More on Linux HTML editors

I’ve been playing with Bluefish for a while, just long enough to be irritated by a couple of its shortcomings.  It persists in using deprecated tags like i and b instead of em and strong.  It’s a bit difficult to customize, and the manual is HTML only.  If the program is going to be non-intuitive, I want a manual I can print and study.

Today I started playing with Quanta Plus.  Right off the bat it’s easier to customize and the workflow is a bit smoother.  It uses WW3C standard tags.  Very promising.  Except Bluefish had a friendlier icon to click on; it reminded me of one of the characters in Finding Nemo.  Otherwise, so far I like Q+ better.

5 thoughts on “More on Linux HTML editors

  1. Dana Hunter says:

    I really wish I understood what you’re talking about.  I think I got the Nemo bit.  ;-P

    Here endeth my totally useless contribution to the comments for this post.

  2. webs05 says:

    Just adding another useless comment…

  3. George says:

    Well the Nemo reference was really the most important part at this stage anyway, because I liked that character.  I don’t know which HTML editor I’m going to settle on in the long run, I’m just trying them out.

  4. Dana Hunter says:

    Umm… how about the sparklier one?  LOL.

  5. George says:

    Well yeah, that’s pretty much my criteria.  Like Homer Simpson I like colored sprinkles on my donuts.