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6/18/2008 4:10 PM
 
Jeff Cochran


Joined: 6/3/2005
Posts: 2799

I use these:

Visual Web Developer / Visual Studio
Photoshop
Internet Explorer with Developer Toolbar
Firefox with Firebug Plugin
Filezilla

And that's pretty much it.  Over time I've moved into pretty much only ASCX development, and do very little in HTML/XML skinning anymore.  I started coding web pages with Notepad and other text editors, and can see the design in the text code, so I don't need Dreamweaver or other WYSIWYG editors.

Your mileage may vary.

Jeff
 
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6/18/2008 4:30 PM
 
Jeff Cochran


Joined: 6/3/2005
Posts: 2799

prostuff wrote

I'm new at this and are trying to HTML validate my errors in Visual studio 2005 pro but can't under options HTML find any validation section. 

I use Firebug for validation of my web site code.  You might try the VS support forums on www.asp.net for help.

Jeff
 
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6/18/2008 4:55 PM
 
keeperofstars

Joined: 1/22/2008
Posts: 273

prostuff wrote

Hi Lee

I'm new at this and are trying to HTML validate my errors in Visual studio 2005 pro but can't under options HTML find any validation section. My manual also say theres a show all box that needs to be crossed in the options, but i dont have that either. Can't you validate as you describe in Visual studio 2005 pro?

Would love to get some feedback from a pro asap on email andreas@prostuff.se

 

kindest

 

Andreas

I suggest you look into expression web by microsoft

expression web is an awesome tool as it allows you to drag and drop styles from numerous sheets into the main site one, or from the main site one to others.

I love this feature cause I can load up the default.css file and drag/drop styles from it into my skins.css file anytime I want to override a style. All real time and seamlessly. The graphic designer is simple sleak and powerful, and it strives to create clean code 99% of the time.

Its cheap 100 bucks for the upgrade, and the upgrade policy pretty much states if you own any webdevelopment software ever made you qualify for the upgrade package. Its really a nice program.

 
 
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6/28/2008 11:47 AM
 
Cuong Dang


www.enlivenhq.com
Joined: 3/29/2006
Posts: 433

Don Dulla wrote

I just got into learning DNN skinning. I am wondering what the standard tool everyone uses for skinning is? I have been using topstyle to edit the CSS files, and then dreamweaver for the htm. I get mixed results, and its a PITA to have to zip it up, upload it to the site each time just to test it out to see how it will look.

 

Anyone have better suggestions to make the process easier?

Best tools to skin? There is no such thing.

It depends on what tools you're comfortable working with when writing code.

I'm a mac guy so I use Photoshop to design, TextMate (because it's color-coded) to write HTML and CSS. That's all I have. Doesn't matter what tools you use, as long as you are familiar with the tools, don't change it. Your productivity might decrease when you're using something that you're not efficient in.

Cuong Dang
Co-founder: Enliven, dnnGallery
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I'm the author of DNN and Web Standards Wrox Blox
 
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6/28/2008 7:17 PM
 
Baldwin Sun


www.sunblognuke.com
Joined: 2/21/2005
Posts: 197

to Cuong Dang: I agree your points! It depends on what tools are comfortable working with when writing code no matter which tools you are using!

sunblognuke v5 for dnn

Ultimate Blogging Module for DotNetNuke Platform
The professional provider of DotNetNuke support, skin design and custom module development.

 
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