Alvin's Educational Technology Blog » software http://www.trustyetc.com/trustyblog Effective and Efficient Education Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:50:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 KompoZer http://www.trustyetc.com/trustyblog/2007/10/03/kompozer/ http://www.trustyetc.com/trustyblog/2007/10/03/kompozer/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2007 02:51:41 +0000 Alvin Trusty http://www.trustyetc.com/trustyblog/2007/10/03/kompozer/ Continue reading →]]> kompozer.pngToday I went looking for a free WYSIWYG HTML editor that was good enough that my students could use it instead of purchasing FrontPage or DreamWeaver.  I found KompoZer.  It was everything I was looking for and more. 

From what I understand, KompoZer is an update to Nvu.  Both are open source programs, but Nvu is no longer being updated.

I was looking for a program that could switch between HTML and WYSIWYG modes while editing.  I have tried to use the HTML mode in OpenOffice, but have found it to be more of a “convert your Word document to a web page” instead of a program that can be used to create a series of pages for a more complex project.  KompoZer can handle a complex project complete with cascading style sheets.

I only played around with the program long enough to show it to my class.  In less than half an hour I was able to figure out most of the features of the program.  I was able to format text, drag and drop images into my pages and complete advanced table manipulates.

I have used DreamWeaver for more than seven years and don’t plan on switching to something new, but it is good to know that a robust program like KompoZer is available for free.

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