Jim, I started Web-design using notepad - then tried Frontpage Express, Frontpage, Dreamweaver and now Fusion. Frontpage was very easy to use - but when something didn't work, it was very difficult to find out why, - from an HTML point of view, the code it generated was simply awful... The most annoying thing about it was that you could import a decent page and it would convert it to something that (maybe) worked in Internet Explorer but the code was absolutely "bloated". So, I was very much impressed with Dreamweaver: imported code was not changed and the HTML it generated using its WYSYWYG interface was almost perfect. I tried one of the first versions of Fusion then as well - and found it very counter-intuitive. Today, things have changed a lot: Frontpage code is almost decent and Fusion is very easy to use and has a great photo gallery tool that allows you to create thumbnails and pages with no effort at all. With Dreamweaver, I would have to create individual pages with the correct navigation and I usually left the creation of the thumbnail to ThumbsPlus. Now, I just have to select the photos, I want to use and Fusion does everything else for me. A real time saver. Also, I can change the design/navigation of a whole site in no time... I had some problems though: a table looked distinctly different in the preview (and on the net) then in the normal window. I only found out what was wrong by consulting the HTML view, but could not correct the error there. Back to normal view, copy a working table row, change everything, check in HTML, check in preview, upload... Tedious. Right now, I'm not sure. I might try the newest version of Dreamweaver, or upgrade from Fusion 7 to 7.5 (7 doesn't let you add meta text to your photo galleries). So, I would still appreciate comments on my sites: http://www.travelphoto.net/ (mostly Dreamweaver/Homesite) http://www.onlinephotogalleries.com/ (Fusion) http://guests.travelphoto.net (Fusion) http://china.travelphoto.net/ (Dreamweaver) http://www.travelphoto.net/photos/travel-pictures/china/html/three_gorges.html (Fusion) And: I can take some honest criticism. Helps me to improve... Laurenz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Davis Nature Photography" <JBDavis@hkg.odn.ne.jp> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 2:41 AM Subject: Re: my new photo site > Excellent! I just bought the latest NetObjects Fusion 7.5 myself, > after playing with an older version for a few years. I'm really happy > with this program. It's really easy and really powerful at the same > time! > > How would you compare the learning curves? > > I personally don't see why one should have to learn a program for > months to put up a decent webpage. And Fusion allows me to do this. > Dreamweaver was the most un intuitive program I've ever loaded up and > after a frustrating hour I canned it. >
