Macromedia Dreamweaver alternative for Linux
General Tips August 1st, 2005
Macromedia Dreamweaver alternative for Linux
Don’t you just hate the fact that Macromedia and Adobe have not ported most of their products to the Linux platform? I sure do. There is no decent alternative to Adobe Photoshop and Macromedia Dreamweaver. While I keep on looking for a non-GIMP solution to graphical applications, NVU seems to be developing into a great alternative for Macromedia Dreamweaver.
The company calls their product a “complete Web Authoring System for Linux Desktop users as well as Microsoft Windows and Macintosh users to rival programs like FrontPage and Dreamweaver.†they add “Nvu (pronounced N-view, for a “new view”) makes managing a web site a snap. Now anyone can create web pages and manage a website with no technical expertise or knowledge of HTML.â€
I completely agree. It actually is quite a decent product and it is being continuously being developed! Check it out at the website and download it here. The software is completely open-source and you can even download the source to compile it yourself!
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I’m sorry, but… no. Isn’t good enough. Three major complaints: the CSS implementation is lousy, it doesn’t leave your code alone - makes changes to the code without even notifying you - and the site manager is virtually non-existant. As an alternative to Front Page, that’s fine, but these three things make the comparison with DW … let’s say “unfair”.
There is work in progress on a new and better CSS tool, but it will not be free… (neither is DW, of course, but that’s another matter)
NVU does need further development, but with some more language support (php etc..) is should be there.
I prefer Quanta Plus as an alternative to Dreamweaver.
dreamweaver have php and mysql connection scripts, this is the point, all in one!
Nvu is not powerfull enough for me- but I’m not sure who would use dreamweaver as it also is also lacking. The power is in the hand either way-. I’m not sure why any web design firm would use dreamweaver or similar product to design a site. If I’m going to pay someone to code a site I expect them to code the site- not let dreamweaver do it for them. If your just doing it for ‘fun’ Nvu is more then sufficent.
“…I’m not sure why any web design firm would use dreamweaver or similar product to design a site…”
Because they wish to stay in business, perhaps?
“…If I’m going to pay someone to code a site I expect them to code the site- not let dreamweaver do it for them…”
Hmmm…you clearly have more money than sense. Use mapquest to locate your nearest unemployment line…you’ll be needing it soon.
Just downloaded , 8:33pm 3-11-06. Found out about it 3-11-06, at 8:32pmCDT. I hope it is half as good as you say.
I regularly use NVU, but I am not totally happy with it. But it is free right.
It seemed to offer some type of layer support, but I couldn’t make it work. I think that if this program is continuously developed though it is off to a great start.
Things I don’t like. It is a bit buggy but only occasionally - sometimes it just freezes up. You need to be prepared to get into the source and delete some stuff. For example when changing some elements in tables and cells it can be unpredictable.
I have however learned to work with it to some degree.
What I would like to see is cleaner code, warning notices when it is about to change something under the hood.
But it is a very good program and off to a great start.
For a really good graphics editor - Fireworks or Freehand alternative, try Xara Xtreme (Linux version) - http://www.xaraxtreme.org - It rocks!
I actually think the only reason I use dreamweaver now other than color-coded tags, is that in the css, you can preview the colors! I love that! So if this supposedly edits the code, and has lousy css, I don’t think it’s for me.