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Subject:Re: Netscape Composer, MS Publisher, or Word 97? From:Scott Gray <scotty -at- CM -dot- MATH -dot- UIUC -dot- EDU> Date:Fri, 19 Jun 1998 16:28:01 -0500
PLUS if you know HTML, you'll be more apt to learn JavaScript and CGI the
things that seperates the men from the boys and Women from the girls.
> Eesch! My initial recommendation is to use Notepad
> and hand code your Web pages. By hand coding, you'll
> end up with more control over the results and won't be
> limited by a particular editor's features. Plus, you
> won't end up with miscellaneous (unnecessary where-the-
> heck-did-that-come-from) code that WYSIWYG
> editors tend to insert into the documents.
>
> Of the three editors you mentioned, though, I would definitely
> stay away from Composer. I found its capabilities pretty
> limited and its implementation very flaky--at least
> they were with Composer's initial release. It might be
> a good choice if you need to develop documents with
> simple content and design or if you need to develop
> a few pages quickly; however, (IMHO) it would be a
> nightmare for anything beyond that.
>
> Hope this helps!
> Deborah (co-author, _Netscape Composer for Dummies_)
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