guys like me who have little to no interest in 
the fancy stuff? If I actually lived by developing web sites, it'd 
be different.

Although that question was mostly a joke, there's a serious element 
to it. More and more, I'm getting irritated at how out of control 
_some_ products become. At times, I approach the point of refusing 
to use Word or Excel again. Even the Open Office counterparts are 
starting to look suspect. Outlook...? Sheesh! Adobe Reader has 
almost gone past the point of usefulness.

IMO, product developers should regularly revisit the concept of a 
"MyProduct Lite" version. Google hit on a successful formula with 
their start page -- very simple and hard to misunderstand. I see 
Bing following kind of a similar formula, though it'll possibly keep 
getting more complex as time goes by. Yahoo goes a different way and 
includes too many distractions. WolframAlpha...? Well, it's not yet 
intended to be ready for prime time; so, who knows? It does have 
intriguing potential.

I'll definitely put KompoZer on my list to try. It'll be tough to 
find reasons (for me) to drop NVu, though. NVu is currently more 
than I need; but not quite more than I want.

Thanks for the info, regardless!

Tom Liotta