[Ham-Computers] Front Page 2003

[jeff]

On Wed, 2007-02-28 at 09:54 -0500, jandlmiller at bellsouth.net wrote:
> This thread is of interest so I think I will ask of question or two.

Please do.


> I'm neither pro nor con with respect to Microsoft.  May be best player win!  

agreed, but MS is the 6,000lb gorilla.



> However, as on old dBase IV user I know that the exact same, raw database written in dBase IV without indices and bells and whistles has a file size ten times smaller than the equivalent Access97 file size.  This fact of life I assume is caused by GUI versus MS-DOS 5.

The famous Bloat.

I often wonder what it would look like to put a new system next to an
old one running DOS.  If there were a fair way to compare them, I'd love
to see it.    [I'm a linux user too]



> Someone remarked that FP tended to add things to the code, so they stopped using it before they started.  That interests me, and may be a clue.  What things are added?

Create a very basic page.  It doesn't even have to have content.
Make it up in a text editor.  Paste or put the code into FP and save it.
Now open it back up and compare the raw code.



> Dreamweaver has been touted as "better" than FP, whatever than means.  

I haven't spent much time with DW, but I'm pretty sure it's way more
comprehensive a program and not really a fair comparison.



> But those who are now commencing their Vista experience find many issues when they attempt to use those two.

Vista has compatibility problems.
It's not a good idea to touch anything from MS that's new.  Wait til the
first service pack at least.  This advice comes from years of MS
software and running decent-size networks.



I'd be more than happy to answer any questions that I can.  I don't use
FP or DW but do a bit of coding by hand.   Way back when I was looking
at HTML editors, I found one called Coffee Cup and one called Beauty(?)
- both freeware, that seemed decent.  A good place to start looking for
freeware of any kind is nonags.com   Try a few and see which works for
your particular style.

Sourceforge.com is also good for Win, linux, and the occasional Mac
open-source app.


Good luck, ladies and gents!
Let the coding begin.