attractive web pages with text editors like notepad?

**lemon_1800** · 21-01-09, 12:22

Is it possible to create an attractive website with text editors like notepad or notepad++, without using CMS or any WYSIWYG?
I mean suppose I learn HTML and CMS, can I create an attractive web page only with notepad? But it seems impossible for me, as there will be a huge problem in setting alignments, indentation, and placing background images, floating images, banners in the exact place where we want. What do you think? Do you think it's possible?

**ssarkar** · 21-01-09, 13:17

It's possible but why you would use notepad where many website creting s/w are available freely in the market?

**lemon_1800** · 21-01-09, 15:02

Originally Posted by ssarkar

It's possible but why you would use notepad where many website creting s/w are available freely in the market?

Because I don't want to forget the learned HTML and CSS codes. If I start using free website builder, I'm sure I will forget about these codes. But the problem is whether I will be able to create an attractive web pages as I'm really confused about the aligning texts and placing pictures using width and border attributes.

**ssarkar** · 22-01-09, 05:56

you can create webpage wrting html codes in notepad, and for this the ideal s/w is dreamweaver. Here, you can see the codes and view the effects simultaneously in a screen. Otherwise you have to browse the codes to see the effects continuously.

**lemon_1800** · 22-01-09, 06:45

Originally Posted by ssarkar

you can create webpage wrting html codes in notepad, and for this the ideal s/w is dreamweaver. Here, you can see the codes and view the effects simultaneously in a screen. Otherwise you have to browse the codes to see the effects continuously.

well, do you mean even in dreamweaver I have to write codes manually? I thought dreamweaver or frontpage is like free website builder where we have to just drag and place everything to work it out.
Then can you tell me any software where I can create website without writing codes?

**ssarkar** · 24-01-09, 08:08

Actually editing html codes in dreamweaver is very easy. you can very easily make a website without writing html codes by seamonkey, I am also using this s/w for my website.

**lemon_1800** · 24-01-09, 12:22

Thanks. I will try seamonkey. But what about "free templates"? Do you think it's worth to create a website using free templates? I never tried using templates, but I'm very tempted by the templates that I see while Google search.