You will code HTML using a simple text editor. You may NOT use Dreamweaver. Both Windows and Mac have basic text editors -- Notepad on the PC and TextEdit on the Mac. You are welcome to use Notepad or TextEdit, but here are some alternatives with more features.
We'll use an FTP client to upload work to the server when those accounts are ready (probably week 3).
WINDOWS
Text/HTML Editor
- Notepad - comes with Windows (look in accessories).
- Notepad++. Free source code editor that replaces Notepad. Includes syntax hilighting and folding, tabs, search and replace. Validation. Launch in IE & Firefox.
- Aptana Studio. Cross-platform, free, and open-source. Includes JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
FTP Clients
- FileZilla
- CuteFTP - see download.com
- WS_FTP - see download.com
MAC
Note: Mac users please correct me if there are mistakes here! Thanks!
Text Editor
- TextEdit. COmes with MacOS. Note: before you begin coding in TextEdit, change from rich text to plain text using the Format menu in TextEdit.
- Aptana Studio. Cross-platform, free, and open-source. Includes JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
- BBEdit. Free 30-day trial, then $50. I used BBEdit when I started coding in 1995. It's still highly recommended. Features include search and replace across multiple files, syntax coloring, code folding, FTP and SFTP open and save, text and code completion, and a set of robust HTML tools.
- Taco HTML Edit. Free 30-day trial, then $25. Features include tag coloring, preview, code completion, syntax checking, code clips, insert wizards.
- Coda. Free trial, then $99. A former student in the web world says this is her favorite code editor.
FTP Clients
- BBEdit includes FTP
- FileZilla
- Fetch - see download.com
Here is a screenshotof Filezilla. Enter your info on the top and click Quickconnect. Navigate to your local_root folder on the left, see the remote server files on the right. Drag and drop files to FTP. To delete, select and tap the delete key. The arrow next to Quickconnect shows recent connections.
With FTP client, you have to keep track of where files belong. If you move files, you may break paths for links & images.
HOST: studentweb.gcccd.net
Username: first.last (same as for Blackboard)
Password: 6-digit birthday(same as for Blackboard)
