Dreamweaver 8 vs Microsoft Expression Web

Has anyone used Microsoft Expression Web, the web authoring
package that is
replacing FrontPage?  How does it compare to Dreamweaver 8
in advanced
features, learning curve, tech support, and standards.

Thank you.

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I went to the Microsoft Expression Web site and it doesn't
display 
properly in either Firefox (2.0.0.2) or Opera 9.10. Makes me
wonder if - 
like FrontPage - MEW is optimized for IE.

Charlie Irwin
Austin, TX

Carole Suzui wrote:
> Has anyone used Microsoft Expression Web, the web
authoring package 
> that is
> replacing FrontPage?  How does it compare to
Dreamweaver 8 in advanced
> features, learning curve, tech support, and standards.
>
> Thank you.
>


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The preview version has a tendency to overload pages with
inline styles, 
much akin to Frontpage, something I dislike quite a bit.
However it's 
much better than Front Page, and doesn't do strange things
behind your 
back when you're working directly with the code like it's
former self. 
It's clearly much evolved away from what you expect from
Microsoft for 
this sort of thing.

I have to restate though that I was using a preview version
which is 
likely less polished than the current release. There also
doesn't seem 
to be any support for non-microsoft server side code such as
PHP, or 
Java servlets. Just ASP. Nor does it run on anything but
windows, so if 
you need cross platform support, you better use
Dreamweaver.

All in all, I'd say Expression is a great package, but
Dreamweaver would 
be my choice of the two. It has a much larger support base,
you can get 
it for multiple platforms, most professionals will have it,
so it's 
easier to network, and it's been in the field longer.

My personal favorite is a good text editor.  Cross
platform and 
standards compliant, and it always does what you tell it to
do.

HTH
-Micah



On 02/27/2007 09:54 PM, Charlie Irwin wrote:
> I went to the Microsoft Expression Web site and it
doesn't display 
> properly in either Firefox (2.0.0.2) or Opera 9.10.
Makes me wonder if 
> - like FrontPage - MEW is optimized for IE.
>
> Charlie Irwin
> Austin, TX
>
> Carole Suzui wrote:
>> Has anyone used Microsoft Expression Web, the web
authoring package 
>> that is
>> replacing FrontPage?  How does it compare to
Dreamweaver 8 in advanced
>> features, learning curve, tech support, and
standards.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>
>
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I went to the Microsoft Expression Web site and it doesn't
display 
properly in either Firefox (2.0.0.2) or Opera 9.10. Makes me
wonder if - 
like FrontPage - MEW is optimized for IE.

Charlie Irwin
Austin, TX

Carole Suzui wrote:
> Has anyone used Microsoft Expression Web, the web
authoring package 
> that is
> replacing FrontPage?  How does it compare to
Dreamweaver 8 in advanced
> features, learning curve, tech support, and standards.
>
> Thank you.
>


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Web4lib mailing list
Web4libwebjunction.org
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The preview version has a tendency to overload pages with
inline styles, 
much akin to Frontpage, something I dislike quite a bit.
However it's 
much better than Front Page, and doesn't do strange things
behind your 
back when you're working directly with the code like it's
former self. 
It's clearly much evolved away from what you expect from
Microsoft for 
this sort of thing.

I have to restate though that I was using a preview version
which is 
likely less polished than the current release. There also
doesn't seem 
to be any support for non-microsoft server side code such as
PHP, or 
Java servlets. Just ASP. Nor does it run on anything but
windows, so if 
you need cross platform support, you better use
Dreamweaver.

All in all, I'd say Expression is a great package, but
Dreamweaver would 
be my choice of the two. It has a much larger support base,
you can get 
it for multiple platforms, most professionals will have it,
so it's 
easier to network, and it's been in the field longer.

My personal favorite is a good text editor.  Cross
platform and 
standards compliant, and it always does what you tell it to
do.

HTH
-Micah



On 02/27/2007 09:54 PM, Charlie Irwin wrote:
> I went to the Microsoft Expression Web site and it
doesn't display 
> properly in either Firefox (2.0.0.2) or Opera 9.10.
Makes me wonder if 
> - like FrontPage - MEW is optimized for IE.
>
> Charlie Irwin
> Austin, TX
>
> Carole Suzui wrote:
>> Has anyone used Microsoft Expression Web, the web
authoring package 
>> that is
>> replacing FrontPage?  How does it compare to
Dreamweaver 8 in advanced
>> features, learning curve, tech support, and
standards.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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> Web4libwebjunction.org
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