- 1. A bit of background View and Discuss Find out the basics of text editors
- 2. Let the Editor Choose You View and Discuss Find the best text editor option available for your operating system
- 3. View Your File in a Browser View and Discuss Create your first web page
- 4. Blog About Your Text Editor View and Discuss Write about which text editor you chose and why that text editor felt different from the others
posted message: notepad is OK if your looking for a distraction free text editor .... But if you just starting out you should try something that helps(syntax highlighting and error alerts) you learn more coding. You don't need to buy a book or take course to learn Dreamweaver.
I would suggest trying Brackets it is free and very helpful for beginners, here is the link to the home page: http://brackets.io/index.html
And in case you were wondering it is made with ADOBE.
Look if you get brackets you will learn faster and catch mistakes quicker.
posted message: I have used AptanaStudio3 but for my P2PU challenges I will go for one of their recommended editors, TextWrangler.
AptanaStudio3 is a more advanced interface and allows you to create a project so you can manage your css, html and Javascript all in one program. It includes a debugger and a preview instead of having to jump to a browser each time.
posted message: I believe that a text editor should match your style. If you are a bells and whistles type your text editor should be loaded with features. If your are a bare bones type your text editor should just contain the basics. Features keep the bells & whistles patron engaged while it only frustrates a bare bones patron.