Anyone know of a good WYSIWYG HTML editor for Mac OS X? In particular I'm looking for something with a feature similar to the "layers" in frontpage (ie. dragable, resizeable
Dreamweaver is a great program and is an extremely respectable tool used industry wide. While it not only offers WYSIWYG, it offers a pure code view and a split design/code view as well. It also has a great extension system, built in validation and error checking, comprehensive html/css reference and plenty more.
I've never used GoLive but I have used Rapidweaver and it's a neat tool, but very limited in terms of customizability right out of the box, unless you feel like going into the Apps package contents and editing the default themes or trying to create your own.
However, there is something to be said for WYSIWYG. WYSIWYG is almost never the case. Only use it as a rough reference. I always like to have Safari/Firefox windows open with my local site open in them, so I can just refresh the page after a save. Since Dreamweaver is a design tool and not an internet browser, you can't expect that what it shows is what you will see across a plethora of different browsers.
If you're already using a tool like Dreamweaver, apps like TextEdit and BBEdit seem pointless to me, as Dreamweaver can be used for pure code editing. It offers syntax highlighting, code hints and code completion, validation, error checking, site management, search and replace site wide, ftp publishing, and plenty more.
Your best bet is to download the 30-day trial of Dreamweaver from Adobe's site, and see what you think of it. Keep in mind it will take a little bit to get used to, but there is plenty of built in help and tutorials as well as LOTS of templates bundled with the app.
Also note that the download is EXTREMELY EASY for Dreamweaver. If you like it, you can just pay for a license and activate it. (Studio 8 is about 100 dollars at my university.)
Also note that the download is EXTREMELY EASY for Dreamweaver. If you like it, you can just pay for a license and activate it. (Studio 8 is about 100 dollars at my university.)
True, however also note that academic pricing gets you an academic license, and it states that the academic version is for "NON-COMMERCIAL" use only. Not that anyone actually cares and abides by that, but still, just thought I'd point it out 
What these guys said...I've been using Dreamweaver since ver1. It even helps you out with css (something I've been struggling to get my head around!). Give it a go and post a link to your html droppings!
im not sure how similar the features are to frontpage but i found NVU a while back and been meaning to try it out. its an open source WYSIWYG editor.
by the w3c, so it more then likely follows the standards. (actually supports svg).
quick question, is dreamweaver universal? Maybe i'm missing something but it's PPC only
Hmmm...I've installed Studio MX...no probs yet!
quick question, is dreamweaver universal? Maybe i'm missing something but it's PPC only
It's not PPC only, but it's not universal. It will run in Rosetta like most non-universal apps do. I hope they release a universal version next year along with CS3. Although since CS3 is supposed to be universal, and they've upgraded CS2 to included Dreamweaver 8, I wonder if that means that CS3 will include a universal Dreamweaver. Hmm... I'll have to go look that up.
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