Hi people, I'm a web novice and would like some advice please.

 

I have a website already built and need a user friendly Mac HTML editor and FTP client so that I can make changes

to the site myself.

Would Flux be a good tool for me? I am thinking to use Filezilla for the FTP part unless Flux does both?

 

 

Any recommendations?

 

Thanks Dan

Edited November 21, 201213 yr by dandare50

Text Editor: Sublime Text 2

FTP: Transmit

 

I use both of these tools everyday. I have tried just about everything out there over the past decade and have narrowed it down to these tools specifically for my day to day workflow. I do occasionally use other text editors for certain circumstances but 90% of the time i am in sublime text.

 

Transmit is hands down the best ftp program i have ever used for any OS. Very functional, very clean interface; works amazing.

I also recommend Sublime Text 2 as the editor, it has lots of very good features and customizations. It's about £37 if you want to buy a license but it has an unlimited trial. Download.

 

FileZilla is also a good choice, it's what I use and an excellent (free!) alternative to Transmit which I've never used. It is quite expensive for an FTP client IMO, maybe it's worth it.

Flux is a program that dims your screen to match that of darkness after sunset. So no, I don't think that'll be good for web dev... (unless I'm missing something here?)

 

Use Sublime Text 2 and Filezilla. All you need really. Or Coda if you have a Mac. Smultron is also a good basic text editor but I like Sublime's dark colour scheme as I mainly work on in at home in the evenings and it's less harsh on my eyes.

Hi Jec,

 

Thanks for taking time to reply. Your advice is very welcome and I will check out Sublime 2.

The guys who designed/coded it in the first place said to use Komodo and Cyberduck.

I didn't have much luck setting up Komodo to begin with but have now got it to import

the HTML files. Cyberduck will not run on my machine so that was a dead duck (sorry)

 

I am using Filezilla so far and that seems ok although your review of Transmit is compelling

so I might take a look at that.

So far I've uploaded one image but with an incorrect path, altered a little bit of code

which then seem to break all the links for the font usage etc. Not great.

 

Anyway I will carry on and hopefully get there in the end. (without breaking too much more)

Thanks to you too heydanreeves.

 

Actually using Filezilla so far instead of Cyberduck which was suggested by the guys who built the site.

I also looked at Seamonkey which is by Mozilla as an editor too but not sure how well this is working.

 

It's awkward as Komodo seems quite sluggish and temperamental to use.

 

Thanks for the advice though.

Hi Fran, thanks for your reply as well.

 

The Flux that I was talking about is: http://www.theescapers.com/flux/

however it seems more like a web designers tool and as such better to start the

website build with it rather than editing one already built.

 

Yeah I've now been suggested to try Smultron after my attempts with Seamonkey

haven't gone quite so well. I did download the trial for Sublime but can't fathom how to

connect to the site with that one either. Anyway I have Filezilla and now either Komodo

or Smultron so I should be ok.

Hi Fran, thanks for your reply as well.

 

The Flux that I was talking about is: http://www.theescapers.com/flux/

however it seems more like a web designers tool and as such better to start the

website build with it rather than editing one already built.

 

Yeah I've now been suggested to try Smultron after my attempts with Seamonkey

haven't gone quite so well. I did download the trial for Sublime but can't fathom how to

connect to the site with that one either. Anyway I have Filezilla and now either Komodo

or Smultron so I should be ok.

 

What do you mean 'connect to the site'? Yuou don't connect to any site with Sublime.

What do you mean 'connect to the site'? Yuou don't connect to any site with Sublime.

 

I'm using the html editor to connect to my site to give me access to the text which I've supplied

the web designers. I will need to update and make changes to: addresses, tel numbers etc.

Also more lengthly 'about me' text.

I'm using the html editor to connect to my site to give me access to the text which I've supplied

the web designers. I will need to update and make changes to: addresses, tel numbers etc.

Also more lengthly 'about me' text.

 

If you're just changing text, why don't you just email them your text changes?

Why are Mac users using Sublime Text and Transmit? Just use Coda 2 - it's both in one, with a better interface.

Edited November 24, 201213 yr by andyl

If you're just changing text, why don't you just email them your text changes?

That would cost money...

If you're just changing text, why don't you just email them your text changes?

 

I'm sure I'd have to pay for text changes and I get the feeling they don't really want to be bothered.

 

Part of the deal was that I get a 'user friendly content management system'

which I'm now realising is actually a set of instructions and the knowledge of how to do it and no more

than that really.

I'm sure I'd have to pay for text changes and I get the feeling they don't really want to be bothered.

 

Part of the deal was that I get a 'user friendly content management system'

which I'm now realising is actually a set of instructions and the knowledge of how to do it and no more

than that really.

 

So you mean you've hired web designers you don't want to pay, yeah?

 

Well if they don't care and you want to make the changes yourself then fair enough. You don't need to use Sublime to connect. You simply download your files, edit them in Sublime, then push them up using your FTP client.

 

And if they advertised something they didn't offer, check your contract and pull them up on it.

So you mean you've hired web designers you don't want to pay, yeah?

 

Well if they don't care and you want to make the changes yourself then fair enough. You don't need to use Sublime to connect. You simply download your files, edit them in Sublime, then push them up using your FTP client.

 

And if they advertised something they didn't offer, check your contract and pull them up on it.

 

No Fran, not at all, they have done the work which we agreed more or less and it's not quite to where I would like

it but I can't afford to pay anymore than agreed in the beginning.

 

I hadn't thought of downloading the file then editing - thanks for that, I will try it

 

Daniel