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Dreamweaver MX

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2002 7:12 am
by MarKeR
Has anyone here tried using Dmx to code PHP, just wondering how the new coding implications work in it, ie tags etc.

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2002 7:31 am
by twigletmac
It looks horrid if you let Dreamweaver do any of the coding. Having just played with it for about 10 minutes (had to install it today 'cause my boss bought Studio MX) I can't say I'm particularily impressed. I think I'll continue to stick to editplus.

Mac

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2002 7:54 am
by llimllib
It actually can be set to not mess around much with your code now...however it takes like 10 minutes to start up and half the time I'm waiting for it to draw on my laptop (P2 450). Bloat bloat, and a little bit more. I recommend HomeSite + from the MX studio.

Its cool but,

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2002 10:32 am
by AVATAr
DraeamWeaver MX its cool, but is very heavy... i use phpedit (free version: http://www.phpedit.com)

See ya

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2002 12:12 pm
by qads
i have used dreamwaver mx to do php codeing but only added ; and / with it, notepad can do a better job with php then dreamwaver.

+ if you wanna learn php you gota to type everything, don't take short cuts, it is not worth it...

DW MX PHP

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2002 4:04 pm
by Takuma
I use DW MX to program PHP when it's just a small script. If I'm doing a bit more bigger PHP programming I use PHPEd.

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2002 4:42 pm
by JPlush76
I use homesite, which from looking at phpedit is pretty much the same thing

hand coding with colors :)

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2002 4:56 pm
by m3mn0n
Dreamweaver is the best for coding it i think!

It predicts code, it automatically closes things, but when you try to view a preview its all retarded and all you see is a little 'PHP' logo.

DMX2win

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2002 10:40 pm
by phpPete
I use Homesite 4.51 mostly, but I've just today started fiddling with HTMLkit, and I must say it's pretty cool.

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2002 10:56 pm
by samscripts
I've been using HTMLKit for several months now - its pretty cool. Think I'll head over to their website and see if there's any upgrades available now you've helpfully placed the link in front of me :)

<edit>couldn't get the htmlkit link to take me anywhere. Google tells me its http://www.chami.com/html-kit/ instead.</edit>

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2002 4:06 am
by mikeq
JPlush76 wrote:I use homesite, which from looking at phpedit is pretty much the same thing

hand coding with colors :)
+integrated debugger
+code completion
+code insight
+keyboard templates
+code browser

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2002 5:10 am
by phpPete
RE: HTMLkit: Grab the PHP plug-in if you don't already have it. It's very handy

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2002 8:10 am
by jason
Homesite 5.0 is what I like. The other IDE's available for PHP are still to flaky. I want something that is solid. Homesite gives this to me. It's a lot of the little things that make the difference.

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2002 8:15 am
by hob_goblin
I use notepad... and if i have a parse error i just look around for it, i code php/html/css - everything in notepad.. if i had something identical to notepad, but it had a line count too, that would be the best

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2002 8:19 am
by phpPete
I tried HomeSite 5.0 and have yet to upgrade.

It's much quicker and I hear more stable than 4.5 which I use.