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I am starting to learn HTML /SMIL code writing.

This links to a listing of HTML editors for Linux.

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I download Komodo. I think it runs across all platforms. (I have it on my Vista box.)

It looks like it can serve authors of any skill level.

Does anyone here have any experience with Komodo? Others for Linux?

You might find some Linux users in the CTIS group :-)

Or in the Linux Users Group. view link which I see you are a member of.

Komodo Edit looks very interesting. I've downloaded the Mac version and will play with it when I get a chance. I had gone to the activestate.com site to download and there are tutorial listed on the "thank you for downloading" page.. Most are on Komodo IDE, but they noted that Komodo Edit has less features, but works the same otherwise. I don't know if you had seen them, so here's some links and descriptions from that page.

Introduction to Komodo IDE: view link community.activestate.com/introduction- to-komodo-ide - "The Introduction to Komodo screencast takes you on a tour of key features, including code intelligence (autocomplete and calltips) in multi-language files, customizable key bindings and Vi emulation, configurable toolbars and project templates."

Getting started with a Sample Project: view link docs.activestate.com/komodo/4.4/ getstarted.html
"Run through a Komodo IDE sample project to familiarize yourself with Komodo's functionality. (But keep in mind that Komodo Edit does not have all the debugging, regular expressions, team development and customization capabilities of Komodo IDE.)"

Tutorials: view link docs.activestate.com/komodo/4.4/tut- intro.html "Get hands-on training with our quick tutorials."

Hmmm, I may be asking lots of questions, LOL!

I've always used hand-coding, but not without a number of helpful tools. These tools may not be integrated into an editor application, but still are available to the general web development "environment" that I use.
One problem with wysiwyg editors is that at some point you may want to add server-side technologies like PHP or Ruby On Rails and those editors won't be able to handle it. In fact, they will butcher it.
There is debate as to whether an editor makes you more productive or not.
An HTML editor, as opposed to a wysiwyg editor, could be helpful. Notepad++ is an example.
No matter how you create web pages, you should understand code well enough to fix things.

There's a free html & css coder available from beerwin.com but it's still in beta at the moment - it could be one for future reference.

I have gleaned some experience with Komodo, but only a limited amount. As a beginner to HTML code (but not programing) I became bogged down in the technical side. I'm digging my way out though, mostly through reading an O' Reilly book in fine-detail, and then doing a lot of poking on the web.

Komodo's auto-complete feature seems like it will be a big helper for this newbie. Wondering if this feature is a standard one on such editors? Comments?

FYI: I find that composing in Open Office Word HTML gets me started. I find it sort of like having an unlimited collection Shaum's Outline examples!

Next topic.

In my web-poking, I came across Frameworks and Free Templates. Here are two related links.
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Wondering if anyone here could offer thoughts on these, especially for a beginner. The examples and samples certainly ignite my mind and motivate focused work

In the same vein. I throughly read the Zen Garden a year of so ago. From that reading, i sensed "standards," "templates," and now, "Frameworks" collect the macros of XML land?

Thanks for any and all thoughts.

Mike

@ArticulateGuy

HTML:
Sometimes when you do a search on the web for HTML tutorials, you run across some that were done in the early years and haven't been updated with the more current information. Here are some HTML tutorials that you might find helpful:

Beginner's website creating guide: view link tizag.com/beginnerT/
Tizag's HTML tutorial: view link tizag.com/htmlT/
w3schools HTML tutorial: view link w3schools.com/html/default.asp
w3schools XHTML tutorial: view link w3schools.com/xhtml/default.asp

CSS Frameworks:
Sometimes questions or topics get lost when they are in replies to other threads. So, I'm going to move your next topic - the discussion concerning CSS Frameworks to it's own thread so the question will get more exposure. Maybe you'll get some responses one place or the other.