Web Page Design programs

[LUCKYDOG]

I am looking for a program to design a webpage for the place I work. I had created one years ago with Front page and edit them with it as well -- It just seems to basic. What are some programs anyone has used? Someone suggested to me Adobe Creative Suite

[Chiliac]

I am using Dreamweaver.

[DickT]

I have Dream Weaver in my CS3 package, I haven't learned how to use it yet but it is supposed to be really nice.

[LUCKYDOG]

Thats part of the CS4 package Chiliac do you like it?

[Omri]

I just use a text editor, but Dreamweaver is excellent.

[Chiliac]

I haven't used the CS4 version yet, so I can't tell if it's better/worse/equally good. You can do nearly anything with Dreamweaver and the basics are not as hard to learn as it seems.

[Omri]

Yep, Dreamweaver is "Website building for dummies". :D
I like it when I use large files or working on a CSS file. :)

[klyth]

I just use a text editor, but Dreamweaver is excellent.

I'm in with Omri on this. I do all my CSS/XHTML longhand. Sure, it takes longer, but you don't have to fight with an application to get it to do what you want. Also, you can make sure your code works with multiple browsers, which is very important!

[Omri]

I'm in with Omri on this. I do all my CSS/XHTML longhand. Sure, it takes longer, but you don't have to fight with an application to get it to do what you want. Also, you can make sure your code works with multiple browsers, which is very important!
I do PHP... like A LOT OF PHP... text editors only!

[talas]

Dreamweaver in CS4 Is a pain at times im with Klyth,With many using firefox,opera etc its easier :)

[LUCKYDOG]

I have tried an earlier version of Dreamweaver before and I had found that it is marginaly better than FrontPage. I have a copy of CS3 that at home I havent tried.
What is the preferred method in languages.. Java, Flash, PHP etc..? There isnt any animation it is an informational site loaded with links. I really just want to make it purty-ier and more advanced. I dont want to have a out-of-date site that is horrible.

[Omri]

I like using PHP, as most servers will support it. might wanna use some Perl, CSS (light on the viewers) and AJAX which is supposedly the next big thing.

[imaguitargod]

Well, I must say, learning HTML is a must and so easy copaired to a program that generally spits out a shit ton of useless/extranious coding (hehe, every try QuarkXpress for web pages). Dreamweaver's decent if you want fast and sloppy. If you want something perfect and easly updated, learn the languages and write it from scratch (or steal some one elses code.)

[LUCKYDOG]

Thanks everyone --

[imaguitargod]

Thanks everyone --

Ur welcome!

[bentalphanerd]

I've been using Trellian for some basic stuff - WYSIWYG makes life pretty easy

[Chiliac]

I like Dreamweaver because it has both WYSIWYG and a HTML editor. I usually start with the first and make refinements with the latter. I couldn't do website designs without being able to edit the code directly.

[LUCKYDOG]

It is just a basic site no database querying just essentially links and doc's with login links to got to query databases -- I may try CS3 and see what I come up with

[Chiliac]

Should be more than sufficient for your purposes! Good luck and let us see what you come up with!