Another Frontpage vs Dreamweaver question

[Sam Bryan]

I know the issue of FrontPage vs. Dreamweaver has been hashed over on this
group, but it has come up with the organization I volunteer to help. There
seems to be sentiment to convert a site that is pretty large
(www.wpcdurham.org) from FrontPage to Dreamweaver. I have been asked what
are the Pros and Cons of FrontPage vs. Dreamweaver with the following
general design objectives in mind:



a.. Intuitive and user-friendly design
b.. Robust/distributed content management
c.. Members-only portal with interactive features
d.. Database access
e.. Flexibility for future growth
I know this lacks specificity. If we go Dreamweaver either I am going to
have to learn it or we likely will have to pay a professional web developer
to do it.

Anyone have any general suggestions on how I might respond to this question
of FP vs. DW?

I am sure the Dreamweaver support group cannot be as good as this one.

Many thanks -- Sam

 

[E. T. Culling]

About your last point ... the newsgroup is just as good!
Eleanor

 

[Murray]

See my comments below -

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Murray
============

I know the issue of FrontPage vs. Dreamweaver has been hashed over on this
group, but it has come up with the organization I volunteer to help. There
seems to be sentiment to convert a site that is pretty large
(www.wpcdurham.org) from FrontPage to Dreamweaver. I have been asked what
are the Pros and Cons of FrontPage vs. Dreamweaver with the following
general design objectives in mind:



a.. Intuitive and user-friendly design

I don't know how to answer this. Intuitive is in the mind of the beholder.
There are many aspects of DW's UI that are *much* more intuitive (to me)
than FP's UI. This is because DW doesn't do the 'smoke and mirrors' thing
with wizards and behind the scenes presto chango stuff nearly as much as FP
does.

b.. Robust/distributed content management

DW interfaces seamlessly with Contribute, another Macromedia product for
content editing and maintenance. I am not sure what FP offers in this
regard.

c.. Members-only portal with interactive features

Easily done with both.

d.. Database access

Easily done with both.

e.. Flexibility for future growth

Both have such capabiliities.

I know this lacks specificity. If we go Dreamweaver either I am going to
have to learn it or we likely will have to pay a professional web
developer to do it.
Yes.


Anyone have any general suggestions on how I might respond to this
question of FP vs. DW?

I am sure the Dreamweaver support group cannot be as good as this one.

Give it a try. It's quite lively.

 

[Sam Bryan]

Thanks Murray. That was very helpful. -- Sam

See my comments below -

--
Murray
============



I don't know how to answer this. Intuitive is in the mind of the
beholder. There are many aspects of DW's UI that are *much* more intuitive
(to me) than FP's UI. This is because DW doesn't do the 'smoke and
mirrors' thing with wizards and behind the scenes presto chango stuff
nearly as much as FP does.


DW interfaces seamlessly with Contribute, another Macromedia product for
content editing and maintenance. I am not sure what FP offers in this
regard.


Easily done with both.


Easily done with both.


Both have such capabiliities.


Give it a try. It's quite lively.

 

[Murray]

You're welcome, Sam. At the risk of going over the line, you can download
and try a 30-day trial of DW from the MM site....

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Oh, you Dreamweaver people are all alike. "Dreamweaver this" and
"Dreamweaver that." If you like Dreamweaver so much, why don't you marry it?

--
;-)

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
If you push something hard enough,
it will fall over.
- Fudd's First Law of Opposition

 

[Murray]

LOL - I did. 8)

--
Murray

Oh, you Dreamweaver people are all alike. "Dreamweaver this" and
"Dreamweaver that." If you like Dreamweaver so much, why don't you marry
it?

--
;-)

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
.Net Developer
If you push something hard enough,
it will fall over.
- Fudd's First Law of Opposition

 

[E. T. Culling]

Have you tried it??
Eleanor

Oh, you Dreamweaver people are all alike. "Dreamweaver this" and
"Dreamweaver that." If you like Dreamweaver so much, why don't you marry
it?

--
;-)

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
.Net Developer
If you push something hard enough,
it will fall over.
- Fudd's First Law of Opposition