Jones Pottery on sun 1 sep 02
I think Dreamweaver is the best Mac software has. I am trying to learn it
now(for the PC) but the book I have also references Mac screens and
shortcuts.
It is a good program by macromedia.
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From: "Steve Dalton"
To:
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 7:42 PM
Subject: Websight Software
> Greetings,
>
> I haven't started pulling my hair out yet...but I'm almost there! I am
> looking for software to build a websight with for Mac. I was about to go
> cyber with my pottery, but the service provider only has software(with
> templates) for Windows. Any ideas?
> --
> Steve Dalton
> Clear Creek Pottery
> Snohomish, Wa
> sdpotter@gte.net
>
>
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Jim Kasper on sun 1 sep 02
I used google and searched on:{ "web authoring" Mac }
DReam weaver seems popular. One can always fall back onto a simple text editor and use HTML, but this does entail an investment in time.
Regards,
Jim
>
> From: Steve Dalton
> Date: 2002/09/01 Sun PM 07:42:13 EDT
> To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Subject: Websight Software
>
> Greetings,
>
> I haven't started pulling my hair out yet...but I'm almost there! I am
> looking for software to build a websight with for Mac. I was about to go
> cyber with my pottery, but the service provider only has software(with
> templates) for Windows. Any ideas?
> --
> Steve Dalton
> Clear Creek Pottery
> Snohomish, Wa
> sdpotter@gte.net
>
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Steve Dalton on sun 1 sep 02
Greetings,
I haven't started pulling my hair out yet...but I'm almost there! I am
looking for software to build a websight with for Mac. I was about to go
cyber with my pottery, but the service provider only has software(with
templates) for Windows. Any ideas?
--
Steve Dalton
Clear Creek Pottery
Snohomish, Wa
sdpotter@gte.net
Linda Knapp on sun 1 sep 02
I like Macromedia Dreamweaver - Works on Windows or Mac. It is a little
pricey - a 30 day trial download is available.
You can also just use Netscape composer or a texteditor and enter the
HTML commands by hand....
Linda
Steve Dalton wrote:
>Greetings,
>
>I haven't started pulling my hair out yet...but I'm almost there! I am
>looking for software to build a websight with for Mac. I was about to go
>cyber with my pottery, but the service provider only has software(with
>templates) for Windows. Any ideas?
>--
>Steve Dalton
>Clear Creek Pottery
>Snohomish, Wa
>sdpotter@gte.net
>
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>Send postings to clayart@lsv.ceramics.org
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>You may look at the archives for the list or change your subscription
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>
>
>
>
william schran on mon 2 sep 02
Steve - Dreamweaver is the standard we're using where I teach, and
Macs are all we work with. I'm not a real "tech savy" person, but I
was able to sit down with a "Dreamweaver for Dummies" book and put up
a web sight in a couple of hours.
Bill
Wendy Peck on mon 2 sep 02
Steve,
I'm a baby beginner in clay, but this is my area. There are several classes
of answers re Web design software.
The first is that Macromedia Dreamweaver really is in a class of its own.
(http://macromedia.com) Adobe makes a competing product - GoLive. I use a
ton of Adobe products, but I just can't like GoLive. Dreamweaver is not
cheap, however at $400. That does give you full, professional Web design
capability, and is a heck of a deal in that context, but still steep for
just one site. BTW: If anyone is considering getting serious about design,
the world's best deal right now is the Macromedia MX Studio: Dreamweaver,
Flash (movies), Fireworks (Web graphics) and Freehand (like Adobe
Illustrator) for $800.
There is a 30-day, fully functional trial available. Also, if you are
enrolled with a university or college, you may qualify for the educational
price on Dreamweaver. Be warned, though. That program is designed for
education, and if you start working professionally as a developer with it,
you would smash the terms of the agreement.
BBEdit is a Mac text editor that is beefed up for Web design. I know a lot
of pros use this program for their hand coding work. It's $120. to register.
Take a look at their site and see if this is what you are looking for.
(http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit.html) Quite frankly, if you are
really serious about Web design, whether professional or not, I would use
the free solution that follows till I had saved up enough for Dreamweaver.
The final solution is a free program, and one of the least recognized in the
world. You may already have it. Check Netscape for an option called
Composer. It was there in 4.5 and I just checked in 6, and sure enough ...
still there. I'm crossing my fingers that it is available for the Mac. I use
PC. In version 6 for the PC, it is under Tasks>Composer in the main menu. I
know in earlier versions it was a stand alone program that was launched as a
separate program - not sure when that changed.
I got my start with this program. I went from Notepad (text editor) to
Composer to GoLive (just for a short time) and then to Dreamweaver. I took a
tour through it this morning, and it's even better than it was. For most who
just want to do one or two sites, it is a great option.
You can edit a file you create in any program in another. An HTML file is an
HTML file. You may want to download the Dreamweaver trial to create your
pages (the help section is excellent, and there is so much help available on
the Web). Then, if you just can't justify the price, switch to another
option. You will still be able to edit the files you created. Warning though
... once you have used Dreamweaver ...
Just as a hint ... no matter what program you use ... learn at least the
basics of what is going on behind the screen in a visual editor. It doesn't
take long to find your way around HTML, and a little about JavaScript. It
makes all the difference in trouble shooting.
I hope this helps,
Wendy
KISS: Keep It Simple ... Create effective, CSS-controlled menus and menu
areas with Wendy Peck at http://productiongraphics.com
Author: Menus with Beauty and Brains and Weekend Crash Course Dreamweaver MX
and 4 (Amazon.com)
Wendy Peck http://wpeck.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dalton"
I haven't started pulling my hair out yet...but I'm almost there! I
am
looking for software to build a websight with for Mac
Orchard Valley Ceramics Arts Guild on mon 2 sep 02
Steve -
There are many programs available to create web pages on a Macintosh.
In fact, all the major web authoring programs are available for both
Mac and Windows.
It's hard to make a specific recommendation without knowing more
about your goals and your technical background, so instead I will
refer you to a book that I think would really help you. It's called
"The Internet and Art," and it's written by Barbara Houghton.
The book gives some very good advice for extablishing an art
site on the internet. It also includes mini-tutorials on many
of the major software programs, with examples of how to use them.
Best of all (for your purposes), the author is a Mac user, so all
the examples and screen shots are done on a Mac.
By the way - if your service provider is unwilling to provide
support for your computer choice (i.e. your Macintosh), you
would certainly be justified in taking your business to another
hosting company. I have found Earthlink to be the most Mac-friendly
of the big companies, but there are also plenty of smaller providers
that offer great Mac support.
Regards,
Bob Nicholson
>Greetings,
>
>I haven't started pulling my hair out yet...but I'm almost there! I am
>looking for software to build a websight with for Mac. I was about to go
>cyber with my pottery, but the service provider only has software(with
>templates) for Windows. Any ideas?
>--
>Steve Dalton
>Clear Creek Pottery
>Snohomish, Wa
>sdpotter@gte.net
Linda Knapp on mon 2 sep 02
BTW- For those of you interested in Dreamweaver AND in school.
Macromedia has student discount versions at the University bookstores
around here. Much Much cheaper. Same goes for Adobe products.
Linda
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