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Idea #16126: Foster the development of a visual (WYSIWYG) open source web editor for Linux

Written by carpex the 2 Dec 08 at 03:55. Related project: Bluefish Editor. Status: New
Rationale
Ubuntu and Linux users need a user friendly WYSIWYG web editor that is updated and maintained. As far as I know, there are simply no open source replacements for Dreamweaver, Frontpage or similar software. What we need is a simple yet flexible web editor.

Kompozer and NVU seem defunct and haven't been updated in ages.
Seamonkey is too basic and doesn't handle CSS.
Bluefish, Quanta Plus and others are very good, but they are not WYSIWYG.
Joomla or Drupal are also very good, but these CMS are highly theme-dependent and not suited for all projects.

If you think this software already exists, please let me know!


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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #16126
Written by carpex the 2 Dec 08 at 03:55.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #16126 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!
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Solution #2: Focus work on Kompozer
Written by carpex the 24 Jan 09 at 04:07.
Put development efforts towards improving and maintaining Kompozer/NVU.

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sayakb (Brainstorm admin) wrote on the 2 Dec 08 at 05:30
I dont use it myself but what about Gendesign?

glotz wrote on the 2 Dec 08 at 05:55
Another one is http://www.w3.org/Amaya/

young wrote on the 2 Dec 08 at 21:04
WYSIWYG is bad ;-). don't be afraid of html, css or javascript. by looking at the code you can only get better, and it's even faster when you're writing your own CLEAN html.

but that's just MHO.

Rabbid wrote on the 2 Dec 08 at 22:10
young: +1
this idea: neutral

KIAaze wrote on the 2 Dec 08 at 22:28
Link to software mentioned above: http://gendesign.sourceforge.net/

neon wrote on the 2 Dec 08 at 22:49
WYSIWYG is really cheap :p

I think work should go into Bluefish though, it's a great editor...it just has some usability quirks and such... D:

carpex wrote on the 2 Dec 08 at 23:26
We all know that Linux is already pretty good for experienced coders and tech geeks. The next step for Ubuntu is to reach out to the masses. And I am sorry to say, but my mom will never write her web page with Bluefish.

Look at the most popular Web design software on Windows. Which ones are not WYSIWYG? Then wonder why people are afraid of Linux.

kulight wrote on the 3 Dec 08 at 07:51
+1 carpex

young wrote on the 3 Dec 08 at 10:52
@carpex

maybe your mom should write html using open office, joomla, or wordpress.

and this is the first i hear that masses are designing web pages, most people using windows barely know how to send an email. ubuntu satisfies 99% needs of simple users or "the masses".

anyway, most good web developers write code :-)

shovelhead wrote on the 24 Dec 08 at 11:30
KompoZer had two new builds in december 2008 - I don't see how it's dead. But I admit that the Kompozer situation (not running in 8.10 for about 6 weeks) has been bad.

jbourdon wrote on the 8 Jan 09 at 14:39
I love the claris website maker. simple and elegant.
never found anything similar since

lazenge wrote on the 8 May 09 at 23:39
learn to code with Netbeans or Aptana Studio, and if you need Dreamweaver use Dreamweaver


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